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Post #287,042
by Another Scott
6/15/07 7:45:14 AM
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New "Quad Band" is 850/900/1800/1900 MHz here.
Much of the USA is 850 MHz, so a phone without it is pretty limited when traveling. The 2100 MHz and similar bands are for data (and are different between the USA and the rest of the world, of course) and are usually considered separately. [link|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDMA2000|CDMA2000] versus [link|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W-CDMA|W-CDMA], versus [link|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Mobile_Telecommunications_System|UMTS], etc., etc. Alphabet Soup!!! :-/

It looks like a nice phone though, and it's something to think about. Thanks for the pointer.

Cheers,
Scott.
(Who is still leaning toward the [link|http://europe.nokia.com/products/phones/E61/E61-specifications|Nolia E61] but who hasn't looked enough at the recent [link|http://www.rim.net/products/handhelds/index.shtml|Blackberry] offerings...)
Post #287,044
by pwhysall
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6/15/07 8:11:40 AM
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New Re: "Quad Band" is 850/900/1800/1900 MHz here.
E61i is an interesting device, but I note it's an S60 phone. Couple of cow-orkers have these and they're really, really not snappy compared to my S40 6300; also, you need need need to get the firmware updates on if the device ships with the initial version of the software. Many crashes and annoyances were resolved fairly early on by Nokia.

Mobile Gazette (who are usually on the money, pretty much) are ambivalent about it. Also, the E61i (which seems to be an evolution on the original E61, which is now 18 months old) has grown a camera.

[link|http://www.mobilegazette.com/nokia-e61i-07x02x22.htm|http://www.mobilegaz...e61i-07x02x22.htm]

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     Attention DSK: - (pwhysall) - (5) - June 15, 2007, 07:21:00 AM EDT
         "Quad Band" is 850/900/1800/1900 MHz here. - (Another Scott) - (1) - June 15, 2007, 07:45:14 AM EDT
             Re: "Quad Band" is 850/900/1800/1900 MHz here. - (pwhysall) - June 15, 2007, 08:11:40 AM EDT
         Woot! - (Another Scott) - (1) - June 28, 2007, 06:52:49 AM EDT
             YES - (jake123) - June 28, 2007, 09:05:31 AM EDT
         I'm going to stick with what I've got, for now. - (Another Scott) - July 12, 2007, 11:35:12 AM EDT

So yeah, this is a thing. One of those things that you come across online that makes you think, "That's enough internet for the day."
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