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Cell phone question

Forum,
I have a cell phone I'd like to use in Colombia, it's a Motorola MPX200.
It's billed as a GSM, however I've heard that some of the MPX200's are only 1800/1900.
If this is the case, will this phone work with any carrier in Cartagena/Barranquilla?
(OLA? BellSouth? COMCEL?)
I know I'll need a new SIM card, and it is completely unlocked.
Thanks in advance!

By Saltador on Nov 13, 2005, 19:34 in Friendly Talkzone.

jediknight says on Nov 13, 2005, 21:37:

can be used with OLA comcel and movistar use 800(850) while OLA uses 1900.

the 800(850) can be better because the signal pentrates buildings so you have better reception indoors.

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Crazy4Cali says on Nov 14, 2005, 21:40:

Yup you have to call Cingular and tell them to activate international calling/roaming. My guess is they want to make sure you know you'll be paying $2.50/minute to use your phone down there.

It doesn't take too many minutes to make it worth buying a prepago phone and using a colombian number. (My prepago cost $40 + $5 for a card. That is only 16 minutes of international roaming.

Also, with a prepago, the international calls (e.g. calling the U.S.) are MUCH cheaper.

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