From: "Randy H" 

Tri-mode GSM handsets will become more common as AT&T and Cingualr
complete their GSM buildout. Right now they're a little higher in price,
but many of the carriers advertize these phones as
'world phones'. The roaming rates, however, are outrageous.

I had breifly given T-Mobile a trial when it was still known as Voicestream
with an Ericsson T28W.

Incredbily thin phone-with incredibly spotty service.

GSM's coverage in the US will probably be way behind CDMA for quite a
number of years to come. Look at the coverage maps for Verizon and T-Mobile
USA -it's no comparison.


"Phil Payne"  wrote in message
news:3F165A6C.8A52BD12{at}isham-research.com...
> 
> He must have been on a GSM service in the USA, and he must have been using
> a handset compatible with European services - 900MHz or 1800MHz.  Either
he
> rented a handset here, or he already had a tri-band - US GSM services are
> on 1900MHz.
>
> How many US GSM users have the foresight to buy a tri-band phone - are
they
> common over there?
>
> (I have one - an Ericsson T39m.  Coverage around New York in April was
> excellent.)
>
> I read somewhere that Al-Quaeda used pre-paid handsets on a Swiss network.
>
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