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Dont mean to post twice but heres a quicky question. I am going on a trip out of the country pretty soon and would like to have a tri-mode fone. I had the a610-little big,no frnt lcd, and DUAL mode. So I have been so patiently waiting for the 9900, and waiting and waiting...I have come to the realization that this fone is not going to be released within the next 3 or 4 weeks so instead I'll just get a tri-mode for the trip and this will hold me over until the 9900 comes out. I wound up getting the audiovox 8600. First impressions: small fone/small display, seems fragile, antenna sits between slot in battery on inside, and the most annoying is the 5 second verizon banner that flashes on frnt lcd every 5 sec. So I went to the 8600 forum a...
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When you say "out of the country" do you mean out of the US? If yes, a tri-mode phone isn't going to help much.
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yes it's out of the U.S., and the way I figured it was with an all digital phone I wouldn't get any service at all. But with a tri-mode it would at least switch over to analog and pick up a roaming signal if necessary to use phone. I wouldn't be using it much, just a comfort to know it works.
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I don't think analog is going to help you. Certainly never worked for me and I travel extensively outside the US. CDMA (Verizon style) is only used in the US, Hong Kong (although they didn't renew the carrier's license), Canada, and maybe one other place but I can't remember where. Most of the world outside of the US uses GSM, while Korea uses a much enhanced version of CDMA (not compatible with a Verizon phone) and Japan uses something that isn't compatible with anything.
If you want to have a mobile phone outside of the US, your best bet is a GSM phone. Then you need to buy a SIM card, which can be a prepay you purchase at the country you're in, or you sign up for a carrier in the US that uses GSM (T-Moblie or AT&T for example) AND ...
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