GSM PHONES
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GSM is the only cell phone network used all over the world, even in the USA GSM has a greater coverage than
CDMA, the second cell phone network that also has some coverage world wide, so your best bet wherever you are
is to get a GSM phone. All the mobile phones on this page are GSM Phones but so are all of the phones we
currently offer for sale so if you don't like any of the phones on this page you can also checkout our other
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What is a GSM Phone ?
A GSM phone is a type of mobile phone that uses the (G)lobal (S)ystem for (M)obile Communications to send and receive phone calls. GSM is a digital standard first offered commercially in 1991 and is currently the most popular mobile phone transmission technology in the world.
Propably the most significan benefit of a GSM phone is the addition of a SIM card, or "Subscriber Identification Module." This little chip slips into the back of GSM phones and provides all of the users' personal information. This includes contacts and calendar information in most cases, and more importantly the subscriber's personal identification information. Having this information on removable chip enables a GSM phone user to move a SIM card between mobile phones and still receive voice calls to the same number. It also prevents user from having to re-input personal information each time a new phone is purchased.
In Europe and most of Asia, GSM is the standard used by everyone. Having one technology is great, because users can simply move their chips to different phones if they travel to different countries or in most cases use the same phone. This is in contrast to the US, with so many competing standards and difficulty transferring between carriers.
The adoption of GSM technology and GSM phones as a standard also paved the way for the rise of text messaging in many countries. Text messaging is now also becoming popular in the US and probably it is this trend more than anything else that is slowly making GSM now overtake CDMA as the most widely used technology. Carriers in the US used, still use, various other technologies to route text messages through third party gateways.
The adoption of GSM technology and GSM phones as a standard also paved the way for the rise of text messaging in many countries. Text messaging is now also becoming popular in the US and probably it is this trend more than anything else that is slowly making GSM now overtake CDMA as the most widely used technology. Carriers in the US used, still use, various other technologies to route text messages through third party gateways.
GSM and GSM phones have found a significant boost due to Cingular Wireless becoming America's largest mobile provider. This organisation has adopted GSM technology and promotes the GSM phone's ease of use due to the swappable SIM card. Though the US still has many competing technologies, a GSM phone is now probably the wise decision even for US residents and this is most certainly the best option if they plan to travel overseas.
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