I haven't heard of Tmobile having any 850Mhz licenses. They are buying the old Cingular network in California, but that network (310-017) is pure 1900Mhz. Cingular (Pacific Bell) only had 1900Mhz licenses while the old AT&T had the 850 stuff. So the new GSM Cingular network (310-380 for now) has 850 and 1900 towers, (310-017 T-Mobile for now, I guess) only has 1900.
Is this different in other parts of the country?
T-Mobile's site says 850Mhz is only used for roaming partners -- not for native coverage.
So in other words, T-Mobile users: if you only go places with good T-Mobile coverage, you can get a Chocalate and have no proeblms. (Plus any of the other non 850Mhz phones out there.)
850Mhz is great for coverage indoors (on Cingular now) but it sucks how we have to get phones with that band or suffer crappy reception... So many nice phones that still lack quadband.
By the way, the KG800 is available at wirelessimports.com for only $340. I see they also have the KG810 (the flip version) for $5 less.
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I haven't heard of Tmobile having any 850Mhz licenses. They are buying the old Cingular network in California, but that network (310-017) is pure 1900Mhz. Cingular (Pacific Bell) only had 1900Mhz licenses while the old AT&T had the 850 stuff. So the new GSM Cingular network (310-380 for now) has 850 and 1900 towers, (310-017 T-Mobile for now, I guess) only has 1900.
Is this different in other parts of the country?
T-Mobile's site says 850Mhz is only used for roaming partners -- not for native coverage.
So in other words, T-Mobile users: if you only go places with good T-Mobile coverage, you can get a Chocalate and have no proeblms. (Plus any of the other non 850Mhz phones out there.)
850Mhz is great for coverage indoors (on Cingular now) but it sucks how we have to get phones with that band or suffer crappy reception... So many nice phones that still lack quadband.
By the way, the KG800 is available at wirelessimports.com for only $340. I see they also have the KG810 (the flip version) for $5 less.