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Will TMobile(USA) provide the K750i? |
neox
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1- I understand that the D750i (the copy of K750i but offered in the Lustrous Blue : ugly! imho) is sold exclusively through TMobile and TMobile partner network operators. But will the K750i be sold in the US markets??
2- If so, will the carrier be Cingular or TMobile? or both?
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Residentevil
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T-mobile in US will not be carrying the K750i. However, you can buy it from a vendor and then go to T-mobile in the US and have them activate it and use a t-mob SIM.
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Chazzer3
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T-Mobile will probably carry their branded version of the W800, which is called the D750.
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EastCoastStar
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many many US carriers will be advertising the W800 soon! but i dont think a real version of the k750 will be coming :-\
the w800 might end up getting called the w807 or w805 on cingular or at&t. i know this wasnt ur question, but its the same idea. |
ZeaLoTNYC
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On 2005-04-12 21:18:50, Residentevil wrote:
T-mobile in US will not be carrying the K750i. However, you can buy it from a vendor and then go to T-mobile in the US and have them activate it and use a t-mob SIM.
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that's what i'm planning on doing, the only downside is that it's most likely going to be very, very expensive. i really like everything about the phone but i may have to wait several months after it's available to get it if it ends up costing upwards of $400-$450. i've been using my old samsung R225 for about 6 months now and have been waiting for a good phone to invest in. |
Grimslade
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Is there any hard info on a k750/d750/d757/whatever the model # that operates on the 850MHz frequency? I may be moving back to the states, and want a k750-like phone, but don't want to sacrifice coverage/reception to use it.
Thanks in advance!
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numnums
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@Grimslade
you can probably use it on T-Mobile. i use an unbranded T630 with 900/1800/1900, so the 1900mhz works on T-Mo just fine.
i'm planning on getting a K750 next, so hopefully it will work here too! |
Grimslade
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@numnums--Thanks. Can I ask where you live? I'll be in NYC.
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Grimslade
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@numnums--Thanks. Can I ask where you live? I'll be in NYC.
TIA |
numnums
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i'm in massachusetts. just check the coverage maps on the t-mobile.com site.
last time i went to NYC i was on a different network but it must be good there - anyone else know?
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obsixx
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Before I got my k700 I called up t-mob and they told me they were 900 not 850. For some reason when I insert a cingular sim the k700 freezes or runs very slow. Works fine on t-mob. Might be my phone, but it's something to look into before choosing a network.
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sole.collector
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just by looking at the current t-mobile phones, i doubt we will get it. well, not at this life time i guess..
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neox
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SE website (USA) indicates that the K750i will be coming to US soon... Maybe TMobile will be offering it afterall!!... i know that are offering the D750i... |
Jools
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I often see questions about various 'carriers' in the US releasing (or not) certain phones...
Is it not possible to buy whatever phone you want (SIM-free from an independent retailer) and then just use whatever SIM card you want from whichever network/carrier you prefer?
This is very common practice in Europe, but from what I read, seems rare in the US.
Is that right? And if so, why?
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neox
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@Jool:
The infrastructure of US carriers was based on NAMPS, TDMA, CDMA, and now CCDMA... GSM technology just recently crossed the pond (several years ago!), thus the reason behind the lack of network compabatabilities between US and Europe. Now, TMobile and few other carriers are penetrating the US market with GSM services, they make it possible to purchase any SIM-free GSM phone; which will work on their networks... even if they dont offer some particular phones..
I purchased a K750i and activated with TMobile; works like a charm (except for Tzones). The downside is, their networks are still full of holes; but they are rapidly filling those holes with cell sites!! |
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