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bigboi_baller
Posts: 5 |
 
Fri Oct 26, 2007 2:09 pm |
I'm on Cingular/ATT and I want to buy a LG KE800.
It runs on GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900. (TRI-BAND)
Will it work in my area? CA 95834.
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BigRUSS
Posts: 2126
Phone Model:
two cans ( del monte) and some string,
Service Provider:
RussCo |
Fri Oct 26, 2007 3:47 pm |
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probably not cingular/At&t is mostly 850 you can by the phone but it will probably be spotty coverage with it
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bigboi_baller
Posts: 5 |
Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:10 pm |
Is there any kinda of map I could look at it to see if 1900 is supported in my area (Sacramento, CA)?
And what exactly do you mean by spotty: Will their be no reception in some areas or is it just weaker reception in all areas?
Can anyone else confirm this.
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BigRUSS
Posts: 2126
Phone Model:
two cans ( del monte) and some string,
Service Provider:
RussCo |
Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:48 pm |
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you will have NO reception in ther areas w/ no 1900 , and most areas will be strictly 850, iv talked to too many people who have lost money buying a phone with no 850
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bigboi_baller
Posts: 5 |
Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:35 pm |
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That weird because the way the ATT people explained it to me, they made it sound like 1900 was just as common as 850. And that you could catch 1900 almost everywhere.
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gerio
Posts: 416
Phone Model:
Motorola Q9 Global (iPhone-free zone)
Service Provider:
AT&T & Cellular South |
Fri Oct 26, 2007 10:39 pm |
Friend, trust me.
Don't waste your time with a phone that isn't capable of working on the 850 band. Whomever you spoke with doesn't know what they are talking about. Don't care who they work for.
It's that simple. Blow your money, if you wish.
Geri O
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bigboi_baller
Posts: 5 |
Fri Oct 26, 2007 10:57 pm |
| gerio wrote: | Friend, trust me.
Don't waste your time with a phone that isn't capable of working on the 850 band. Whomever you spoke with doesn't know what they are talking about. Don't care who they work for.
It's that simple. Blow your money, if you wish.
Geri O |
I'm glad I made a thread on this site, but kinda disappointed at the same time. Probably can't get the phone I wanted now.
If one more person can confirm this, I'm 100% convinced. I still can't believe that I've called Cingular 5 times and I've been told it will work 4 times out of the 5.
And for the record, will it work on T-Mobile? Cause I might just buy the phone and sell it to somone with T-Mobile
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Kvalich
Posts: 36
Phone Model:
Motorola v551
Service Provider:
Cingular |
Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:57 am |
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How many people do you need to tell you this? You know what why don't you just buy it and see for yourself.
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Naelyan
Posts: 68
Phone Model:
Samsung M620 Upstage
Service Provider:
SaskTel |
Sat Oct 27, 2007 4:29 pm |
I really does vary by state. I know there are some states where we got a lot of our towers by buying out such-and-such company, and they used exclusively 1900. There used to be a list in CSP of frequencies by state, I haven't looked at it in over a year (had it bookmarked) and it seems to have changed. still lists towers, doesn't list frequencies.
What I'd suggest is see if your current phone (or someone else's phone) is able to be set to only use the 1900 MHz frequency (a lot of them can be manually set like that), and then drive around town with it, see what kind of reception you get. Chances are you won't get a ton.
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bigboi_baller
Posts: 5 |
Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:55 pm |
| Naelyan wrote: |
What I'd suggest is see if your current phone (or someone else's phone) is able to be set to only use the 1900 MHz frequency (a lot of them can be manually set like that), and then drive around town with it, see what kind of reception you get. Chances are you won't get a ton. |
I've got a W810i, can somone tell me how to do this?
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