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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / ATT Wireless / April 2004I need a gait or a gsm/tdma phone bad but what one?
so far most I have seen are older ones. I don't use a lot of phone features but I would like good poly ringtones and maybe a color screen. My shop is underground and I can'g get a reliable gsm signal. I know tdma works as a friend has a att phone that gets fine reception down there. any idea's on what phone to get?  SignatureKnight-Toolworks & Custom Planes Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions. > so far most I have seen are older ones. I don't use a lot of phone features but > I would like good poly ringtones and maybe a color screen. I think you're SOL. AFAIK, the only multi-band phone AT&T supported was a Siemens, and I don't think AT&T will activate Cingular GAIT phones. > My shop is > underground and I can'g get a reliable gsm signal. I know tdma works as a friend > has a att phone that gets fine reception down there. any idea's on what phone to > get? I don't think you have any options other than the Siemens if AT&T even still sells it. Doesn't AT&T sell the 6340? If not, they did sell an Ericsson GAIT phone I thought. Not sure though. > > so far most I have seen are older ones. I don't use a lot of phone features but > > I would like good poly ringtones and maybe a color screen. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > I don't think you have any options other than the Siemens if AT&T even > still sells it. >Doesn't AT&T sell the 6340? If not, they did sell an Ericsson GAIT phone I >thought. Not sure though. AT&T Wireless does not sell the Nokia 6340 or the Nokia 6340i. Only cingular sells those models. >> Steve Knight <stevek@knight-toolworks.com> wrote in message >news:<7bbt70hehf5on2f6bq1huubs000qniqgae@4ax.com>... [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> I don't think you have any options other than the Siemens if AT&T even >> still sells it. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - remove NONO from .NONOcom to reply >I think you're SOL. AFAIK, the only multi-band phone AT&T supported >was a Siemens, and I don't think AT&T will activate Cingular GAIT >phones. You mean it won't work or that ATT does not sell it? can I use a unlocked one off of ebay? SignatureKnight-Toolworks & Custom Planes Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions. > >I think you're SOL. AFAIK, the only multi-band phone AT&T supported > >was a Siemens, and I don't think AT&T will activate Cingular GAIT > >phones. > > You mean it won't work or that ATT does not sell it? can I use a unlocked one > off of ebay? If you can get AT&T to activate it, the Siemens S46 is a very nice phone. HOWEVER, it is not color and is not polyphonic. It is a "business phone" both in styling and function. It has a smooth, rounded gray case and easy-to-read (IMHO) amber screen. No camera, no color display, no fancy ringtones. You *can* view certain grayscale bitmaps and also set them as a "screensaver" background. But it is nothing fancy. My phone has a B&W photo of my kid. On the function side, it syncs with MS Outlook easily and the software comes IN THE BOX. You can either use IR or an optional serial cable. I just plug it in, click a special sync button on the Outlook toolbar and then unplug. Contacts (name, address, e-mail and multiple phone numbers) plus calendar events/alarms all sync automatically. You can also set functions or phone numbers to be controlled by voice command without paying for AT&T's special service. You can also "beam" electronic business card info to someone's PDA, etc. or print (to an IR-capable printer) through the IR port. It also lets you record phone calls and make voice memos at the push of a button. The big hang-up could be AT&T not letting you sign up for their multi-band plan. Check with them FIRST. As for system compatibility, AFAIK, the Siemens S46 was ONLY made under exclusive contract to AT&T Wireless. Hope this helps some... >The big hang-up could be AT&T not letting you sign up for their multi-band >plan. Check with them FIRST. As for system compatibility, AFAIK, the >Siemens S46 was ONLY made under exclusive contract to AT&T Wireless. > >Hope this helps some... so you would need another plan? that's what I was afraid of. I am on the family plan now and that uses a gsm phone. SignatureKnight-Toolworks & Custom Planes Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions. >You mean it won't work or that ATT does not sell it? can I use a unlocked one >off of ebay? Yes, you can use an unlocked one off e-bay. -- John S. e-mail responses to - john at kiana dot net >>You mean it won't work or that ATT does not sell it? can I use a unlocked one >>off of ebay? > >Yes, you can use an unlocked one off e-bay. I wasn to sure if it would work the same as a normal phone. SignatureKnight-Toolworks & Custom Planes Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions. > >>You mean it won't work or that ATT does not sell it? can I use a unlocked one > >>off of ebay? > > > >Yes, you can use an unlocked one off e-bay. > > I wasn to sure if it would work the same as a normal phone. Double check w/AT&T, but I don't think it will. The TDMA part of the phone has to be activated by AT&T, or else the phone will function in GSM mode only, which doesn't help you a bit. >Double check w/AT&T, but I don't think it will. The TDMA part of the >phone has to be activated by AT&T, or else the phone will function in >GSM mode only, which doesn't help you a bit. that's what I was thinking. SignatureKnight-Toolworks & Custom Planes Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions. I think it will work if you get the SIM for the Sony/Ericsson GAIT phone. GAIT SIMs have the TDMA information on the SIM. The Siemens S46 is not a true GAIT phone. Stu > >Double check w/AT&T, but I don't think it will. The TDMA part of the > >phone has to be activated by AT&T, or else the phone will function in > >GSM mode only, which doesn't help you a bit. > > that's what I was thinking. |
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