Neo1973 compatible cellphone providers
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| − | OpenMoko uses quad-band [[GSM]] (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) so any GSM provider in the world should be compatible. Choosing the right (GSM) provider is not a special topic only for using the Neo1973 at your | + | OpenMoko uses quad-band [[GSM]] (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) so any GSM provider in the world should be compatible. Choosing the right (GSM) provider is not a special topic only for using the Neo1973 at your location. In general, when you are looking for a mobile solution in your region, you would need to be aware of: |
| − | * the network coverage of | + | * the ''network coverage'' of available providers |
| − | * different tariffs of these | + | * different ''tariffs'' of these providers |
| − | and choose the right for you. | + | and choose the one that is right for you. If you haven't had any experience with GSM coverage in your area, you may want to inquire locally from the available providers and people you know that may already have experienced GSM at your location. You may also want to subscribe to our mailing list. If you have doubts about the coverage for your area, you may want to borrow a GSM phone or buy an inexpensive one so that you can get a feel for how the Neo1973 will work in your area. You can help keep your cost down by using a prepaid card for your testing. |
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| + | Here is some information on Prepaid GSM cards: | ||
* [http://www.prepaidgsm.net/ PrePaidGSM - worldwide overview about GSM prepaid offers] | * [http://www.prepaidgsm.net/ PrePaidGSM - worldwide overview about GSM prepaid offers] | ||
| − | Think twice before choosing a tariff with long duration contracts ( | + | Think twice before choosing a tariff with long duration contracts (more than 12 months), because prices for the GPRS data tariffs are ''likely'' to lower in many countries. Also, long duration contracts are mostly combined with hardware (ie: free or steeply discounted phone with a 24 or 36 month contract). It will be worth your while to shop around for competing offers from the different providers in your area. |
| − | + | We chose the GSM network format for the Neo1973 because GSM is in use by more countries than any other mobile phone standard. As a result, you will have better coverage with the Neo1973, and we felt that it was the best choice for our OpenMoko devices. When the Neo1973 is successful, and we believe that it will be, we will be developing new devices that we will be bringing to market. They will be running OpenMoko and supporting additional mobile phone network standards as well. So if GSM is not available in your area (ie: some areas in the USA), OpenMoko will be bringing other options to market in the future. | |
| − | + | Below is a list of OpenMoko-compatible providers around the world. Please help by filling this out ''alphabetically'': | |
== Canada == | == Canada == | ||
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OpenMoko uses quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) so any GSM provider in the world should be compatible. Choosing the right (GSM) provider is not a special topic only for using the Neo1973 at your location. In general, when you are looking for a mobile solution in your region, you would need to be aware of:
- the network coverage of available providers
- different tariffs of these providers
and choose the one that is right for you. If you haven't had any experience with GSM coverage in your area, you may want to inquire locally from the available providers and people you know that may already have experienced GSM at your location. You may also want to subscribe to our mailing list. If you have doubts about the coverage for your area, you may want to borrow a GSM phone or buy an inexpensive one so that you can get a feel for how the Neo1973 will work in your area. You can help keep your cost down by using a prepaid card for your testing.
Here is some information on Prepaid GSM cards:
Think twice before choosing a tariff with long duration contracts (more than 12 months), because prices for the GPRS data tariffs are likely to lower in many countries. Also, long duration contracts are mostly combined with hardware (ie: free or steeply discounted phone with a 24 or 36 month contract). It will be worth your while to shop around for competing offers from the different providers in your area.
We chose the GSM network format for the Neo1973 because GSM is in use by more countries than any other mobile phone standard. As a result, you will have better coverage with the Neo1973, and we felt that it was the best choice for our OpenMoko devices. When the Neo1973 is successful, and we believe that it will be, we will be developing new devices that we will be bringing to market. They will be running OpenMoko and supporting additional mobile phone network standards as well. So if GSM is not available in your area (ie: some areas in the USA), OpenMoko will be bringing other options to market in the future.
Below is a list of OpenMoko-compatible providers around the world. Please help by filling this out alphabetically:
Canada
China
- China Mobile
- China Unicom (CHINA UNICOM GSM)
Czech Republic
Estonia
- EMT
- Tele2 - Very low rates for GPRS. You can get 3GB of bandwidth for 675EEK(~43€) per month.
- Elisa - With M-internet plan you get free access to Elisa wifi hotspots
Finland
- Cubio
- Dna - Also a roaming network operator (Network operated under the name Dna Networks Ltd)
- Elisa - Also a roaming network operator.
- Go mobile
- Hesburger - Do you want sim card(s) with that?
- Kolumbus - Strangely they don't offer their website in English, but they're a part of the Elisa.
- Teliasonera - Also a roaming network operator.
- Telefinland - They haven't got an English site, but they're part of the Teliasonera.
- Ålands Mobiltelefon - Only in the Åland Islands in the southwestern Finland. Also a roaming network operator.
Germany
All:
India
All GSM:
- Airtel
- Vodafone
- Idea
- Reliance GSM
- BPL Mobile
- Spice
Japan
According to the GSM-Association there ist no GSM in Japan, except for UMTS.
Lithuania
Netherlands
All.
(There are more)
For a breakdown of SIM-only plans, go to Bellen.com
New Zealand
Norway
- NetCom (GSM900/1800 & UMTS)
- Network Norway (GSM900)
- Telenor (GSM900/1800 & UMTS)
Poland
Romania
- Zapp is running CDMA (Qualcomm style) and as such it is incompatible with Neo1973. Future versions of the Neo1973 may come with a CDMA-capable baseband chip or FIC may release both GSM- and CDMA- enabled versions sometime in the future.
Taiwan
- Chunghwa Telecom
- Far EasTone Telecommunications Co Ltd
- KG Telecom
- MobiTai
- Taiwan Mobile Co.Ltd
United Kingdom
United States
- Cingular - soon to be AT&T
- T-Mobile
- Other (more local) GSM-network providers can be found at GSMworld.com
- UNICEL - A provider that has GPRS and EDGE in many parts of Northeast / New England. Coverage in ME, VT, NH, MA, NY. It is not listed at GSMworld. 850/1900 bands.
- Wikipedia has a list of providers and technologies here. Only GSM networks are compatible with Neo1973.
- PrepaidGSM.net information about GSM prepaid cards in the USA
Rest of World (Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America)
- almost all use GSM thus they are compatible
(More info available at: GSMworld.com)
