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Cell phone frequency set
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff

The new third generation cell telephones will be operating in the 850 megahertz range, said the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad Monday. The company said that this information is important to persons who seek to purchase telephones. Some operate on different frequencies than the one allocated for cell service here, the company said.

The company also said that cameras within the cell phone for videoconferencing and some musical systems might not be of the type the phone company is using. The company suggested that purchasers restrict their search to phones approved by the company. However the company does not seem to have a list of approved devices on its Web page yet.

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" The future's uncertain and the END is always near...."

Speaking of muy tico...

I wouldn't be to anxious to jump on the 3G bandwagon in CR.
I know that all of the tech-freaks are chomping at the bit but ICE will be "phasing in" the 3G features, starting with voice and text first. What? Faster phone calls?

They will probably let the public in on the "secret" features of their Chineese network after they have it working.

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No one should jump on the bandwagon at this time. CAFTA has opened the market to competition to ICE for cell service. Major companies have submitted paperwork to be approved to offer service. It is just a matter of time until real competition for your business will exist in CR.

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