GSM WORLD

Off to the USA soon, West Coast then Yosemite, various canyons, then
Yellowstone.

Will take an unlocked 4 band Nokia 6310 and want to buy a PAYG sim for
in country calls, booking hotels etc. I know reception is patchy in the
more remote areas.

Anyone been there recently, if so any recommendations for network? Looks
like Sprint, AT&T or Verizion are the main operators.
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Richard C

RCC wrote in message
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Many recommend T Mobile USA payg sims.
But with so many 800MHz GSM US networks now,
i would take a quad bander

Most up market Motorolas made in the last 3 years are quad band

Steve Terry

T-Mobile is the most cost effective and now has good 850 coverage too.

RCC wrote in message
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Just a thought, with the usas obsession with terrorism, you may get the
Spanish Inquisition when you buy!

?


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J B

On 2008-06-06, RCC wrote:

Sprint and Verizon are CDMA operators, your phone wont work on those.
AT&T is a GSM operator and has a large network, but their prepaid
service is a bit expensive and I dont think they allow roaming on
other operators where they dont have coverage.

T-Mobiles prepaid service is reasonably priced and it roams on
other operators (at no additional cost) in a lot of places where
T-Mobile has no native service so, while their coverage isnt
wonderful, it is probably at least as good as AT&T prepaid.

Im wondering, though, are there really quad-band Nokia 6310s?
I think Ive only ever seen a 3-band model. Note that while
T-Mobiles native coverage is 1900 MHz, in rural areas of the US
if there is GSM coverage at all it is very likely to be at 850 MHz.
If you are travelling outside the cities you really should have
a phone with both North American bands.

If you dont have a phone with both US bands Ive seen T-Mobile
prepaid packs with a 4-band Motorola V195 and (I think) a $25
refill card for $40 at Walmart and other fine stores. Since
a T-Mobile shop will likely charge you $10 for the SIM alone,
the phone is very close to free if you want one.

Dennis Ferguson

In news:4Zv8waOLeZSIFwdU@cowling1.demon.co.uk,
RCC typed, for some strange,
unexplained reason:
: Off to the USA soon, West Coast then Yosemite, various canyons, then
: Yellowstone.
:
: Will take an unlocked 4 band Nokia 6310 and want to buy a PAYG sim for
: in country calls, booking hotels etc. I know reception is patchy in
: the more remote areas.
:
: Anyone been there recently, if so any recommendations for network?
: Looks like Sprint, AT&T or Verizion are the main operators.

Erm.. the original 6310 is dual band, the 6310i tri-band.

Apart from that, T-Mobile works reasonably well in major cities and along
the freeways, but be aware that out of the major population centres, and
certainly in Yosemite, there is *NO* GSM coverage whatsoever.

You might be better off buying a local phone there which uses one of the
non-GSM standards.

Ivor

In message , Seinman
writes
Thanks both - I forgot my i, so its tri band. I will check out the
other phones in the family and see if we have a quad. Hadnt thought of
T Mobile, will look at their US website.

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Richard C

Ivor Jones wrote in message
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If there was a 850MHz AMPs service there, its likely to have been,
or is about to be replaced by 850MHz GSM

Steve Terry