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post #31 of 42
4/1/10 at 3:39pm
I think most bb users consider the bold 9700 as the best bb out there.
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post #32 of 42
4/1/10 at 3:51pm
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I think most bb users consider the bold 9700 as the best bb out there.

Ok, I'll get that then. Is it easy to unlock? I want my euro and possibly other phones to be used w. the same physical device so I'd appreciate the possibility to switch.
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post #33 of 42
4/1/10 at 9:31pm
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I think most bb users consider the bold 9700 as the best bb out there.

Right, but it's close. The Tour is, OTOH, the only phone in their current lineup, and one of the few by any makers, that let you switch between CDMA and GSM just by putting in a SIM card.


Fuuma, unlocking is relatively simple, especially if you're in Canada. Easiest way is to go through online services, which'd cost a few bucks.
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post #34 of 42
4/2/10 at 7:22pm
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Right, but it's close. The Tour is, OTOH, the only phone in their current lineup, and one of the few by any makers, that let you switch between CDMA and GSM just by putting in a SIM card.


Fuuma, unlocking is relatively simple, especially if you're in Canada. Easiest way is to go through online services, which'd cost a few bucks.

Explain that CDMA/GSM situation and how it could affect me if the 9700 doesn't switch between those...
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post #35 of 42
4/2/10 at 7:23pm
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Explain that CDMA/GSM situation and how it could affect me if the 9700 doesn't switch between those...

Fuuma, you are wanted in my wedding album thread.
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post #36 of 42
4/5/10 at 3:21pm
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Explain that CDMA/GSM situation and how it could affect me if the 9700 doesn't switch between those...

pretty please w. sugar on top?
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post #37 of 42
4/5/10 at 3:42pm
With a Verizon or Sprint Tour, you can use it in the US like you would w/ either carrier and then put in a GSM SIM card when you travel. The Tour's GSM supports quad-band, so this method works around the world. Other BB/ phones that aren't GSM/CDMA hybrid would require unlocking and switching in/out SIM
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post #38 of 42
4/5/10 at 3:58pm
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pretty please w. sugar on top?

Some carriers in the us (verizon, sprint) use CDMA as their carrier frequency, and some (at&t, t-mobile) use gsm. For canucks i believe its both, the rest of the world pretty much uses gsm.

The point was that in the bb tour you could switch the sim card so the phone could use the cdma networks in the us as well, as your main card would be a sim for gsm networks only. The only downside I can think of in this case is that you wouldnt be able to use your phone in some (very desolate) places, my guess is that you wouldnt get into those areas anyway. This map shows its pretty much the whole northwest.

http://gsmworld.com/cgi-bin/ni_map.pl?cc=us&net=b2

This guide may help as well:

http://gsmworld.com/cgi-bin/ni_map.pl?cc=us&net=b2

my 2 cents, just get the bold as gsm coverage gets better in north america anyway (or so ive heard).
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post #39 of 42
4/5/10 at 4:41pm
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Some carriers in the us (verizon, sprint) use CDMA as their carrier frequency, and some (at&t, t-mobile) use gsm. For canucks i believe its both, the rest of the world pretty much uses gsm. The point was that in the bb tour you could switch the sim card so the phone could use the cdma networks in the us as well, as your main card would be a sim for gsm networks only. The only downside I can think of in this case is that you wouldnt be able to use your phone in some (very desolate) places, my guess is that you wouldnt get into those areas anyway. This map shows its pretty much the whole northwest. http://gsmworld.com/cgi-bin/ni_map.pl?cc=us&net=b2 This guide may help as well: http://gsmworld.com/cgi-bin/ni_map.pl?cc=us&net=b2 my 2 cents, just get the bold as gsm coverage gets better in north america anyway (or so ive heard).
Let's suppose I'll often be in Africa, SA, Europe and SE asia can I just get the bold and switch sims? I'll get the phone unlocked anyway....(I'm tired of having more than one phone...) I don't really go to the US aside from NYC so what they use is irrelevant...
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post #40 of 42
4/5/10 at 5:07pm
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Let's suppose I'll often be in Africa, SA, Europe and SE asia can I just get the bold and switch sims? I'll get the phone unlocked anyway....(I'm tired of having more than one phone...)

I don't really go to the US aside from NYC so what they use is irrelevant...

Bold 9700 is a quad band phone, so yes, it shoould work in most places
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post #41 of 42
4/5/10 at 7:24pm
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Let's suppose I'll often be in Africa, SA, Europe and SE asia can I just get the bold and switch sims? I'll get the phone unlocked anyway....(I'm tired of having more than one phone...)

I don't really go to the US aside from NYC so what they use is irrelevant...

the bold would be the right choice, it would work in all of those places (just checked) and in NY there is gsm as well, you would be roaming on at&t i believe. You can easily switch sims between countries to keep costs under control, in NY just ask for gsm from the carriers that use that band.
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post #42 of 42
4/5/10 at 7:45pm
I like my BB bold
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