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Do they offer branded phones that use the GSM technology? Or
do they support GSM networks? If not, what do they support? AMPS,
CDMA, TDMA, etc?


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"I don't feel the need to be famous. It's all bullshit anyway....Having people around me just because I'm famous makes me feel really bad about myself. So I give 10% to my agent to do the fame thing, and I go focus on whatever I love."
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Ablang wrote:
> Do they offer branded phones that use the GSM technology?
> Or
> do they support GSM networks? If not, what do they
> support? AMPS,
> CDMA, TDMA, etc?

Verizon does TDMA and AMPS.

Used to be that in some places Sprint PCS was an
extended network partner. Maybe not any more.

-Quick

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Wrong,, In Wisconsin Verizon is CDMA



"Quick" <quick7135-news@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1120359402.413154@sj-nntpcache-3...
> Ablang wrote:
>> Do they offer branded phones that use the GSM technology?
>> Or
>> do they support GSM networks? If not, what do they
>> support? AMPS,
>> CDMA, TDMA, etc?
>
> Verizon does TDMA and AMPS.
>
> Used to be that in some places Sprint PCS was an
> extended network partner. Maybe not any more.
>
> -Quick
>
>

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On Sat, 2 Jul 2005 19:50:26 -0700, "Quick"
<quick7135-news@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote:

>Verizon does TDMA and AMPS.

Uh, you want to double check that? I think you hit T when you meant
to hit C.

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On Sat, 02 Jul 2005 19:17:49 -0700, Ablang
<HilaryDuffPerfectMan@ablang-duff.com> wrote:

> Do they offer branded phones that use the GSM technology? Or
>do they support GSM networks?

Hell no, thank goodness!

>If not, what do they support?

>AMPS, CDMA

And AMPS is on its way out. They support it, but good luck finding an
open AMPS channel in many areas.

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Verizon is a CDMA carrier. In the areas where they have cellular
licenses, they are mandated by the FCC to keep amps running. I think
that if you are traveling to other countries, you can get a gsm phone
and a sim for it with your verizon account, but I do not know if the
phones are branded.


Ablang wrote:
> Do they offer branded phones that use the GSM technology? Or
> do they support GSM networks? If not, what do they support? AMPS,
> CDMA, TDMA, etc?
>
>
> ===
> "I don't feel the need to be famous. It's all bullshit anyway....Having people around me just because I'm famous makes me feel really bad about myself. So I give 10% to my agent to do the fame thing, and I go focus on whatever I love."
> -- Jessica Alba

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The Ghost of General Lee wrote:
> On Sat, 2 Jul 2005 19:50:26 -0700, "Quick"
> <quick7135-news@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Verizon does TDMA and AMPS.
>
> Uh, you want to double check that? I think you hit T
> when you meant to hit C.

Yes... I just looked at that. I couldn't have typed that?
The black helicopters must have intercepted my post
and transposed that letter to discredit me!

-Quick

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I don't think verizon wireless ever used tdma. Maybe some of the parts
that joined to form verizon wireless used tdma before.

Quick wrote:
> Ablang wrote:
>
>>Do they offer branded phones that use the GSM technology?
>>Or
>>do they support GSM networks? If not, what do they
>>support? AMPS,
>>CDMA, TDMA, etc?
>
>
> Verizon does TDMA and AMPS.
>
> Used to be that in some places Sprint PCS was an
> extended network partner. Maybe not any more.
>
> -Quick
>
>

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Wrong, Verizon is CDMA and AMPS.

David R. Goyer

"Quick" <quick7135-news@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1120359402.413154@sj-nntpcache-3...
> Ablang wrote:
>> Do they offer branded phones that use the GSM technology?
>> Or
>> do they support GSM networks? If not, what do they
>> support? AMPS,
>> CDMA, TDMA, etc?
>
> Verizon does TDMA and AMPS.
>
> Used to be that in some places Sprint PCS was an
> extended network partner. Maybe not any more.
>
> -Quick
>
>

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Verizon does make a phone that will work on GSM networks. See it at the
following link:

http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=406

David R. Goyer
"Jerome Zelinske" <jeromez1@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:6OIxe.15258$pa3.4566@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> Verizon is a CDMA carrier. In the areas where they have cellular
> licenses, they are mandated by the FCC to keep amps running. I think that
> if you are traveling to other countries, you can get a gsm phone and a sim
> for it with your verizon account, but I do not know if the phones are
> branded.
>
>
> Ablang wrote:
>> Do they offer branded phones that use the GSM technology? Or
>> do they support GSM networks? If not, what do they support? AMPS,
>> CDMA, TDMA, etc?
>>
>>
>> ===
>> "I don't feel the need to be famous. It's all bullshit
>> anyway....Having people around me just because I'm famous makes me feel
>> really bad about myself. So I give 10% to my agent to do the fame thing,
>> and I go focus on whatever I love."
>> -- Jessica Alba

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On Sat, 2 Jul 2005 20:21:31 -0700, "Quick"
<quick7135-news@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote:

>The Ghost of General Lee wrote:
>> On Sat, 2 Jul 2005 19:50:26 -0700, "Quick"
>> <quick7135-news@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Verizon does TDMA and AMPS.
>>
>> Uh, you want to double check that? I think you hit T
>> when you meant to hit C.
>
>Yes... I just looked at that. I couldn't have typed that?
>The black helicopters must have intercepted my post
>and transposed that letter to discredit me!

I knew it couldn't have been you, or at least wasn't on purpose.
You've been around here too long. I just figured you got your holiday
partying started a little early.;-)

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On Sat, 2 Jul 2005 22:34:22 -0500, "David R Goyer" <davgo@comcast.net>
wrote:

>Verizon does make a phone that will work on GSM networks. See it at the
>following link:
>
>http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=406

Airplane mode? Give me a break! How long will it take for some
genius to figure out he can change his banner to say "Airplane Mode"
or "Phone is Off" at will?

I admit to changing mine in the past to "Phone is off" when I'd go
into non-critical areas of our local hospital. I got challenged once,
and when the receptionist saw it read "Phone is off", she thanked me
for complying, not realizing the only way for it to say *anything* is
for it to be *ON*.

It certainly didn't affect their computer's ability to accept my
payment.:-)

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There are two phones, however, that Verizon offers that will work on GSM
networks, as well as CDMA. Here's the link to them. But they would only
use GSM networks when travelling abroad.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c [...] /index.jsp

"Ablang" <HilaryDuffPerfectMan@ablang-duff.com> wrote in message
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> Do they offer branded phones that use the GSM technology? Or
> do they support GSM networks? If not, what do they support? AMPS,
> CDMA, TDMA, etc?
>
>
> ===
> "I don't feel the need to be famous. It's all bullshit
> anyway....Having people around me just because I'm famous makes me feel
> really bad about myself. So I give 10% to my agent to do the fame thing,
> and I go focus on whatever I love."
> -- Jessica Alba

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The Ghost of General Lee wrote:

> I admit to changing mine in the past to "Phone is off" when I'd go
> into non-critical areas of our local hospital. I got challenged once,
> and when the receptionist saw it read "Phone is off", she thanked me
> for complying, not realizing the only way for it to say *anything* is
> for it to be *ON*.

Pretty clever! I will remember that trick!
Man, the world is full geniuses.

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zwerl1@yahoo.com wrote:
> The Ghost of General Lee wrote:
>
>
>>I admit to changing mine in the past to "Phone is off" when I'd go
>>into non-critical areas of our local hospital. I got challenged once,
>>and when the receptionist saw it read "Phone is off", she thanked me
>>for complying, not realizing the only way for it to say *anything* is
>>for it to be *ON*.
>
>
> Pretty clever! I will remember that trick!
> Man, the world is full geniuses.

My Kyocera and Samsung phones display a "Phone charging" message when
they're powered off, as long as they are plugged into AC.

So does my wife's Hitachi.



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On Sun, 03 Jul 2005 10:26:36 -0700, Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net>
wrote:

>My Kyocera and Samsung phones display a "Phone charging" message when
>they're powered off, as long as they are plugged into AC.

So, is that a charger in your pocket, or are you just happy to hear me
now?;-)