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difference between manufacturer and tmobile 610? |
Coolio787
Joined: Jul 01, 2002
Posts: 62
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first off, i am in the us and rarely go overseas. do i want the 610, 616, or 618?
second, what are the differences between a manufacture SE phone like from expansys and a tmobile branded one? besides teh fact that tmobile is obviously locked to its sims. if i were to get a tmobile phone unlocked, would it be IDENTICAL to a normal one? the guy at the tmobile stand said that the tmobile phones only allow you to gprs with the tmobile account, which means if i use a different sim i wont be able to use that sim's gprs?
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Cytech
Joined: Feb 19, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: Stockholm, Sweden
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T610: 900MHz/1800MHz/1900MHz
T616: 850MHz/1800MHz/1900MHz
T618: 900MHz/1800MHz/1900MHz
T618 is for the Asian market... and T610 is only single band (1900MHz) in US while T616 is dual band (850/1900) where 850MHz is available. Branded phones often contain items that the provider has put into the phone, else there is no difference. |
spectreman
Joined: Oct 13, 2003
Posts: 20
From: Arlington, VA
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The T-Mobile brand doesn't really have anything disabled, but it has some annoying modifications.
1. They took the GPRS indicator bar out. I have NO idea why they did that. It took me a long time to figure that one out.
2. You can't really set any of the data settings manually, as it's all configured for you under "T-Zones." On top of that, you can't edit or even look at the settings.
Aside from those two main things, I can't really think of anything else that you wouldn't think of, like T-Mobile pictures, screensavers, and ringtone.
Even if you do get it, just unlock it and flash it with a generic firmware for $40-$50 and you're still a good $200 ahead. |
Coolio787
Joined: Jul 01, 2002
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if i were to get it unlocked and then reflashed with the newest firmware, THEN am i right to assume it would be identitcal to an SE phone? |
fijbert
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From: Montreal / Beirut
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Posted: 2003-10-13 23:27
