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GSM 850 or 1900 in Madison WI?

Discussion in 'Central US Wireless Forum' started by hotaru, Jan 8, 2008.

  1. hotaru

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    Hi,

    I am on academic exchange programme from Hong Kong to University of Wisconsin Madison. I am just wondering whether Cingular is using GSM 850 or 1900 in Madison. My phone is a triband 900-1800-1900 Nokia 3230 and I am considering bring my own phone there. If only GSM850 is provided then I will be in trouble.... :O

    Thanks!
     
    #1 hotaru, Jan 8, 2008
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    It looks like at&t (Cingular) holds liscences for 850 and 1900 for that area. For complete coverage I would recommend a quadband phone with 850 and 1900, but it looks like a 1900 only phone would work.

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    It is entirely possible that even though they hold a liscence for 1900 they may be operating on 850. Maybe someone from that area can let us know for sure what works in that area.
     
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    Einstein PCS serves Madison and other Wisconsin cities on 1900 MHz. Bring your unlocked tri-band phone.

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    Thanks for the info, but is there any prepaid GSM simcard service for Einstein PCS?
     
    #6 hotaru, Jan 9, 2008
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