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Dual-Band GSM/CDMA Samsung Sighted on FCC

May 3, 2008, 6:00 PM by Eric M. Zeman

The Samsung SCH-i770 was recently approved by the FCC. Documents seen on the FCC site provide some interesting details about this device. It has dual-band 850/1900 GSM and dual-band 850/1900 CDMA radios. It also has other bands (possibly GSM 900/1800), but it could not be confirmed what the exact additional bands were in the existing documents. The SCH-i770 also contains Bluetooth and Wi-Fi radios. Typically, Samsung models with this type of numbering are PDA-style phones slated for release on Verizon Wireless's network. The FCC documents do not, however, confirm that the SCH-i770 will be sold by Verizon, nor what possible roaming scenarios might be permitted/possible with such a phone.

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2.6" display 320 x 320 pixels
MSM7500 processor
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jrfdsf

May 3, 2008, 9:24 PM

I Wondered When This Would Happen

With the shutdown of analog, I knew it was just a matter of time before wireless companies would begin exploring other roaming possibilities. If this new phone will roam off of AT&T and T-Mobile, it will be a big win for Verizon. The more coverage, the better.

Hopefully, the other carriers will follow suit on this.

TheBrickHouse

jrfdsf said:
With the shutdown of analog, I knew it was just a matter of time before wireless companies would begin exploring other roaming possibilities. If this new phone will roam off of AT&T and T-Mobile, it will be a big win f

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LordObento

May 4, 2008, 6:23 PM

VZW Wants more global roaming

VZW phone, even the Global Phone are not usable everywhere. Add a Domestic GSM for usability in the americas. Mexico is decomission some of their CDMA network so... VZW needs something to work in the Deep South.

durkadurkha

seeing how all the Pedro's and Jose's have sneaked up here illegally i could see how they would have a need for a phone to work when they go back to the great land of "Sneak your trash into the USA" and help their deadbeat families get stateside.

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TDBearCT

May 5, 2008, 10:07 AM

Sounds more like a T-Mobile/Sprint/Nextel Phone

Given that there are rumors of T-Mobile acquiring Sprint-Nextel, this phone would be the perfect choice for a multi-technology network.

Jsnow

May 4, 2008, 4:19 AM

VZW+UNICEL?

If this is true,(and not a mistake in any documentation), I wonder if the handset is meant for VZW and Unicel customers. I know Verizon Wireless acquired Unicel not too long ago and had planned to add CDMA equipment to
the existing Unicel GSM equipment at the base stations. One of the articles I found did state that VZW wanted to keep the GSM technology up and running for roaming.
Aren't the two (CDMA and GSM) radios going to interfere
with each other though?

dave73

Jsnow said:
If this is true,(and not a mistake in any documentation), I wonder if the handset is meant for VZW and Unicel customers. I know Verizon Wireless acquired Unicel not too long ago and had planned to add CDMA equipment to

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Rich Brome

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Aren't the two (CDMA and GSM) radios going to interfere with each other though?

They wouldn't run at the same time. I pretty much guarantee you will have to manually choose CDMA or GSM mode.

algorithmplus

May 4, 2008, 2:02 AM

LTE?

Maybe the other bands are for LTE. I bet Verizon and AT&T will "get in bed with each other", so to speak, to create a national LTE network with roaming agreements.

youareretarded

Verizon has already stated they are going to use 700mhz for LTE. Not gonna happen.

Phantom1359

Not to mention...the model number of this phone is typical for VZW and not AT&T. Also...LTE is atleast 2 years away for anybody (Verizon said 2, AT&T said 3)...and if this phone is going through FCC now...it is destined for release in a year or less ...
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Rich Brome

No, it is definitely too early for that. We won't see LTE phones for a while yet.

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