European GSM bands
Hi all
Here's my dilema...
i can get T610 for $700 CDN
or T616 for about $400 CDN
T610 operates in 900/1800/1900
T616 operates in 850/1800/1900
i would like to be able to use it in Europe as well..
How many european carriers are on 900 ?
Is it a common band?
decisions, decisions....
thanks guys!
Here's my dilema...
i can get T610 for $700 CDN
or T616 for about $400 CDN
T610 operates in 900/1800/1900
T616 operates in 850/1800/1900
i would like to be able to use it in Europe as well..
How many european carriers are on 900 ?
Is it a common band?
decisions, decisions....
thanks guys!
Comments
900 MHz = T-Mobile (25 million customers) , Vodafone (23 million)
1800 MHz = E-plus (7,5 million), O2 (5 million)
So the majority of the users is on 900 MHz (BTW: T-Mobile is a division of the Deutsche Telekom)
Originally posted by piwozniak
Hi all
Here's my dilema...
i can get T610 for $700 CDN
or T616 for about $400 CDN
T610 operates in 900/1800/1900
T616 operates in 850/1800/1900
i would like to be able to use it in Europe as well..
How many european carriers are on 900 ?
Is it a common band?
decisions, decisions....
thanks guys!
All carriers are on GSM900 AFAIK.
GSM1800 is usually only available in cities because of a shorter range.
Originally posted by JLL
All carriers are on GSM900 AFAIK.
GSM1800 is usually only available in cities because of a shorter range.
I can only speak for Germany: The the GSM900 has the biggest net, but GSM1800 isn't that much behind
i think i will suck it up and pay a bit more.
Is there a logical reason why us is 850?
again, thanks!
So the T616 is meant for Cingular and AT&T (the two other big GSM providers in the US other than T-Mobile).
-vasu
Originally posted by vasu
The US 850mhz frequency is used by Cingular and AT&T as a transitional frequency from older cellular stuff. The old AMPS that was used for cellular was 850Mhz, so they can just resue that space they have for GSM without having to pay to use 900mhz space.
So the T616 is meant for Cingular and AT&T (the two other big GSM providers in the US other than T-Mobile).
-vasu
In the UK, 50% on one band 50% on the other.
Originally posted by JLL
All carriers are on GSM900 AFAIK.
GSM1800 is usually only available in cities because of a shorter range.
Not in Britain.
Orange (my network) is 1800 only. I have a dual 900/1800 phone, but my dad's phone is only 1800mhz, and he gets signal pretty much everywhere.
It's been a while since I looked into this, but a few years back Orange and one2one (now T-mobile) were 1800, and Vodafone and BT Cellnet (now O2) were 900.
Amorya