<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>Mobile Technology on Hi from Dwipalhttps://dwipal.com/blog/tags/mobile-technology/Recent content in Mobile Technology on Hi from DwipalHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usThu, 23 Feb 2006 10:44:00 +0000GSM Phone Rant..https://dwipal.com/blog/posts/2006-02-23-gsm-phone-rant/Thu, 23 Feb 2006 10:44:00 +0000https://dwipal.com/blog/posts/2006-02-23-gsm-phone-rant/<p>I recently switched to Cingular because i wanted a GSM based phone. For some unknown random reasons, GSM phones are less crippled and have more &ldquo;basic&rdquo; features than CDMA phones. They also have a SIM card, which can simply be put in a different phone.</p> <p>Most of the new GSM phones that are coming out are either tri-band or quad-band. Cingular runs on 2 bands, 850 MHz and 1900 MHz. However, the new (and awesome) tri-band phones like Nokia N Series, SE W800, etc. dont have the 850 MHz band. This is probably because the rest of the world do not use this band.</p><p>I recently switched to Cingular because i wanted a GSM based phone. For some unknown random reasons, GSM phones are less crippled and have more &ldquo;basic&rdquo; features than CDMA phones. They also have a SIM card, which can simply be put in a different phone.</p> <p>Most of the new GSM phones that are coming out are either tri-band or quad-band. Cingular runs on 2 bands, 850 MHz and 1900 MHz. However, the new (and awesome) tri-band phones like Nokia N Series, SE W800, etc. dont have the 850 MHz band. This is probably because the rest of the world do not use this band.</p> <p>Is it that difficult to create a quad band phone? Are American phone companies so annoyingly bad that they don&rsquo;t promote a quad band phone? People who buy these unlocked phones are paying the same service charge, so the companies actually make more money as they dont give away a free phone! If a small phone like the Motorola RAZR can be quad band, what might be stopping other phones from that?</p> <p>Its so not fair.</p>