In article <ftj7m1$g65$1@reader2.panix.com>,
Mike S. <retsuhcs@xinap.moc> wrote:
>
>In article <47fcc0aa$0$36365$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>,
>SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>>Mike S. wrote:
>>> In article <47f831a6$0$36405$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>,
>>> SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>>>> plenty900@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Anybody here used the CECT P168?
>>>>> I've only met one person who has it but she says it works fine.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>> It's not good for the U.S. as it lacks the most popular GSM band in the
>>>> U.S., 850 MHz. If you only have 1900 MHz for the U.S. then your coverage
>>>> will be very, very poor.
>>>
>>> The latest shipments of the P168+ are quad-band GSM.
>>
>>This isn't clear. Look at
>>"http://storesense2.megawebservers.com/stores/h/HS6191/cataloglist.html"
>>
>>Where they now have a tri-band North American version, but still no quad
>>band. "http://zydaglo.com" Not much use in Europe and Asia.
>>
>>Where did you see a quad band?
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/CECT-iPhone-Quad...QQcmdZViewItem

After some pointed questioning of a few eBay sellers, and watching a
YouTube video that specifically explains this, I have to correct my
earlier posting. There does not seem to be a true quad-band (i.e. 850 900
1800 1900 all present and functioning in the same phone) version of this
phone.

The P168+ now comes in a North American version which substitutes 850 for
900. Although 900 will still appear in the engineering menu where you can
select bands, it will not work as the hardware is not set up for it.

As I understand it, the way to truly tell what you are getting is to look
at the IMEI sticker inside the battery compartment. It lists the the
frequency bands the hardware supports, and the choices are etiehr
850-1800-1900 or 900-1800-1900. A P168+ bearing a sticker that says
850-900-1800-1900 has not been spotted as far as I can see. Obviously an
honest and cooperative dealer is essential to making such a transaction
safe.