Tri-band Without 900 Useless?

DRNewcomb · 13-06-2006, 22:52

There should be no problem in the places you've listed. It's sort of like having only GSM-1900 in the USA. No problem as long as you stick to cities and major highways. If you had said "West Coast of Ireland", "Rural Norway" or "Egypt" the advice would have been to buy a phone with 900 & 1800. In NL the 900 & 1800 coverages are virtually identical.

If you are planning for her to buy prepaid SIMs be sure that the carrier she picks supports GSM-1800-only operation.

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DRNewcomb (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,465 Join Date: 27 Feb 2004 Location: Mississippi, USA Country:	13-06-2006, 22:52 There should be no problem in the places you've listed. It's sort of like having only GSM-1900 in the USA. No problem as long as you stick to cities and major highways. If you had said "West Coast of Ireland", "Rural Norway" or "Egypt" the advice would have been to buy a phone with 900 & 1800. In NL the 900 & 1800 coverages are virtually identical. If you are planning for her to buy prepaid SIMs be sure that the carrier she picks supports GSM-1800-only operation.