Mobile Phones

[chadded]

I dare say most people my age would say that they couldn't live without a mobile, but I could. Whilst I use it quite a lot, there are many ways around it. I'd just use the phone at work to call the talking clock with, and if I can't use my mobile to txt my mum to tell her when I'll be in, then I'll stay out all night. Simple.

 

[McScriven]

I use my phone for work and as a landline for social calls (in fact I can't remember the last time I used the phone at home to call someone) so I probably couldn't live without it.

 

[The Artful Shrimper]

I could live without one, I did have the use of a phone blocker for a while which caused much hilarity and amusement on the c2c for a couple of weeks.

 

[Surrey Blue]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ Jan. 26 2004,12:03)]

Quote[/b] (McScriven @ Jan. 26 2004,11:46)]Now I'm no communications expert (that's Ninja's department) but I think you'll find tri-band does work in Japan.

It doesn't, Scriv.

I was going to borrow a work tri-band phone to take with me when I went out to Japan on holiday; but after a considerable amount of research, we discovered that their system was compatible with a similar system in place in California... and that's it.  It's not on the conventional tri-band frequency, that's for sure.

Matt

isnt there now quad band phones, which im presuming covers japan and Canvey island?

 

[Hawkwell Shrimper]

Ask McS is has all the answers!

 

[footymad13]

No way,

I left my phone at a friends over new year and i was lost without it. Esp when people said they had left drunk voicemails and texts and i couldnt read them.

I send about 600 texts a month and on the phone these days alot so no i couldnt.

Its my right arm.

 

[Bob Cratchitt]

Quote[/b] (Surrey Blue @ Jan. 26 2004,16:20)]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ Jan. 26 2004,12:03)]

Quote[/b] (McScriven @ Jan. 26 2004,11:46)]Now I'm no communications expert (that's Ninja's department) but I think you'll find tri-band does work in Japan.

It doesn't, Scriv.

I was going to borrow a work tri-band phone to take with me when I went out to Japan on holiday; but after a considerable amount of research, we discovered that their system was compatible with a similar system in place in California... and that's it. It's not on the conventional tri-band frequency, that's for sure.

Matt

isnt there now quad band phones, which im presuming covers japan and Canvey island?

The problem with Japan is that they always live at the bleeding edge, and in fact most of the networks out there are not GSM compatible. However the ones that were did use the same bands as the USA, which were different bands to the rest of the world.

However the only GSM networks in Japan have been converted to 3G so I guess that now means you are stuffed unless you have a 3G phone.

Also for the record:

Each region used 2 bands for GSM

USA/Japan used 850/1900
Rest of the world used 900/1800

So when you got a tri band they dropped one of the USA bands off usually the least common. So the quad phones give back that other band so you are more likely to get coverage.

To find out about the roaming of your hols destination

 

[The General]

Same boat as chadded. Use it, but i could easily live without it!

Kev

 

[Durera]

<span style='font-family:comic sans ms'>I could, but I&#39;d be extremely loathed to do so. However much I get miffed when Mrs Durera wakes me up from a slumber on the train for some stupid reason, or for me speaking to Ben in front of people, it&#39;d be too much of a pain in the arse now-a-days to do with out.

Besides, text&#39;s great.</span>