Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2003 14:53:46 +1000 From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] US cellphones
Hi Michael,
While the phone itself will work fine in 1900MHz mode in much of the US and Canada (look at T-Mobile's map for a pretty good idea of the footprint), you won't be able to use it with a local SIM if your Oz carrier has the phone SIMLocked.
Ah ... OK I'll ask them about that ...
Once you have made sure that your phone is 1900MHz capable and unlocked, you can pack your bags and come on over. In the US, GSM is still pretty new and there is generally only one carrier per market, although they generally have fee-free roaming agreements with each other.
OK ... in major cities though could one expect pretty decent GSM coverage from one carrier or the other?
The two biggest carriers are Cingular, if you are on the West Coast, and T-Mobile in most of the rest of the US. Both carriers have prepaid schemes available.
OK I'll look them up now!
That leaves us with only AT&T Wireless still using TDMA (and exiting quickly), and Verizon Wireless and Sprint (and most others) using CDMA. Even though the CDMA footprint is better than GSM, if you're sticking to the major markets here you'll probably save money overall by sticking with your GSM equipment investment.
Hmm ... thats what I was worried about ... the problem is apparently CDMA phones in Oz aren't compatible with those in the US and vice versa ... in terms of service cost alone, are the 2 comparable (ignoring the fact that CDMA has better coverage)? Can you still get GPRS over CDMA?
Thanks for the advice!
- Raymond
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