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adam917 · 26-08-2009, 19:58

Hmm. North America only started GSM services around 1995/1996, so we missed out on some of the earlier equipment. Though some manufacturers that are almost purely GSM/etc.-side now made CDMA stuff for us back then, like Nokia. Did many 900/1900 devices exist for travellers between North America and Europe before 900/1800/1900 tri-band became more common or was it more common for travellers to just carry two phones? The BlackBerry 6210, 6710, & 7210 all seem to have this combo, though I wonder if other manufacturers put models like that out.

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adam917 (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 187 Join Date: 14 Sep 2008 Location: North America Country:	26-08-2009, 19:58 Hmm. North America only started GSM services around 1995/1996, so we missed out on some of the earlier equipment. Though some manufacturers that are almost purely GSM/etc.-side now made CDMA stuff for us back then, like Nokia. Did many 900/1900 devices exist for travellers between North America and Europe before 900/1800/1900 tri-band became more common or was it more common for travellers to just carry two phones? The BlackBerry 6210, 6710, & 7210 all seem to have this combo, though I wonder if other manufacturers put models like that out.