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    Desperate For A Phone

    I've been waiting for three months for the Samsung Galaxy S2 to finally arrive. So far the only options I've heard about are importing a nerfed version from the UK that lacks NFC support, or POSSIBLY a version from India that may or may not have both the NFC and the SuperAMOLED screen. I'm...
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    Where do I get an unlocked NFC capable version?

    Ok. So, I already know that the UK version of the phone doesn't have NFC, so that's not an option. Where can I get an unlocked GSM version of the Samsung Galaxy S2 that has an NFC chip inside? The best USA compatibility would be best, but all quad-band GSM phones will work here on GSM...
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    How long till the NFC phones?

    Ok. I've been thinking about buying a new phone for a long time now (I have a Windows Mobile 2003 device made back in September 2004). After a bunch of agonizing over the fact that modern phones are only ever compatible with one data network, even if the phone is supposedly "unlocked" (stupid...
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    Are GSM and UMTS similar, or completely different?

    Ok. I think I've gotten confused at some point. GSM. That does voice, obviously. Does it also do the whole data thing too? I see phones with GSM frequencies listed, and I see phones with UMTS frequencies listed, and somewhere I think I got the idea that GSM was for voice, and UMTS was for data...
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    Need advice on selecting first phone in seven years.

    I currently own a i-mate... actually, screw it. Who cares what I currently own? All you need to know is I bought it used, it's running Windows Mobile 2003, was probably made in 2004, and is a piece. of. crap. At least by today's standards. I mean, if it loses power, it also loses every bit of...