I need GSM phone service help.

[dfwben]

I just bought this phone today and it is GSM. I was wondering what cell phone providers can give service to it.

[icepick]

It's quite likely that none will support that phone.

[devilbiss]

Why would anyone buy that phone? I hope you didn't pay more than $5 for it.

[icepick]

I'm going to take an educated guess.

Fact: It's an old phone.
Fact: Many old phones supported higher power outputs than modern phones.
Hypothesis: The OP lives in a poorly covered area, and thinks a higher power phone will improve his reception.

However, the OP doesn't know that all modern GSM networks utilize frequency hopping, which this phone will not support. It won't work. In addition, cellular coverage is a two way street. Having a high powered handset will not improve the reception of signals.

Seen this exact thing before. Nice paperweight you have there.

[edfurlong]

Yeah, or he thought it looked totally pimp, which it does.

[brazilio]

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Yeah, or he thought it looked totally pimp, which it does.

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[Duke]

This is obviously a joke, but the phone does indeed look pimp.

[RivaLiva]

Is that a purely analog phone?

[dfwben]

this was not a joke. if you can't appreciate the coolness of this phone then there is something wrong with you. you would be the biggest attention grabber in the bar.

[mbillie1]

In the US, only Cingular provides a GSM network, barring some minor regional carriers that may also use it. Verizon/Sprint/most other mainstream carriers are CDMA