New owner needs 2001 XK8 Motorola Timeport / VERIZON phone

Submitted by tommcm@comcast.net on Sat, 01/29/2005 - 18:51

Dave!

Thanks for correcting me. I stand corrected and apologize to this site if I gave incorrect information. I understood the question to be Motorola Phone. To the best of my knowledge Motorola doesn't do much CDMA. At least in the time frame we are discussing for the phone in question.

I have no desire to get into a contest over it, i was simply trying to alert the guy to be cautious when he makes the replacement.

Sorry I got involved here! Sounds like my opinion is of little value!

Submitted by dasutton1250@a… on Sat, 01/29/2005 - 17:13

Tom,

Do your homework! Verizon has never had GSM. It is purely CDMA technology. However some areas have roaming agreements with other GSM services in Europe. This requires a Tri-mode cellphone. But not in the U.S. Verizon's roaming agreements in the U.S. are with Sprint. They are the ONLY two CDMA nationwide providers in the U.S. today.

Dave Sutton
1969 Jaguar XKE Series II Coupe

Submitted by dasutton1250@a… on Sat, 01/29/2005 - 16:47

Tom,

Do your homework! Verizon has never had GSM. It is purely CDMA technology. However some areas have roaming agreements with other GSM services in Europe. This requires a Tri-mode cellphone. But not in the U.S. Verizon's roaming agreements in the U.S. are with Sprint. They are the ONLY two CDMA nationwide providers in the U.S. today.

Dave Sutton
1969 Jaguar XKE Series II Coupe

Submitted by dasutton1250@a… on Sat, 01/29/2005 - 16:46

Tom,

Do your homework! Verizon has never had GSM. It is purely CDMA technology. However some areas have roaming agreements with other GSM services in Europe. This requires a Tri-mode cellphone. But not in the U.S. Verizon's roaming agreements in the U.S. are with Sprint. They are the ONLY two CDMA nationwide providers in the U.S. today.

Dave Sutton
1969 Jaguar XKE Series II Coupe

Submitted by tommcm@comcast.net on Sat, 01/29/2005 - 13:25

Not true!

Verizon has GSM phones or did as well as CDMA. they had both technologies up until about 1 year ago!

Submitted by dasutton1250@a… on Sat, 01/29/2005 - 13:02

FYI, Verizon does not provide GSM service. Verizon is CDMA and is the main competitor with Sprint. GSM services are provided by Cingular, AT&T (now owned by Cingular), and T-Mobile

Dave Sutton
1969 Jaguar XKE Series II Coupe
1973 MGB Roadster
1952 MG TD

Submitted by tommcm@comcast.net on Sat, 01/29/2005 - 12:47

Try EBay. They have older phones and such. Pretty cheap!

Be careful! Make sure you get a GSM phone rather than CDMA. Motorola makes several types of phones and if you by the wrong one you will not be able to get on the correct network!