Tri-band mobile
Posted by: David McN on 26 September 2007
I want to upgrade my ancient mobile to tri-band so that I can use it in Thailand and Japan (and regain some credibility with my children). All I want is a simple pay-as-you-go phone for calls and text messages. Of all the other goodies bundled with mobiles now the only one that may be useful is a camera. Any recommendations for a simple robust tri-band most welcome. I could not care less what it looks like.
Posted on: 26 September 2007 by Roy T
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(and regain some credibility with my children)
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I could not care less what it looks like
You will have to work hard on reconciling those two wishes
Posted on: 30 September 2007 by chaliapin
At last - I'm able to contribute advice rather than seek it.
Get yourself a second hand Nokia 6310i from Amazon or fleabay etc. They're incredibly robust, have a battery that lasts years and keep a signal when nothing else does. They're also v simple to use and have no flim flammery about them.
Good luck.
Posted on: 30 September 2007 by KenM
Posted on: 30 September 2007 by nap-ster
As another option just buy a local SIM card when you get there. Could well work out cheaper.
I thought you needed a quad band for Japan?
Posted on: 30 September 2007 by David McN
Thanks for the advice. The is point about which band bothers me - one local shop told me I needed quad-band, another tri-band and the third obviously did not know. My son, who lives in Thai land rekons tri-band but obviously he uses a local sim card. Puzzled.
Posted on: 30 September 2007 by chiba
GSM doesn't work in Japan.
Posted on: 30 September 2007 by Derek Wright
Lots of interesting info on this site
Mobile Phone Guide It describes what and where various mobile phone systems are used.
If you look around the site you can find information about phone plugs and sockets, electricity supplies in the varios countries.
If this site was linked in a stickied post, traffic on Padded Cell would diminish dramatically as so so many questions get answered on it
Posted on: 01 October 2007 by chaliapin
"At least one review site criticises the 6310i on signal and reliability grounds:"
It certainly does; I can only speak from experience, however, and my one picked up a signal when all about were losing theirs, so to speak. Most of the individual reviews below the headline piece seem to back that up, and people I know that have them certainly wouldn't swap.
Only drawback might be getting it to talk to your computer if you wanted to sync addresses etc - there's less stuff available for it these days.
