850 Mhz or 800 Mhz?
Not too long ago, I upgraded to a Siemens S56 phone. Love it! It's got everything I need - bluetooth, speakerphone, etc. Shortly thereafter it was discontinued because it was on the 850 band & ATT was moving to the 800 band.
Phonescoop says that the terms 800 & 850 are interchangeable.
To make matters more complicated, Cingular's website shows quite a few phones on the 850 spectrum. So, is there really a difference between 800 & 850 and if so, wouldn't you think Cingular's 850 would be the predominant frequency going forward?
Thanks in advance for your opinoins!
Phonescoop says that the terms 800 & 850 are interchangeable.
To make matters more complicated, Cingular's website shows quite a few phones on the 850 spectrum. So, is there really a difference between 800 & 850 and if so, wouldn't you think Cingular's 850 would be the predominant frequency going forward?
Thanks in advance for your opinoins!
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It's all a technicality. 800 is the same as 850. 850 is just more specific. 800 is the traditional mhz referred to, but 850 is becomming more common. Cingular/aws have a split 850/1900 mhz network here in the U.S., so the large majority of their phones have to support both so you can use all the coverage available they have here.
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They discountinued it because ATT moved to the 1900 Mhz band not the 800. 800 is accually 850.
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The S56 supports both 850 & 1900 - I wonder why it was discontinued? Hopefully just commercial reason, not a tecnical or service related one. Whatever, I'm going back to using it!
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Why would you not believe Phone Scoop? 😢 That hurts my feelings... 😉 (kidding)
Wha? 😕 Who told you that? 🙄
It's just not true. AT&T Wireless was originally 1900-only when they first launched GSM, then they phased in GSM 850 in addition to the 1900. There was never any "other" 800 band that AT&T Wireless had anything to do with.
So at some point AT&T did phase out GSM phones that didn't have 850, but obviously that doesn't apply to your S56. I think the S56 was phased out simply because it was old.
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kennisj said:
Not too long ago, I upgraded to a Siemens S56 phone. ... Shortly thereafter it was discontinued because it was on the 850 band & ATT was moving to the 800 band.
Wha? 😕 Who told you that? 🙄
It's just not true. AT&T Wireless was originally 1900-only when they first launched GSM, then they phased in GSM 850 in addition to the 1900. There was never any "other" 800 band that AT&T Wireless had anything to do with.
So at some point AT&T did phase out GSM phones that didn't have 850, but obviously that doesn't apply to your S56. I think the S56 was phased out simply because it was old.
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Of course I believed Phonescoop!
Thanks for the details, very enlightenging. I work in the tech industry, and can understand how inconsistent terminology can create confusion.
FYI, I was told that 800 was different than 850 by one the ATTWS tech support in their chat room last week. I don't see why bother with the misleading information? If it was time to phase out that handset to make room for a new one, that's okay with me. If there's a quality issue, that I would like to know too. Whatever, I'm just relieved not to have to purchase a new handset!
Thanks again for your help!
Thanks for the details, very enlightenging. I work in the tech industry, and can understand how inconsistent terminology can create confusion.
FYI, I was told that 800 was different than 850 by one the ATTWS tech support in their chat room last week. I don't see why bother with the misleading information? If it was time to phase out that handset to make room for a new one, that's okay with me. If there's a quality issue, that I would like to know too. Whatever, I'm just relieved not to have to purchase a new handset!
Thanks again for your help!
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