In .home.nl Frank
Slootweg wrote:
5. Americans don't quite grasp what the 'G' in GSM stands for.
They apparently think it means 'the whole world except us', so they
use a different, incompatible frequency.
Most likely due to regulatory issues or already-occupied spectrum.
Nothing personal.
Quad-band phones are easy to come by, but 3G adds a new incompatibility.
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Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN