I hate my phone...

[CarolineM 0]

what's the hz or frequency or whatever for AUstralia?

[William33 110]

Digital GSM Mobile phones (area code 4): the Australian GSM mobile standard is GSM 900/1800, with CDMA service in some areas.

Telstra discontinued its AMPS-800 analog network nationwide in 2002, having replaced it with a CDMA-800 network. Orange also offers CDMA service.

Here's a list of the mobile networks active in Australia:

GSM-900 Singtel Optus (Australia Wide)

Telstra (Australia Wide)

Vodafone (Australia Wide)

GSM-1800 3-Com (Some Major Cities Only)

CDMA-800 Telstra (Australia Wide)

what's the hz or frequency or whatever for AUstralia?

Edited February 21, 2007 by William33

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

GSM frequecies of the world

[Jo1973 0]

Lucky Strike, I have a Motorola i-850 here in the US (Nextel 2 yr contract, no free upgrades either which sucks), but a Nokia 8310 (can't remember exact name) in the UK (the phone is shot to bits). I was thinking about buying another pay as you go phone in the UK so that I can still keep my orange sim card etc. This probably doesn't help you either. lol

When I saw this thread it made me think about maybe getting an unlocked phone so that I could use it both in the US and UK, plus it might be great to have a real cool phone with Nextel lol (have you seen there choice of phones lol - sucks) only reason I am with them is cos hubby can DC/DC me at no expense (which is great)

Mind you PAYG phones seem to be pretty cheap in the UK loads for under 100 quid.

If you find any of what I said confusing, don't worry I am quite confused today.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Looks like you need a quad band phone (is it true that all phones are unlocked in the UK?)

"The Nokia 8310 is a 2001 model mobile phone which is compatible with European providers only. It operates on the frequencies of GSM 900, GSM 1800"

tri band 900/1800/1900 MHz

quad band 850 MHz (In USA)/900 MHz (In Europe)/1800 MHz (In Europe and India)/1900 MHz (In USA)

806-868Mhz

Nextel frequencies

[pedroh 21]

Is that something I would buy from ebay?? or from where exactly?

Amazon and other online retailers do them - but they are seriously expensive. I believe the Razr is still $250 if you buy it unlocked...

wrong.. 140 bucks..

go to www.myworldphone.com or http://exoticphone.com

there are unlocked phones, either tri or quad band.. just look out, some models, like the lg's, have the 1900mhz freq as cdma not gsm which is the one u need.. 900mhz is also the standard in USA.. cingular uses either 900/1900 mhz

[pedroh 21]

u can get teh Krzr with a bluetooth headset for 260..

or wait for the Iphone, it's gonna be locked with cingular only

Edited February 21, 2007 by pedroh

[Addie_Goodvibes 0]

If you are looking for a cool phone for cingular network

Try the New TREO 680

http://www.palm.com/us/products/smartphones/treo680/

It is a QUAD Band Smart Phone

Functions as a Quad band Cellular Phone

Personal Digital assistant, carry your contacts , calander, To do lists every where you go in one device.

MP3/ Media/ Video Player IPOD like Interface & Phone combined.

Camera

Voice recorder

Web Browser

Even GOOGLE MAPS in your Phone!

& much more.

I have been a Palm user since the first one hit the market.

I recently upgraded my tired Nokia for A TREO.

I can carry 1000 + Songs and listen to my Mp3's

Carry family photos and more.

Best of all it is a GSm phone which means it will work internationally.

the only downfall is it is a bit bigger than othe rphones, if your looking for small , compact like the razor then the TREO is not for you.

However if you want a diverse multifunctional device TREO 680 is awesome,

Edited February 21, 2007 by Addie_Goodvibes

[luv2teach77 41]

Uniquephones.com will unlock most makes and models of phones for use on any network for $2. I unlocked the Nokia 6100 I brought from the UK and was able to switch my Orange sim with my new Cingular one with no problems.

I was given a Cingular 8125 by work which was great phone but recently I upgraded to a Samsung Blackjack which I LOVE !! It has all the features (besides the touch screen) of the 8125 but is half the size and weight. I have had no issues with battery life and was able to find a 1Gig micro SD card online for under $20.

I thunk Cingular have some of the best phones, call plans and coverage of any of the Networks I see here in the US. I've been very happy with all my Cingular phones but my new Blackjack is definately the BEST so far !!

Mark

[Addie_Goodvibes 0]

Uniquephones.com will unlock most makes and models of phones for use on any network for $2. I unlocked the Nokia 6100 I brought from the UK and was able to switch my Orange sim with my new Cingular one with no problems.

I was given a Cingular 8125 by work which was great phone but recently I upgraded to a Samsung Blackjack which I LOVE !! It has all the features (besides the touch screen) of the 8125 but is half the size and weight. I have had no issues with battery life and was able to find a 1Gig micro SD card online for under $20.

I thunk Cingular have some of the best phones, call plans and coverage of any of the Networks I see here in the US. I've been very happy with all my Cingular phones but my new Blackjack is definately the BEST so far !!

Mark

Thats another great thing about TREO 680 it has 64 MB of user available memory to store photos, Music, Games, personalized applications ect.. It also has an SD card slot so you can put all your Mp3's onto an Sd card 4 Gig Sd card holds over 2000 songs simply plug & Play and keep the phones memory free for photos, text message logs, chat logs ect..

[CarolineM 0]

i would LOVE the blackjack and would totally buy it...but

a. I don't have the kind of job where I NEED it

b. The plan that you have to buy with it is what gets me...it's like 44 bucks a month.

c. My work woudn't pay for it But I REEAAALLLYYY want one

[jodee 30]

Hey Caroline,...

I sent you an Im yesterday, I guess you have that turned off or something,..A good site that has lotsa unlocked phones is Cellular-Blowout.com.....They have a whole link dedicated to Unlocked phones

I actually got a new phone recently,... an A1200 by Motorola,...saw it originally on that site. I was after something less fancy, but my hubby went looking too, and thats what he eneded up buying me,..he got it from another site though, only becasue I wanted a red phone, and that site did not stock the a1200 in red..so,...

And it works everywhere..USA, Europe, Australasia...

JOdee

Edited February 22, 2007 by jodee

[CarolineM 0]

Oh thanks Jodee!! I JUST got it. I don't check PM's much... I need to pay more attention!

Thanks SOO much for the info