By definition, a GSM Cellular Phone is only a cell phone that uses a certain type of transmission method, i.e. Global System for Mobile (GSM) communication. Though this method was known earlier, it had been first applied on a commercial basis only in 1991. Today, the majority of cell phones all over the world use the GSM.
Since the GSM uses the TDMA digital technology, it is possible to have up to three voices in one slot as compared to the analog cell phones where only one voice could go into one slot. The GSM technology can do so since it uses digital compression along with its in-built encryption feature. Hence, even if the space used is the same, there is more usage capacity.
There are many advantages in using the GSM Cellular Phone for which it owes its awesome global popularity. Some of the most outstanding benefits are enumerated below:
- You can use a SIM card – the Subscriber Identification Module or the SIM card can give one a lot of freedom. You can collect all type of data on this chip and then use it in any other mobile set as and when you change it. The other types of sets do not allow you this freedom.
- Exceptional sound quality – since the GSM Cellular Phone uses digital technology, it is possible to filter out all the unnecessary background sounds leaving the voice clear and loud for excellent communication.
- High security – the GSM Cellular Phone comes with in built security that no other telephone system offers without a specific request. Hence, you are assured that your conversation is secure and safe anytime, anywhere at no extra cost. International Options
- It offers international roaming ability – the GSM Cellular Phone can easily connect and relate to other international digital providers and hence provide you with the freedom of using your cell phone even when you travel internationally. Though the calls are slightly more expensive, subscribers are happy to use this facility since it is difficult to inform everybody of their new numbers as and when they travel.
- Longer talk time – the digital technology allows for much longer talk time since the battery is used in the best possible manner. This is further enhanced by the fact one can handle more than one call at a time.
- Added features to the GSM Cellular Phone – with this type of cell phone you can integrate MP3, camera, FM Radio etc. making the phone an entertainment gadget besides the useful accessory that it is.
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BlackBerry 8320 Curve Pale Gold myFaves Phone (T-Mobile)
Amazon.com Product Description
Adding a fashionable touch to Research in Motion’s formidable arsenal of telephonic, PIM, and media tools, the BlackBerry 8320 Curve for T-Mobile is also the smallest, lightest BlackBerry phone that includes a full QWERTY keyboard. This amalgam of the svelte BlackBerry Pearl and the more business-oriented 8800 combines RIM’s long-valued corporate email and messaging platform with a host of advanced multimedia features, including a 2-megapixel camera and stereo Bluetooth (for listening to music via wireless headphones). In addition to its quad-band GSM and EDGE connectivity, it also offers Wi-Fi connectivity for access to the Internet and email as well as access to T-Mobile’s Hotspot @Home service. This version comes in pale gold, but it’s also available in titanium.
T-Mobile Service Options
With T-Mobile HotSpot @Home service, you’ll effortlessly transition between Wi-Fi calling and T-Mobile’s wireless network while you talk. You can get unlimited nationwide calls over Wi-Fi–at home via your wireless router or at any U.S. T-Mobile HotSpot. You can also use the HotSpot @Home service via most open, or unsecured, wireless routers, as well as any secured wireless router for which you have access to the password from the owner. This phone is compatible with the 802.11b/g Wi-Fi standard as well as the following wireless security protocols: WEP, WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES-CCMP), LEAP, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-FAST, EAP-SIM, EAP-AKA. Whenever you’re not using a Wi-Fi network, the Curve works just like a regular mobile phone, using your Whenever Minutes under your T-Mobile voice plan.
This phone also includes compatibility with T-Mobile’s myFaves service, which allows you to call up to five of your most common contacts–on any network, even landlines–without using any of your minutes. Learn more about myFaves from T-Mobile.
Staying Connected
With BlackBerry’s push email technology, your email will find you without having to initiate a connection. BlackBerry devices are designed to remain on and continuously connected to the wireless network, notifying you as new email arrives. In addition to the text, you can also receive and view attachments in a wide range of popular file formats, including Microsoft Office, Corel WordPerfect, and Adobe PDF.
Browse the web with the integrated, full-featured browser, which quickly and efficiently displays HTML pages as well as enables you to set up RSS feeds to stay connected to up-to-the-minute news and blog posts. And keep up with your contacts using a variety of instant message (IM) networks, including the integrated Blackberry Messenger as well as downloadable clients for Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger, and Lotus Sametime.
For corporate users, the Curve delivers all the enterprise email and messaging capabilities you’ve come to expect. It’s supported on BlackBerry Internet Service, giving you access to up to 10 work or personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts), as well as BlackBerry Enterprise Server, enabling advanced security and IT administration within IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange and Novell GroupWise environments.
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