Panasonic GU87 work with Cingular?

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"Lance" <lancew@no-spam.fidmail.com> wrote in message
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> Just purchased a Panasonic GU87 off of Ebay. Contacted Cingular to get
the
> phone activated and they said even though the phone was unlocked, it would
> not work with their network.
>


The GU87 works on GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900.

Cingular uses GSM 850 or 1900, depending on the area.

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On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 07:41:20 -0500, "Lance"
<lancew@no-spam.fidmail.com> wrote:

>Just purchased a Panasonic GU87 off of Ebay. Contacted Cingular to get the
>phone activated and they said even though the phone was unlocked, it would
>not work with their network. (There is a ) list of compatible phones on
>Cingular's website. Is this a listing of all phones that will work with
>them?

No. It is a listing of the phones that they sell and support. Any
*unlocked* GSM phone that operates on both 850 mhz (sometimes referred
to as 800) and 1900 mhz frequencies is what you need. A phone that is
single band (usually 1900 mhz only) will work on *part* of Cingular's
network; a dual band phone will open up the entire network to you.

900mhz and 1800mhz frequencies are used in other parts of the world.
Nothing wrong with having 'em; they're just useless here in North
America.