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michiganeric · 10-05-2003, 10:12 PM

I'm about to switch from Nextel to T-Mobile and my only decision now is between the Motorola V66 and the T722i. I like the idea of better battery life and an external display with the T722i, but the V66 is a triband phone. I don't plan on using my cell phone in a foreign country anytime soon. Are there significant areas of the US where T-Mobile has GSM800 coverage but no GSM1900 coverage, or is this a non-issue?

VTEC01EX · 10-06-2003, 1:31 AM

I'm hardly a T-Mobile expert, but from what I recall their entire network is 1900mhz. This might have changed since the ATT roaming agreement with into effect, but I know all of the old Omnipoint network in my home market is 1900mhz. That's why they can sell single band phones like the Nokia 3390 without a problem.

TNDan21 · 10-06-2003, 9:04 AM

The entire T-Mobile network operates on the 1900 Mhz frequency. T-Mobile currently does not allow 800/850 Mhz roaming. Right now you can only access 1900 with T-Mobile in the US.

BW55 · 10-06-2003, 2:09 PM

The above is true, the 3 bands the V66 supports are 1900 for the US, and 900 and 1800 for non-us. Even if T-mobile supported 850Mhz in the US (which they don't), the V66 would not work in the 850 band. There's really 4 bands - US 850 and 1900, non-US 900 and 1800MHz

michiganeric · 10-07-2003, 12:24 PM

Thanks for the help! I guess that clinches it for the T722i.

10-05-2003, 10:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
michiganeric Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 86 Phone(s): Samsung E105, Nokia 6190 (Voicestream), Motorola 8000 (The Brick), a few bag phones Provider(s): T-Mobile (formerly VZW and Nextel) Devices: Far more than I need Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	T-Mobile: 800 MHz coverage vs. 1900 MHz coverage? I'm about to switch from Nextel to T-Mobile and my only decision now is between the Motorola V66 and the T722i. I like the idea of better battery life and an external display with the T722i, but the V66 is a triband phone. I don't plan on using my cell phone in a foreign country anytime soon. Are there significant areas of the US where T-Mobile has GSM800 coverage but no GSM1900 coverage, or is this a non-issue?

10-06-2003, 1:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
VTEC01EX Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 302 Phone(s): Samsung E105 Provider(s): T-Mobile Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Auctions	T-Mobile: 800 MHz coverage vs. 1900 MHz coverage? I'm hardly a T-Mobile expert, but from what I recall their entire network is 1900mhz. This might have changed since the ATT roaming agreement with into effect, but I know all of the old Omnipoint network in my home market is 1900mhz. That's why they can sell single band phones like the Nokia 3390 without a problem.

10-06-2003, 9:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
TNDan21 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kingsport, TN Posts: 5,958 Phone(s): LG enV2, Samsung t219 Provider(s): Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile Devices: iPod Nano Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	T-Mobile: 800 MHz coverage vs. 1900 MHz coverage? The entire T-Mobile network operates on the 1900 Mhz frequency. T-Mobile currently does not allow 800/850 Mhz roaming. Right now you can only access 1900 with T-Mobile in the US.

10-06-2003, 2:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
BW55 Fresh Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	T-Mobile: 800 MHz coverage vs. 1900 MHz coverage? The above is true, the 3 bands the V66 supports are 1900 for the US, and 900 and 1800 for non-us. Even if T-mobile supported 850Mhz in the US (which they don't), the V66 would not work in the 850 band. There's really 4 bands - US 850 and 1900, non-US 900 and 1800MHz

10-07-2003, 12:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
michiganeric Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 86 Phone(s): Samsung E105, Nokia 6190 (Voicestream), Motorola 8000 (The Brick), a few bag phones Provider(s): T-Mobile (formerly VZW and Nextel) Devices: Far more than I need Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	T-Mobile: 800 MHz coverage vs. 1900 MHz coverage? Thanks for the help! I guess that clinches it for the T722i.

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