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rambo47
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One of the cool things about T-Mobile in the U.S. is they use the 1900 MHz frequency so when SE releases a new phone in the U.K., I can use it here in the U.S. unlike my Cingular-using buddies (850 MHz). My K790i was available months before the K790a that a Cingular user would need. Sure, in a major city you could get away (probably) with the "i" model on Cingular but your signal would suck. Using T-Mobile I got a strong signal everywhere I went. NYC, Washington DC, and out to the boondocks of northern New Jersey plus the Jersey shore.
T-Mobile Rocks. Hard!
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Using T-Mobile I got a strong signal everywhere I went. NYC, Washington DC, and out to the boondocks of northern New Jersey plus the Jersey shore.
Not everywhere you roam, though. T-Mobile has lots of "holes" once you get out West (my workplace being in the middle of one of them). When it's time to roam - which, chances are, will be on Cingular - you'll wish you had 850 MHz on your phone.
Go quad-band or go CDMA.
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rambo47
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No CDMA for me. GSM is too convenient with the SIM card. My T-Mobile coverage here on the east coast has been nothing short of inspiring. Well, at least excellent. Inspiring might be taking it a tad too far 
Just in case quad-band will make a difference I picked up a brand spankin' new K550i. It's pretty sweet. Considerably smaller but a real nice feel and the smooth lines (no camera hump on the back) are beautiful.
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I am a Tmob guy myself.
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I was always a Cingular guy being from the West Coast. T Mobile just wasn't that reliable out in my neck of the woods. These days if I didn't live in El Sal I'd still be with Cingular for 3G. |
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The Cingular 3G is not really the international 3G, because they run theirs on 1900 & 850. I could explode about that. I hope Tmob jumps on the 3G (2100) bandwagon very soon.
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rambo47
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Recent reports suggest T-Mobile is delaying their rollout of 3G and opting instead to upgrade EDGE radically. It's going to rival HSDPA or even exceed it. But true 3G is going to wait years. The EDGE upgrade is going to be from early 2008 through 2009, and beyond that they won't say.
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I disagree with that. Tmobile won a frequency band bid last year and according to the Global Operator UMTS Status, see last page on this report is working on the UMTS and HSDPA rollout this year. I am really looking forward to this one.
http://72.14.253.104/search?q[....]fs/Global_3G_Status_Update.pdf
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rambo47
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I hope you're right and I'm dead wrong. Last thing I read was that the 3G rollout for T-Mobile was being pushed back. No idea why. If they won frequencies in the government auction I'm sure they're eager to put them to work earning revenue and new customers.
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Miss UK
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You lot still ranting and raving about Signal strength then
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That would be another question.
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knight4led
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whether or not Cingular has true globally compatible 3G is purely semantic, the fact is that they have it now and their phones will still work to some extent in other countries.
I am, however, no longer in the US and just watch these developments for amusement. I look forward to what will be available when I finally return to the US as things seem to be moving in a somewhat positive direction. More carriers are offering 3G or 3G like services, more advanced phones are finally coming to the US and the market seems to be warming to data devices in the post-Treo era.
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@Hlcn Twst
Quad Band is the way to go I agree. I will keep my W810 for a good while.
I'm on Cingular and my friends with other carriers look at my signal bars in amazement of the reception level, ragardless of where we are.
I want my next  phone to have quadband,walkman,3.2 or higher MP cam AF zenon flash, EDGE or 3G, FM Radio.
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RichLok
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Rumor has it that T-mo USA will run 3G on 1700mhz...
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