12/27   I am seeking recommendations for a CDMA phone with good voice quality
        and reception/transmission. I've been through a couple phones since
        attempting to replace my old Kyocera 2135 and both sucked by
        comparison. I don't care about camera and other bling.
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10/19   Hi I'm a cell phone idiot and I need clarification. I've been
        told there are 3 major frequencies out there, 850, 1800, and 1900.
        Which ones are CDMA, TDMA, and PCS? Thanks.             -cell idiot
        \_ those are all cdma
        \_ those are all GSM too... 850/1900 in US and 900/1800 worldwide
           \_ Um, ok. So inter networking-speak, the frequency is like the
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1/6     Does anyone have Cingular? Does it offer Busy Forwarding (not Call
        Forwarding) services? For AT&T it's *73 and for Verizon it's *92 but
        I can't seem to find this info for Cingular. Thanks for any help.
        \_ generally this is controlled from the phone w/ GSM by going
           into the call-forwarding setup menu and adjusting the different
           classes of forward.  but I discovered that T-Mobile at least
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10/31   Is there a web site somewhere that reports the current cell phone
        tower sites, their frequencies, strengths, etc? I have Verizon
        and it works everywhere EXCEPT where I live and I'm very upset.
        I want to know what signal my phone uses (tdma? cdma? gsm?) and
        what kind of carriers use what signals, and what kind of towers
        are around the places I go to frequently. This way I'll be
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3/15    I have Verizon and have been pretty happy with the service till
        recently. I no longer have signal in my apartment, and I've verified
        this with other Verizon customers in the apartment. I called
        them up to fix up the cell/repeater but they said they don't have
        any problem in my area. What to do now?
        \_ Take your number and run, boy.
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1/19    T-Mobile coverage in the bay area.  Good?  No?
        \_ T-Mobile uses GSM, so they have the exact same
           coverage as Cingular(SBC/PacBell), and share the same
           towers.
           \_ I wish SprintPCS will have same coverage as
              Verizon by virtue of both of them using CDMA.
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1/18    If I have an AT&T Nokia GSM phone, can I use it in Japan?  If
        so, I assume that if someone in Japan wanted to reach me, they
        would have to call my number in the US.  But, can I replace
        the SIM card and get temp service in Japan so that people in
        Japan can reach me?
        \_ Unfortunately, Japan uses a Japan-only protocol called UMTS
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11/28   Cell phone experts:  I have an old phone with verizon.  Somebody
        recently gave me a newer CDMA phone that was also with verizon.
        Can I switch my number from my old phone to the new phone by myself?
        Or do I need to go to verizon (and get charged a fee possibly?)  I've
        been playing around with this new phone to see if there's a change
        number option.  I'm not good at these gadgets.  Thanks.
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10/27   What's the word on mobile telephone service in Berkeley?  And GSM
        versus TDMA?
        \_ TDMA is old.  All TDMA service is being upgraded to GSM.  CDMA is
           technologically superior but only used in the U.S., South Korea and
           to some extent, Japan.  I use Verizon and my only complaint is
           price
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9/12    What are the pros/cons of using GSM vs. TDMA phones? Thinking about
        Nokia 3560 vs. 6200 vs. 3595
        \_ TDMA is on the way out in this country, being replaced with GSM
           Buy a GSM phone over a TDMA one every time, although it might be
           nice to get a phone that does both if you can find one.
           OTOH, if you mean CDMA in stead of TDMA, that's another story
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