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my porsche
10-23-2005, 11:35 AM
a few questions for all the techies here:
1. Is there any possible way to rig a sim card phone to work on a GSM (i think it is called that) network?
2. If not, can you buy phones that are the same type of network and get them to work on said network, even if the phone is not on the networks website?
3. Is there a camera/PDA/phone/qwerty keyboard combo that is reccomended?
my porsche
10-23-2005, 12:02 PM
no one?
P3RG4R3C
10-23-2005, 12:22 PM
I think a SIM card phone IS on GSM network... Here in Slovenia it is.
Lagonda
10-23-2005, 12:27 PM
A GSM phone has a SIM. You can use any GSM phone on a GSM network. In the US you are forced (mostly) to buy whatever your carrier sells. But, you can use any GSM phone you want provided it's compatible with American frequencies. (In europe we have 900/1800 mhz in the US GSM uses 850mhz and 1900mhz).
CDMA phones are NOT compatible with GSM networks.
I have no idea what you mean with question 3.
my porsche
10-23-2005, 12:32 PM
thanks
like a PDA slash phone slash camera with a keyboard?
P3RG4R3C
10-23-2005, 12:34 PM
Blackberry?
my porsche
10-23-2005, 12:42 PM
the only blackberry with a camera doesnt have a QWERTY keyboard
post above is the pda you want
if you have the phone unlocked (can be done cheap or if it's a nokia for free) you can use it on any network
my porsche
10-23-2005, 01:09 PM
i couldnt find a single thing on it, mind sharing a link?
my porsche
10-23-2005, 01:23 PM
the iMate JASR....
i got the name wrong its the iMate Jasjar although iMate sell their phones to T-mobile and they get rebranded, ie iMate JAM becomes T-Mobile MDA or Vodaphone VPA
Link for the Jasjar:
http://clove.co.uk/products/products.asp?strAreaNo=400_1_21&intElement=23709
Other model:
http://clove.co.uk/products/products.asp?strAreaNo=400_1_21&intElement=24253
I class myself as "in the know" when it comes to PDA's, so if you need to know something just ask
my porsche
10-23-2005, 01:29 PM
holy ****ing shit!!! $1,000 for that?!?! no way
it may say that much, but from the actual phone company it will probably be cheaper. I own one of the best PDA's on the market (FSC Loox 720) and it cost me £364 or $642 and that doesnt have a keyboard (although you can plug a usb keyboard into mine) Windows Mobile 5, a swivel screen or the phone capabilities
my porsche
10-23-2005, 01:51 PM
oh, only $600, ok thats better! :p
im looking at a sidekick II cuz it has everything i need, only bad thing is that it is $200, plus the $175 cancellation fee for my current carrier
ill have to look that one up...
Matra et Alpine
10-23-2005, 03:19 PM
the only blackberry with a camera doesnt have a QWERTY keyboard
You can buy bluetooth keyboards. They're neat :D
my porsche
11-25-2005, 04:24 PM
ok a few more questions for MEA!
what do these things mean:
-All Digital Phone
-TTY Compatible
-Meets FCC SAR limit. Manufacturer's highest FCC reported SAR 1.1 at ear, 0.995 on body. Actual SAR may vary.
VtecMini
11-25-2005, 04:36 PM
What about the Sony P910? That's a mobile with PDA functions and a qwerty keyboard. I don;t know how good the phone is, but I had a P900 and it wasn't bad.
http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wireless/images/phones/515_B.jpg
my porsche
11-25-2005, 04:47 PM
if i was to get a pda/phone..(i might) it'd be a palm treo 650, but ill probably get a "junior" pda :p so,mething a little more fun like this:
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=phoneFirst&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=1941
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Does anyone know of a phone or pda (GSM) that does more than make calls and DOESN'T have a camera?
my porsche
11-25-2005, 05:35 PM
try a blackberry maybe? or the palm treo 650, and some other one have a no camera option, but why wouldnt you want a camera?
anyway so aestetically (sp?) which one do you prefer?
the treo(silver), or the vx9800(dark grey)?
You could aways look at the iMate Phones (the Jam is probably best for you) although most netwroks rebrand them)
my porsche
11-26-2005, 07:07 AM
ive heard theyre absolute rubbish, plus i already have a $350 ipod, i dont really want to buy a $300 phone :p
ive heard theyre absolute rubbish, plus i already have a $350 ipod, i dont really want to buy a $300 phone :p
Why? You always seem to try and imply you're super rich when you're just some kid...
iMates are awesome...
my porsche
11-26-2005, 08:39 AM
Why? You always seem to try and imply you're super rich when you're just some kid...
iMates are awesome...
...? i dont imply that im super rich, but does it not seem redundant to buy $300 worth of stuff when i already have 2 small things paid for that do they same thing? thats $300 i could use for something else, like part of my car, for only the price of carrying an extra 2 ounces in my pocket, and from what reviews ive read they said its nothing special
yer m8 u cud lyk put it twordy dat porsh or dat ttrux coz dem is wel swete for lyk a 14 yr old...
my porsche
11-26-2005, 09:14 AM
what did i ever do to you? :confused: and i have NEVER talked, spelled, or written like that
man your an ass :mad:
what did i ever do to you? :confused: and i have NEVER talked, spelled, or written like that
man your an ass :mad:
Hahaha... *Puts dummy back in*
my porsche
11-26-2005, 09:56 AM
are you high/drunk/mentally ill?