Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2003 15:04:41 +1000 From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] US cellphones
Hi John,
GSM is not very widespread in the US so depending on where you move you may not have it. CDMA is much more widespread along with analog. With a dual band CDMA and analog phone I have national cellular coverage. I don't expect decent national GSM coverage for years yet.
Hmm ... looks like I should load up some coverage maps of these carriers and have a look ...
What I would do is pick up a CDMA triband phone off ebay on the cheap like a motorola StarTac ST7868 or Motorola V60i ( I have the V60i and love it)
I'm always a bit wary of buying secondhand phones ... round here at least they have problems with people stealing phones then selling them on ... is that as big a problem in the US or do the carriers disable the phones themselves (as well as the simcard) pretty quick when they get stolen?
and then depending on how many minutes you need either sign up for prepaid cellular or a years contract with a compoany that offers CDMA coverage in your home area- CDMA has the best security and battery life.
OK I'll have a look ... I guess my problem here is that US CDMA phones aren't compatible with the CDMA network in Oz and vice versa whereas I can use the same GSM phone in both countries ...
I would stay away from ATT because of the poor signal and connections. In my personal experience and observations Verizon gives a better signal, connection, and coverage than Sprint, Tmoblie, Virgin Mobile(?only seen one comparison here), Cingular, Cell 2000 and others but that depends alot on the area.
K I'll have a look at those then!
Thanks for the advice!
- Raymond
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