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  • adjective describing a mobile telephone having a choice of three operating frequencies alowing it to be used in Europe and North America

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Examples

  • The LG KC550 has three GSM network and works on tri-band technology and that gives the user the ability to roam around worldwide.

    Fully Gizmo | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • The BlackBerry Bold is tri-band, which means it will work on most cellphone networks around the world.

    Past Tech Trends & Products: Technology Live Archive 2008

  • The BlackBerry Bold is tri-band, which means it will work on most cellphone networks around the world.

    Meet the BlackBerry Bold 2008

  • Also featuring a virtual qwerty Keyboard, large colour screen, useful widgets including weather, news, clock and music player as well as a scroll wheel to control all functions, the OT-708 is a tri-band handset and comes with a 4GB SD slot to enable storage of all pictures, videos, and other downloaded applications.

    Alcatel Launch New Touch Mini Thatsnews 2009

  • Also featuring a virtual qwerty Keyboard, large colour screen, useful widgets including weather, news, clock and music player as well as a scroll wheel to control all functions, the OT-708 is a tri-band handset and comes with a 4GB SD slot to enable storage of all pictures, videos, and other downloaded applications.

    Archive 2009-08-01 Thatsnews 2009

  • Your phone needs to be tri-band too – ie. it needs to be able to switch in to the European frequency – 900Mhz.

    Scripting News for 5/24/2007 « Scripting News Annex 2007

  • NOTE: This GSM Cell Phone is a tri-band compatible with GSM at 900MHz, 1800MHz and 1900MHz.

    Sim Gsm | Surveillance 2009

  • Not only does this soon-to-be-available tri-band "multimedia smartphone" (www. sonyericsson.com) let the ober-connected business traveler keep in touch from just about anywhere in the world, but its built-in digital camera can even snap some photos along the way -- and then transmit them home.

    Gear On The Go 2008

  • Next month Motorola will bring out a "tri-band" phone, the L7089.

    When Mobile Phones Aren't Really Mobile 2008

  • But the problem begins when the cellphone that a reporter uses is not available on a tri-band mode because there is no way that he could get through the editorial desk which he wanted to connect.

    Gov't media lag behind in coverage 2008

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