EGSM
Extended GSM
A small radio frequency band used in Europe to provide added network capacity for GSM 900 networks.
If you are using one of the European GSM carriers that uses EGSM, then using an EGSM phone may improve coverage and/or reduce "network busy" messages.
EGSM spectrum is 880-890 MHz paired with 925-935 MHz, which is just below the original GSM 900 band.
Phones described as having "EGSM" or "EGSM 900" support both the orginal GSM 900 band and the extended band. Very old phones with "GSM 900" may not support EGSM.
Most phones since with "GSM 900" do support EGSM, it is just not listed that way since it is assumed that all newer phones support it.
Last updated Sep 24, 2015 by Rich Brome
Editor in Chief Rich became fascinated with cell phones in 1999, creating mobile web sites for phones with tiny black-and-white displays and obsessing over new phone models. Realizing a need for better info about phones, he started Phone Scoop in 2001, and has been helming the site ever since. Rich has spent two decades researching and covering every detail of the phone industry, traveling the world to tour factories, interview CEOs, and get every last spec and photo Phone Scoop readers have come to expect. As an industry veteran, Rich is a respected voice on phone technology of the past, present, and future.
