Honestly, how much extra does it cost them to add the GSM 850 band to a phone? Under a dollar? Even if no US carrier is willing to sell the phone, and even ignoring the unlocked market, GSM 850 would at least be a benefit to Europeans who travel to North America to get optimal reception. It just baffles me that even high-end, $700+ phones like the Nokia N93 don't include this frequency.
I actually bought this phone 2 weeks ago from http://www.cellswholesale.com, but I unfortunately found out after my purchase that the phone is tri band and does not work well in Texas...Good thing is CellsWholesale has a good return policy so I can exchange it for a "Quad Band" Phone. I do not know why all phones arent quad band, if quad bands work in tri band and quadband areas, but tri bands dont work in qudband areas, then why make tri-band phones?
“Measuring 21.5 inches each, with 1920 x 1080 resolution, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, and optical multitouch technology under their chunky bezels, these two models represent the biggest mainstream push for touchscreen computing yet.”
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Honestly, how much extra does it cost them to add the GSM 850 band to a phone? Under a dollar? Even if no US carrier is willing to sell the phone, and even ignoring the unlocked market, GSM 850 would at least be a benefit to Europeans who travel to North America to get optimal reception. It just baffles me that even high-end, $700+ phones like the Nokia N93 don't include this frequency.
I actually bought this phone 2 weeks ago from http://www.cellswholesale.com, but I unfortunately found out after my purchase that the phone is tri band and does not work well in Texas...Good thing is CellsWholesale has a good return policy so I can exchange it for a "Quad Band" Phone. I do not know why all phones arent quad band, if quad bands work in tri band and quadband areas, but tri bands dont work in qudband areas, then why make tri-band phones?