ekit SIM card or phone or both??

[rfranzq]

I have a question for anyone who has seen what I am going to describe. I have a BLU Q51 dual-SIM/quad band {no3g}GSM phone. A ekit US SIMple Calling Plus Service SIM card. The new one, that has a UK and US phone number but only works in US and Canada [Canada is 3G only!?].


If I go into 'network settings' and choose the SIM and then 'preferences' it shows only two networks. AT&T [310410] and T-Mobile [310260]. What is interesting is that their are pictures/icons to the left of the listed network. To the left of the AT&T is '2G' icon. To the left of the T-Mobile is a big 'G'.
What does this mean?


Here is something else interesting:

Rates are based on kilobytes of data used, and are charged at $5 per MB in USA and $1.99 Canada. The minimum charge is for 100KB and usage is charged in increments of 10KB.

i don't know about canadian data rates. Is this good?

[GadgetKen]

Intriguing that the Blue Q51 is showing a 3g icon. Specs I see are it's just a dual sim quad band GSM phone, but it's entirely possible one or both of the sim slots have an upgraded radio for 3G (my android Blu Rave phone has 3g on one slot but not the other).

T-Mobile does have 3g frequencies, but they are mostly in the 1700 or 2100 mhz bands probably not covered by your handset...however there is some limited 3G cover on the 850 (through roaming agreements; particularly with AT&T) and 1900 mhz (T-Mobile equipment)...you may be in one of the lucky areas. See radio frequency chart in T-Mobile USA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

As for Canada data rates...it's a bit pricey but may be OK for very light WAP browsing or email access on the handset(used to do that in Canada on Fido Prepaid with a Moto Razr). If you are planning to tether to a computer or do video streaming suggest getting a Canadian prepaid sim chip like Fido and add on one of their short term data passes: Prepaid | Shop | Fido.ca

[rfranzq]

Originally Posted by GadgetKen

Intriguing that the Blue Q51 is showing a 3g icon. Specs I see are it's just a dual sim quad band GSM phone, but it's entirely possible one or both of the sim slots have an upgraded radio for 3G (my android Blu Rave phone has 3g on one slot but not the other).

Uh, I don't think it is for 3G. 'G' as in GPRS? On another phone the T-Mobile choice had 'G2' with the '2' being really tiny. I am just asking if anyone has a clue what this is.