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GD55 Tri Band...how to tell??
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Posted by: SharpST77

hey..im going to HK on saturday..and i wanna pick up the gd55

is there anyway i can tell the difference between dual and tri band?? i dont wanna get ripped off...

Posted by: pookguy88

I heard that if Jay Chow is on the box then its tri-band cause its from Taiwan... anyways, good luck.

Can you post back here when you get it?
i'm planning on going to HK in a couple weeks and will probably buy this phone too. Please let us know where u got it, how much it costs.. etc...
thanx in advance.

Posted by: AccordCoupe99

make sure get ones that are from Taiwan

Posted by: rip

they were all tri-band and have a good trip guy.

rip

Posted by: eason_c

The HK version is also tri-band, just for some legal issuses, they can't advertis as "Tri-band". I have called many providers as well as Panasonic HK to verify this information already, although they keep telling me the phone is Dual band, they did also tell me the phone have the 1900mhz band. So the conclusion is the HK version of GD55 is "Dual" band, but it also have 1900mhz.

Posted by: lost_rebel

I do not understand why the Chinese make it so confusing. If it is truly a Panasonic GD55, then it is triband. There was never a dual band version.
Good Luck

Posted by: SharpST77

wait...u SURE that there is not dual band version and a tri band version?? so any GD55 i get would work in the US?!??

Posted by: kkr98

I was in Bangkok last week. The GD 55 was on sale for US $200 at MBK (fourth floor) to the back right side. They told me it was tri band but i pulled the manual and it did not list the GSM 1900 band in the specs. Another board member clearly stated that all GD55 phones are tri band and have a 1900 GSM band setting. The manaul is misprinted by accident or on purpose. I should have forked over the money but was worried that it would not function when brought home. Bring your 1900 GSM sim chip with you and pop it in the phone in HK. See if you can find the 1900 setting and see what happens. P.S. Let me know what the price is for the GD 55 in HK.

Posted by: Integra~R

Just got a pink one from HK about a week ago for $2000 HKD (about $400 CDN).
It's the Jay Chow version.