Will This Work On Cat System

[dave_boo]

Title says it all. I don't know all the details about which CDMA frequency works on what, or even if I can use it, but I'd love to get CAT for this phone. Thanks in advance.

[monty]

Sorry, no luck here.

Nothing much to do with frequencies, but with the network used.

CAT uses CDMA, while the i-mate only does GSM.

It is an older model which doesn't even have EDGE capability, only GPRS class 10, getting you only dial-up speeds.

In Europe (and parts od Asia this phone is sold under the O2 brand (XDA Exec)...

[dave_boo]

Sorry, no luck here.

Nothing much to do with frequencies, but with the network used.

CAT uses CDMA, while the i-mate only does GSM.

It is an older model which doesn't even have EDGE capability, only GPRS class 10, getting you only dial-up speeds.

In Europe (and parts od Asia this phone is sold under the O2 brand (XDA Exec)...

Ok, I got confused since one its bullet sheet it lists WCDMA 2100. I know it's an older model, but I've had it pushing on 2.5 years......

[monty]

Strange, I only see UMTS 2100 listed in the phone specs, while CAT uses CDMA 2000 EV-DO (not WCDMA)...

[stumonster]

http://www.pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=312

Cellular Phone

Cellular Networks: GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS2100

Cellular Data Link: CSD, GPRS, UMTS

I have seen these sold a while ago in pantip so they should work here

[monty]

http://www.pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=312

Cellular Phone

Cellular Networks: GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS2100

Cellular Data Link: CSD, GPRS, UMTS

I have seen these sold a while ago in pantip so they should work here

They will work, but not on CAT's CDMA EV_DO network.

just pop in a sim from AIS, Dtac or True and you'll be up and running.

The plain jain GPRS will not give you much joy using the net though...

[dave_boo]

http://www.pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=312

Cellular Phone

Cellular Networks: GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS2100

Cellular Data Link: CSD, GPRS, UMTS

I have seen these sold a while ago in pantip so they should work here

They will work, but not on CAT's CDMA EV_DO network.

just pop in a sim from AIS, Dtac or True and you'll be up and running.

The plain jain GPRS will not give you much joy using the net though...

Yeah, I use an AIS sim, but as pointed out am stuck on GPRS. I don't know the difference between WCDMA and CDMA, but apparently there is something even if the names are so similar.

[monty]

Yeah, the faster systems are getting quiet confusing

At the moment it looks like Thailand will go the HSPA way, with Dtac rolling out in Chonburi and Phuket first.

Then there will still remain the question of frequencies. Dtac according to press releases will use the 850 Mhz band.

Supposedly devices such as the HTC TyTN are compatible with what they will deploy.

One huge advantage of HSPA devices such as the one mentioned above, is that they are normally backward compatible with the slower GSM data systems.

This means if no HSPA is deployed where you are, it'll fall back to Edge, and no Edge available, it'll fall back to GPRS. Which means that today you already have nationwide access to the net, albeit at slower speeds!