At&t Gophone

[CqK]

I will be in the USA for three weeks this October. I moved to Thailand in 1997 and I've not been back since. I have a used Nokia 3310 or 3315 (old one) I purchased in Thailand. A friend of mine has suggested I bring the phone with me and purchase AT&T's "GoPhone" cards.

I cannot ask AT&T if I can use the "GoPhone" card in my mobile phone because I cannot register with AT&T . . . they require my wireless number before I can email them. I do not have an AT&T wireless number so they don't have my wireless number on record.

I'd like to have my own phone while I'm in the States so I'm not giving old friends god knows how many other old friends phone numbers where I might be on any given day! However, I'm unwilling to pay nearly $200 plus the cost of the "GoPhone" cards, to have my own phone for three weeks. "Six of one, half a dozen of another".

I can take my phone with me and find out once I'm there . . . but it would be nice to hear one way or the other before leaving. Then another query would be, will the mobile phone battery recharger I have for Thailand's 220 lines work on the USA's 110 lines?

Thanks.

[onethailand]

Assuming GoPhone is for AT&T's GSM network, you can use your phone there (of course, assuming you are on AIS or DTAC or True here).

You will have to look at the charger to see if it will work on 110 - if it says 200-230v, it won't.

[d(-.-)b]

Make sure your phone is Tri-band or Quad-band and you shouldn't have problem. US uses GSM1900, while Thailand uses GSM900 and GSM1800. As for charger, new phones nowadays are universal, means no adapter/transformer required. Hope this helps.

[Groongthep]

Make sure your phone is Tri-band or Quad-band and you shouldn't have problem. US uses GSM1900, while Thailand uses GSM900 and GSM1800. As for charger, new phones nowadays are universal, means no adapter/transformer required. Hope this helps.

d(-.-)b is absolutely correct but unfortunately the Nokia 3315 is approved for use on the EGSM 900 and

GSM 1800 networks and not the GSM1900 network which is used in the United States. (Nokia 3315 Operations Manual: Click Here). As an alternative you could go to one of the many second hand mobile phone shops at MBK and buy a used tri band or quad band for about a 1000฿ and take it back to the States. It should work fine with a cheap AT&T or T-Mobile SIMS card.

[CqK]

Assuming GoPhone is for AT&T's GSM network, you can use your phone there (of course, assuming you are on AIS or DTAC or True here).

You will have to look at the charger to see if it will work on 110 - if it says 200-230v, it won't.

On AIS and charger reads INPUT AC 100 - 240 V . . . Thank you!

[onethailand]

Assuming GoPhone is for AT&T's GSM network, you can use your phone there (of course, assuming you are on AIS or DTAC or True here).

You will have to look at the charger to see if it will work on 110 - if it says 200-230v, it won't.

On AIS and charger reads INPUT AC 100 - 240 V . . . Thank you!

d(-.-)b is right - something I forgot because I only buy tri-band phones now And Groongthep has pointed out that your model is a dual-band (which will be 900-1800). GSM in the US is on 850 and 1900.

If you were to switch for a Nokia Tri-band phone, you might still find the charger will be the same one

[CqK]

Assuming GoPhone is for AT&T's GSM network, you can use your phone there (of course, assuming you are on AIS or DTAC or True here).

You will have to look at the charger to see if it will work on 110 - if it says 200-230v, it won't.

On AIS and charger reads INPUT AC 100 - 240 V . . . Thank you!

d(-.-)b is right - something I forgot because I only buy tri-band phones now And Groongthep has pointed out that your model is a dual-band (which will be 900-1800). GSM in the US is on 850 and 1900.

If you were to switch for a Nokia Tri-band phone, you might still find the charger will be the same one

This is great. Now I have direction and thanks to all three of you, I no longer feel like the village idiot.

[Somtham]

It really depends on where in the US you are going whether or not your multi band GSM will work. Make sure you check out the coverage maps for ATT in your area. ATT GSM coverage in CA used to really suck if you left any of the big cities. While we are visiiting the US I ended up going to Verizon and bought one of their phones and I think a 100 minutes for $30 and as with most companies Verizon to Verizon calls were free. I've had good reception from TJ all the way to Northern CA. You can buy more minutes on line with a credit card if needed.

good luck