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10-03-2002, 1:09 PM

Okay, I am finally going to get wireless phone service. This will be my first wireless phone. I live in Brooklyn and work in Manhattan. I am trying to decide between Verizon, Cingular, and T-Mobile. The kicker is, in a few weeks, I will be going on a trip to Japan, Hong Kong, and Australia. I would like to go with a service provider that will allow me to use my phone in those countries. Which provider/phone combination do you folks recommend? Thanks for your help.

Wireless Newbie

10-03-2002, 1:20 PM

Long-term, get Verizon service here in New York.

Short-tem, rent a GSM phone for a few weeks over seas.

Jack · 10-03-2002, 2:09 PM

For a world phone your options are:

T-mobile and Cingular wireless.

Choose the one that has the best plan for your needs.

For international roaming- both give you the ability to roam internationally. I know that t-mobile is usually the least expensive option at 99cents a minute.

Jack

pang · 10-03-2002, 2:18 PM

I always thought that Japan had a wireless system that was incompatible with all the others even GSM.

My suggestion that you get a 3 band GSM phone and then purchase pre-paid sim cards for use in Hong Kong and again in Australia. That way you'll have a local number for the area, helpful if you expect people to call you back. Otherwise if you have a U.S. number, they will have to call the U.S. even though you're right there in Hong Kong.

ZaphodB · 10-03-2002, 9:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by: Jack
For a world phone your options are:

T-mobile and Cingular wireless.

Choose the one that has the best plan for your needs.

For international roaming- both give you the ability to roam internationally. I know that t-mobile is usually the least expensive option at 99cents a minute.

Jack

The problem is that Japan is totally incompatible with everyone else in the world. Australia has some CDMA and some GSM, I believe. Better to just get a prepaid in each country.

iDEN · 10-05-2002, 8:15 AM

If you want my opinion, got with Nextel. They have excelent coverage in Brooklyn and Manhattan.

eurohaus · 10-05-2002, 8:24 PM

Just curious, what technology does Japan use for wireless services?

IdiOTeQnoLogY · 10-06-2002, 6:00 PM

well I think one carrier uses PDC ..........but KDDI of japan has a cdma2000 network running that is doing very well.

thisisme · 10-06-2002, 6:55 PM

Quick question, what's PDC and I thought Japan used wCDMA?, or am I thinking of something else?

Edit: Doesn't NTT DoCoMo use wCDMA?

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Guest Posts: n/a	Which provider best for my situation Okay, I am finally going to get wireless phone service. This will be my first wireless phone. I live in Brooklyn and work in Manhattan. I am trying to decide between Verizon, Cingular, and T-Mobile. The kicker is, in a few weeks, I will be going on a trip to Japan, Hong Kong, and Australia. I would like to go with a service provider that will allow me to use my phone in those countries. Which provider/phone combination do you folks recommend? Thanks for your help. Wireless Newbie

10-03-2002, 1:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	Which provider best for my situation Long-term, get Verizon service here in New York. Short-tem, rent a GSM phone for a few weeks over seas.

10-03-2002, 2:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jack Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,475 Phone(s): Motorola T720 Provider(s): Alltel Devices: Sirius Satellite radio, ipod, laptop, pda Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Which provider best for my situation For a world phone your options are: T-mobile and Cingular wireless. Choose the one that has the best plan for your needs. For international roaming- both give you the ability to roam internationally. I know that t-mobile is usually the least expensive option at 99cents a minute. Jack __________________ Current Plan with alltel 3000 anytime minutes w/nationwide LD $74.95 a month---Waiting not so patiently for the Alltel version of the V710

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pang Fresh Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 49 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Which provider best for my situation I always thought that Japan had a wireless system that was incompatible with all the others even GSM. My suggestion that you get a 3 band GSM phone and then purchase pre-paid sim cards for use in Hong Kong and again in Australia. That way you'll have a local number for the area, helpful if you expect people to call you back. Otherwise if you have a U.S. number, they will have to call the U.S. even though you're right there in Hong Kong.

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iDEN Fresh Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Which provider best for my situation If you want my opinion, got with Nextel. They have excelent coverage in Brooklyn and Manhattan.

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eurohaus Fresh Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 33 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Which provider best for my situation Just curious, what technology does Japan use for wireless services?

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IdiOTeQnoLogY Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,567 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Which provider best for my situation well I think one carrier uses PDC ..........but KDDI of japan has a cdma2000 network running that is doing very well.

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thisisme Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 177 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Which provider best for my situation Quick question, what's PDC and I thought Japan used wCDMA?, or am I thinking of something else? Edit: Doesn't NTT DoCoMo use wCDMA?

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