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phreak - 26 Sep 2005 04:24 GMT

Will an (obsolete) Audiovox SMT5600 with GSM 850/1800/1900 work well on
the combined Cingular/ATT networks?

Looking at other phones, what would a quad band do for me that a
tri-bond wouldn't?

thanks

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Stu707 - 26 Sep 2005 05:50 GMT

> Will an (obsolete) Audiovox SMT5600 with GSM 850/1800/1900 work well
> on the combined Cingular/ATT networks?
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>
> thanks

A phone capable of working on GSM 850 and 1900 is all that you need for
the combined Cingular/ATT networks.

You would need other GSM frequencies if you wanted to use your phone in
countries that use the GSM frequencies found on triband or quadband
phones.

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CS - 26 Sep 2005 15:34 GMT

>> Will an (obsolete) Audiovox SMT5600 with GSM 850/1800/1900 work well
>> on the combined Cingular/ATT networks?
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> countries that use the GSM frequencies found on triband or quadband
> phones.

If you any amount of traveling,a tri band or quad band phone is certainly
worth it. And even further, rather than pay the outrageous international
roaming rates of AT&T/Cingular, you can simply purchase a local SIM (even
before you leave the US) and pay what the locals pay. And in some countries
this is a real bargain-- free incoming calls, pay-as-you-go plans, and
network coverage in "developing" countries that far exceeds what we have
here in the US.

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Joseph - 26 Sep 2005 16:31 GMT

>Will an (obsolete) Audiovox SMT5600 with GSM 850/1800/1900 work well on
>the combined Cingular/ATT networks?
>
>Looking at other phones, what would a quad band do for me that a
>tri-bond wouldn't?

A quad band phone will let you use networks in Europe and Asia. It
won't do anything for use in North America (outside of Cuba.)
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Jud Hardcastle - 26 Sep 2005 23:09 GMT

> >Will an (obsolete) Audiovox SMT5600 with GSM 850/1800/1900 work well on
> >the combined Cingular/ATT networks?
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Can we change that to be a bit more specific like: "It (quad-band phone)
won't do anything THAT tri-band wouldn't do in NA". Just a heads-up to
anyone else reading this that there are TWO versions of "tri-band" GSM
phones. One with 900/1800/1900 and a US model with 850/1800/1900--but
BOTH are advertised as "tri-band". Case in point--the iMate JAM
pda/phone comes in EACH tri-band version but NOT in a quad-band--so
getting the 900 model could really bite someone in the US since so much
of Cingular is 850. And not all online dealers point that out very
well. A quad-band model avoids the entire problem of course.

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Jud
Dallas TX USA

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Joseph - 27 Sep 2005 00:52 GMT

>> >Will an (obsolete) Audiovox SMT5600 with GSM 850/1800/1900 work well on
>> >the combined Cingular/ATT networks?
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>of Cingular is 850. And not all online dealers point that out very
>well. A quad-band model avoids the entire problem of course.

And 1800 won't do you any good in North America either on a triband.

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taboolexicon@gmail.com - 28 Sep 2005 16:22 GMT

The Audiovox SMT5600 will work fine on Cingular/ATT networks. The one
sold in Cingular stores is Tri-band made for the U.S. It covers the
standard U.S. 800mhz and 1900mhz frequencies. The third is a
frequency that will only benefit you in international travel. And I
wouldn't even call it obsolete either. The audiovox is made by one of
the best mobile phone manufacturers in the world. It may only have
Windows Mobile 2003, but it'll still outperform many other smartphones
out there. It's sold in many other countries under different names,
and if you read about it from respected consumer review sites you'll
see that it is one of the highest rated smartphones out there. I'd buy
it if I wasn't buying my iPaq soon. I hope this helps.

~Blake.

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Mike S. - 28 Sep 2005 20:15 GMT

>The Audiovox SMT5600 will work fine on Cingular/ATT networks. The one
>sold in Cingular stores is Tri-band made for the U.S. It covers the
>standard U.S. 800mhz and 1900mhz frequencies. The third is a
>frequency that will only benefit you in international travel. And I
>wouldn't even call it obsolete either. The audiovox is made by one of
>the best mobile phone manufacturers in the world.

Since Audiovox doesn't "make" anything, really; but just brands products
manufactured by others, I'd ue curious if you actually knew who "makes"
the SMT5600.

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