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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Cell Phone News and Reviews

determining if a phone is quad-band GSM

Posted: 09 May 2012 04:38 PM PDT

I recently bought a Samsung SGH-A187 to use on an upcoming trip to Europe. This phone is advertised on many web sites (including newegg, where I bought it) as being a quad-band (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) GSM phone, but the user manual refers to it as a "Portable Dual Band Mobile Phone". I called Samsung, and they eventually told me it was dual band, but the guy I talked to didn't seem sure -- I think he may have been looking at the same at&t manual that came with my phone. I contacted newegg, no help at all.

So now I have this phone and have no idea if it will even work when I head over to Italy. I was wondering if this might help -- I have an old SIM card somewhere (if I can find it) from a European carrier I used on a previous trip. If I can find that and put it in this new phone and the phone is NOT quad-band, will it give me some kind of error when I boot it up to indicate that the SIM card is not compatible?

Thanks,
Wallo

Is there a site where you can input your phone requirements and it will make recommendations?

Posted: 09 May 2012 12:43 PM PDT

These are my priorities when getting a phone:
keypad with real buttons (not a touch screen)
good video camera
above average battery life

these things are not important:
fast internet (im on it enough at work)
watching video via websites
adding apps

Is there a site where you can check certain features, and it will cross reference phones and list suggestions for you, along with their price? Thank you for any feedback.
Posted by IMers at 1:40 PM

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