Favourite 'roamer phone'?

adam917 · **Favourite 'roamer phone'? -** 24-01-2010, 02:51

Does anyone here like to carry multiple devices that has different capabilities just to have all the bases covered? Is there a such thing as a device that can do all in-use bands just yet? Here are what I usually carry around:

BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile USA version): 3G on 900/AWS/2100, 2G on 850/900/1800/1900 + WiFi w/ UMA
Nokia N95-3: 3G on 850/1900, 2G same as above + WiFi
Sony Ericsson Z750a (debranded to Z750i): 3G on 850/1900/2100, 2G same as above
Aoke 09 watch phone: 2G only on 900/1800/1900 (I would like to replace this with at least something that is quadband for 2G but ideally the LG GD910, though that's extremely expensive for something I'd rarely actually use)

My primary device is the BlackBerry, on a post-paid T-Mobile USA account that has unlimited everything (loyalty plan). This can come in handy when abroad if I use UMA in a WiFi area. The N95-3 is mainly used for photos & video. The Z750a is I guess a backup. It's nice to at least have the ability to run multiple J2ME apps at once. I usually have eKit SIMs or my Celtrek SIM in the other phones besides the BlackBerry, unless I am somewhere that has better offers (read: anywhere outside North America, I would hope - correct me if I'm wrong) locally.

I wonder if LTE will wind up making the frequency band problem more complex or if we're going to eventually see a day when all bands are using LTE and a software radio will just be able to switch between all the bands till it finds a working band. I wonder if anyone here has thought of GSM sunset yet or if we will likely still see GSM in use around, say, 2020.

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adam917 (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 187 Join Date: 14 Sep 2008 Location: North America Country:	Favourite 'roamer phone'? - 24-01-2010, 02:51 Does anyone here like to carry multiple devices that has different capabilities just to have all the bases covered? Is there a such thing as a device that can do all in-use bands just yet? Here are what I usually carry around: BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile USA version): 3G on 900/AWS/2100, 2G on 850/900/1800/1900 + WiFi w/ UMA Nokia N95-3: 3G on 850/1900, 2G same as above + WiFi Sony Ericsson Z750a (debranded to Z750i): 3G on 850/1900/2100, 2G same as above Aoke 09 watch phone: 2G only on 900/1800/1900 (I would like to replace this with at least something that is quadband for 2G but ideally the LG GD910, though that's extremely expensive for something I'd rarely actually use) My primary device is the BlackBerry, on a post-paid T-Mobile USA account that has unlimited everything (loyalty plan). This can come in handy when abroad if I use UMA in a WiFi area. The N95-3 is mainly used for photos & video. The Z750a is I guess a backup. It's nice to at least have the ability to run multiple J2ME apps at once. I usually have eKit SIMs or my Celtrek SIM in the other phones besides the BlackBerry, unless I am somewhere that has better offers (read: anywhere outside North America, I would hope - correct me if I'm wrong) locally. I wonder if LTE will wind up making the frequency band problem more complex or if we're going to eventually see a day when all bands are using LTE and a software radio will just be able to switch between all the bands till it finds a working band. I wonder if anyone here has thought of GSM sunset yet or if we will likely still see GSM in use around, say, 2020.