The phone is a tri-band phone using the 1900 and 1800 bands. The third band is either 900 or 850. T-Mobile doesn't use either 900 or 850 in the US -- however, other US GSM providers do use 850.<br>In certain locations, T-Mobile allows roaming onto these 850 networks, so it can increase your coverage. Refer to T-Mobile's signal checker on their website, which will identify 850 roaming zones with a different colour.<br>
850 is also advantageous in so much that even if you cannot roam onto it, you can still use it to make 911 calls during an emergency.<br><br>The 850 band will however reduce your international roaming capabilities, but 1800 is still generally available in most western countries.<br>
<br>So yes, either the 900 or 850 will work fine on T-Mobile US, but the 850 is preferred for those in the US.<br><br>Jeffrey Malone<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 10:45 AM, Brad Pitcher <<a href="mailto:bradpitcher@gmail.com">bradpitcher@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">Harry wrote:<br>
> Dear All,<br>
> Sorry for delay long time!!!<br>
> So far, only GSM850 Freerunner is available in stock, Debug board and<br>
> spare also!!!<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.openmoko.com/store.html" target="_blank">http://www.openmoko.com/store.html</a><br>
><br>
> Freerunner is running!!!!<br>
><br>
> Thanks and BR<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Harry<br>
><br>
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</div></div>I really want to get one so badly but I'm afraid of getting the wrong<br>
GSM frequency. I live in Oregon, USA and use T-Mobile. Can anyone<br>
advise? I looked at the website suggested in the store and it says<br>
T-Mobile uses GSM 1900. Does that mean I can't use any FreeRunner?<br>
Thanks,<br>
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