StarTac - How to ID model number and carrier?

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Ch15a - 18 Jan 2004 19:41 GMT

I got 2 good StarTac phones at a Police auction. How do I tell which one I can
use on my Verizon account? How do I tell what type of phone it is (dual band,
tri band, CDMA, TDMA)? MCI Worldcom has changed names to what?

#1 says Motorola inside and is a ST7868W with a fixed stubby antenna. The FCC
ID number is partly rubbed off. Says Dual Band on the display screen

#2 says MCI Worldcom inside, has no apparent model number and has a pull-out
extending antenna. The FCC ID number is 1HDY5YD1. Says Digital on the display
screen.

Thanks, Tim

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xw - 18 Jan 2004 22:03 GMT

The ST7868W == Verizon phone..

a.. CDMA 1900 MHz

a.. CDMA 800 MHz

a.. ANALOG 800 MHz

> I got 2 good StarTac phones at a Police auction. How do I tell which one I can
> use on my Verizon account? How do I tell what type of phone it is (dual band,
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>
> Thanks, Tim

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Al Klein - 19 Jan 2004 00:08 GMT

>I got 2 good StarTac phones at a Police auction. How do I tell which one I can
>use on my Verizon account? How do I tell what type of phone it is (dual band,
>tri band, CDMA, TDMA)? MCI Worldcom has changed names to what?

>#1 says Motorola inside and is a ST7868W with a fixed stubby antenna. The FCC
>ID number is partly rubbed off. Says Dual Band on the display screen

Dual band, tri-mode CDMA. Verizon will activate it if it's not on an
account that still owes money and it's not stolen (which it isn't,
legally, if you bought it at a police auction.)

>#2 says MCI Worldcom inside, has no apparent model number and has a pull-out
>extending antenna. The FCC ID number is 1HDY5YD1. Says Digital on the display
>screen.

Most likely TDMA - they resold AT&T, IIRC. No idea as to bands/modes.

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Defiant - 22 Jan 2004 14:26 GMT

7868W is a good phone I have one and I love it..wouldn't trade it for
anything. works just about any where.
Defiant

> >I got 2 good StarTac phones at a Police auction. How do I tell which one I can
> >use on my Verizon account? How do I tell what type of phone it is (dual band,
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>
> Most likely TDMA - they resold AT&T, IIRC. No idea as to bands/modes.

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Al Klein - 23 Jan 2004 03:39 GMT

On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 08:26:09 -0600, "Defiant"
<removethistosend_billm43311@yahoo.com> posted in
alt.cellular.motorola:

>7868W is a good phone I have one and I love it..wouldn't trade it for
>anything. works just about any where.

I think that comment comes with the phone. Everyone who owns one
feels like that.

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