How can I find out if my Moto v180 is dual, tri or quad-band? - Page 2

ClariceLecter666 · 03-07-2007, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by paddyoc_aka_godofsales

Sometimes, I think they're a little cheap. How did you find out?

I found a much more extensive manual online, and it had how to find out about the networks,, it is under settings, scroll, through to get to Networks, and I checked in there, and it has different sections, and you can check the bands,

OH!!! I'm doing that now, and it looks like it is a tri-band, it lists Automatic, then 1900, then 900/1800. You can pick if you want it to automatically choose a band, or choose either 1900 or 900/1800.

I still don't know if that qualifies as a phone that can be used somewhere else. Not that I ever go anywhere anyway.

In answer to the other questions, yes, it is labeled as a T-Mobile, it probably WAS a contract phone, on T-Mobile, I tried my TMo2Go SIM in it and it worked great.

We can get 2 litre Pepsi here for 79 cents. 10 cents deposit, but you get that back.

Sorry, Earl, on my little poor resolution screen it looked like Tinkerbell. The picture was kind of small to begin with. My heartfelt apologies.

paddyoc_aka_godofsales · 03-07-2007, 08:43 PM

1900 is the pcs bsnd that T-mob uses here. 850 would be the most useful here, considering that is what Cingy uses primarily. You could use it overseas......but here I believe that you are limited to T-mob's home network, but I believe that is what ToGo service is limited to in the first place. More coverage comes with those contracts.....

paddyoc_aka_godofsales · 03-07-2007, 08:44 PM

band, not bsnd....whoops....

NotSmellyPrepaid · 03-08-2007, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by paddyoc_aka_godofsales

1900 is the pcs bsnd that T-mob uses here. 850 would be the most useful here, considering that is what Cingy uses primarily. You could use it overseas......but here I believe that you are limited to T-mob's home network, but I believe that is what ToGo service is limited to in the first place. More coverage comes with those contracts.....

No, ToGo service is NOT limited to T-mobile's coverage area. I roam on Centennial at home all the time for free, and I can force it to roam on Centennial even when I have T-Mobile bars. Roaming on Cingular is a bit trickier - most markets don't allow Cingular roaming, but I did find one area in Southern Indiana that does.

chokaay · 03-08-2007, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ClariceLecter666

Dual band, T-Mobile neutered it. :dead:

I have never known T-mo to limit the band on a phone, and I am positive that T-mo's version of the V180 is tri-band 1900, 1800, 900 MHz (because I was considering this phone when it came out). However, it MAY not auto-select the band for you (as the V60g didn't, but Motorola DID add it to a lot of lower-level phones at around the time the V180 came out). You may have to go into Motorola's menus and select the band you want.

chokaay · 03-08-2007, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ClariceLecter666

OH!!! I'm doing that now, and it looks like it is a tri-band, it lists Automatic, then 1900, then 900/1800. You can pick if you want it to automatically choose a band, or choose either 1900 or 900/1800.

I still don't know if that qualifies as a phone that can be used somewhere else. Not that I ever go anywhere anyway.

Yes, it can be used anywhere that uses GSM 1900, 1800, 900. That covers MOST of the "outside" world, and places in the U.S. that uses 1900MHz. The only band it is missing is 850MHz which is a North American band used by Cingular (inside the U.S.), and is roamed on by T-mobile in a few places where they don't have native coverage.

If you're using this phone with T-mobile, AND your area DOESN'T have 850MHz roaming, then it won't make a difference to you. But IF you switch to Cingular and use the SAME phone, OR are in an area that roams on 850MHz, THEN it'll make a difference to you.

chokaay · 03-08-2007, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by NotSmellyPrepaid

No, ToGo service is NOT limited to T-mobile's coverage area. I roam on Centennial at home all the time for free, and I can force it to roam on Centennial even when I have T-Mobile bars. Roaming on Cingular is a bit trickier - most markets don't allow Cingular roaming, but I did find one area in Southern Indiana that does.

They used to limit it, but are currently modifying their system to allow T-mo-2-Go users to roam just like postpaid. Right now, probably over 70% of postpaid roaming is available for prepaid. It shouldn't be too long before it's 100% (hopefully), if it's not already! :clap3:

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