Can -Any- Unlocked GSM phone be used as GoPhone?

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kane@nospam.net - 29 Oct 2005 22:29 GMT

Hello,

Would like Cingular Pay As You Go service, but want a very nice (read:
expensive, quad-band, WAP, high-end) GSM phone I will keep a long time,
possibly to switch to a monthly plan later. The GoPhones are cheapies.
Since GSM uses SIMs I was under the impression I could buy any unlocked
GSM phone and use it with the Cingular GoPhone service SIM. Am I wrong?
Do I have to buy a "GoPhone" per se?

Thanks,
Kane

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John Navas - 31 Oct 2005 12:06 GMT

>Would like Cingular Pay As You Go service, but want a very nice (read:
>expensive, quad-band, WAP, high-end) GSM phone I will keep a long time,
>possibly to switch to a monthly plan later. The GoPhones are cheapies.
>Since GSM uses SIMs I was under the impression I could buy any unlocked
>GSM phone and use it with the Cingular GoPhone service SIM. Am I wrong?
>Do I have to buy a "GoPhone" per se?

No. An unlocked phone with 850 and 1900 bands will work.

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Best regards, HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>

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kane@nospam.net - 01 Nov 2005 00:07 GMT

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>No. An unlocked phone with 850 and 1900 bands will work.

Thanks again, John. :)

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