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nokia 3310 (GSM) in the US (and with prepaid service?)
Hi, I bought a nokia 3310 (GSM) in Italy and have found it to be
sufficent but I will be going to the US for a few months and have two questions: #1 Will the 3310 work in the US? (I know it is 900/1800 but don't know what they use in the US) #2 (If it does work in the US) can anyone recommend any cost-effective prepaid services? (Since I will only be there alittle over 2 months i don't want to bother with all these american phone services that require a year or more of use). Any help would be greatly appreciated! Cheers -Gaiko |
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.... as far as U.S. prepaid plans are concerned I like www.tracfone.com (I
have several Tracfones) - their phones will roam onto other networks that use the same technology. If you are a yakker and burnup lots of airtime you may want to try www.net10.com - they use GSM phones that are locked exclusively into the Cingular network but as far as I know they do not roam. wrote in message oups.com... Hi, I bought a nokia 3310 (GSM) in Italy and have found it to be sufficent but I will be going to the US for a few months and have two questions: #1 Will the 3310 work in the US? (I know it is 900/1800 but don't know what they use in the US) #2 (If it does work in the US) can anyone recommend any cost-effective prepaid services? (Since I will only be there alittle over 2 months i don't want to bother with all these american phone services that require a year or more of use). Any help would be greatly appreciated! Cheers -Gaiko |
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you must have a tri-band GSM for the US
dual-band will not work some prepaid SIM cards from Europe can roam also in the US a écrit dans le message de news: ... Hi, I bought a nokia 3310 (GSM) in Italy and have found it to be sufficent but I will be going to the US for a few months and have two questions: #1 Will the 3310 work in the US? (I know it is 900/1800 but don't know what they use in the US) #2 (If it does work in the US) can anyone recommend any cost-effective prepaid services? (Since I will only be there alittle over 2 months i don't want to bother with all these american phone services that require a year or more of use). Any help would be greatly appreciated! Cheers -Gaiko |
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Charles Hawtrey wrote:
In article .com, says... Hi, I bought a nokia 3310 (GSM) in Italy and have found it to be sufficent but I will be going to the US for a few months and have two questions: #1 Will the 3310 work in the US? (I know it is 900/1800 but don't know what they use in the US) It won't work. GSM networks here use 1900 or, less commonly, 850. Actually, 850 is more common now. You need a dual band phone (or quad band world phone) for best coverage. See "http://prepaiduswireles.com" for comparisons of prepaid plans. |
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PeterL wrote:
What'll you need the phone for? You may want to get a paid by the minute phone (available in lots of stores in the US). It's expensive on a per minute basis, but you don't have to sign up for a plan. Prepaid is available for 10 cents per minute (stay away from Tracfone, InPulse, GoPhone, or Virgin). However the down side is no free nights and weekends as with most postpaid plans. See "http://prepaiduswireless.com" |
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Steven M. Scharf wrote:
PeterL wrote: What'll you need the phone for? You may want to get a paid by the minute phone (available in lots of stores in the US). It's expensive on a per minute basis, but you don't have to sign up for a plan. Prepaid is available for 10 cents per minute (stay away from Tracfone, InPulse, GoPhone, or Virgin). However the down side is no free nights and weekends as with most postpaid plans. See "http://prepaiduswireless.com" theres absolutely nothing wrong with virgin mobile, as long as you have adequate sprint service in your area. they even offer 10cents/minute, with a 35 cent daily surcharge. |
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