The GSM Mobile phone standard works by allowing a user to participate in a globally available network through the means of SIM cards. These cards are offered as prepaid plans that allow someone to use many different telecommunications providers throughout the world.
CDMA is a type of network that cell phone company's use. There are to meager types of networks that are used CDMA and GSM. Cell phone are usally made to work on one or the other network. The Iphone is GSM and Verizons Dare is CDMA but some phone can work on both like the new Blackberry storm.
Yes, the Blackberry phone is a GSM phone. GSM stands for Global System for Mobile Communications. http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/question537.htm
please answer GSM is global system for mobile. Its wireless communication system.
GSM is a cellular network and mobile phones connect to it by finding other GSM phone in the area. These phones are spread across 212 countries and territories and work whereever there is another GSM phone in the vicinity. The coverage area of each phone is also dependent on the cell size.
According to Zain mobile they do. It needs to be an unlocked GSM phone or a Zain phone that accepts a SIM card.
No you cannot. AT&T uses a GSM network and Boost uses iDEN and the two are not even remotely compatible. The Boost SIM card can be used for international roaming but it will not work with GSM networks in the US. It will not work either way, a Boost SIM will not work in a GSM device and a GSM SIM will not work in a Boost device.
If the unlocked phone is an IDEN network phone then yes. If the unlocked phone is a GSM phone, meaning it was previously locked to a GSM carrier (i.e. AT&T, T Mobile) then it would not work on Boost Mobile as this carrier uses a different technology, which is not compatible with GSM based phones.
Probably not. The Sprint Nexus S is a CDMA device. Simple Mobile uses GSM devices. An unlocked Nexus S that can run on GSM networks will work however.
GSM in GSM phone stands for Global System for Mobile Communications. This is the worldwide standard for mobile phones and is relevant in countries such as Canada, the United States and countries in Europe.
A GSM fax machine is that a fax machine that connects to the phone network through GSM (Global System for Mobile) (aka cell phone technology).
No, it is not universally used around the world. However, it is used throughout the European Union, as well as in several other countries. It is also part of the GSM mobile phone standard, so should work on all GSM mobile (cell) phones.
Nokia manufacturers the 6600i. It is manufactured in Finland. It is an unlocked GSM mobile cell phone. If you like cell phones, this is a good strong and well supported phone.