[ILUG-Social] [way OT] tri-band phones

[Colm Buckley]

> I'm heading to the states for an extended period in a few weeks, and was
> looking at bringing my phone with me. Unfortunately, I've been told that
> my current phone won't work over there, and I need a tri-band one. Does
> anyone know of any tri-band phones on the market besides the Motorola
> Timeport? I've tried looking on the usual webpages (nokia.com,
> siemens.com etc), but got nada. Doesn't have to be available here, as I
> can get it over there.

You don't need a tri-band one per se - all you need is one which can
do GSM1900, which is the US GSM standard.  Simplest thing would be to
get one over there (any one; most European GSM900/GSM1800 phones have
a GSM1900 equivalent), put your Irish SIM in it, and use it while
you're there, switching back to the GSM900 phone when you come back
over here.

           Colm

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