Quad band phone

[electrokawal]

Hey friends,
I'm planning to purchase a quad band phone that will work in the US.
Can someone plz suggest me a cheap and reliable quad band phone.
I don't want anything fancy.Just basic calling and text messaging.

[k4ce]

u can try the sony ericsson k530 ... quad band .... plus 3g ... it'll be better if u mention ur budget

[electrokawal]

The problem is that I'm unaware of the latest prices...
I want something that is as cheap as possible but yet reliable..
A basic quad band phone (something that is equivalent to Nokia 1650 out here)

[k4ce]

see most basic fones are made so that they are as affordable as possible ... so its unlikely u'll find quadband on any low end nokia ... u can try the lower end motorola series if price isnt a problem

[electrokawal]

All rite fellas,
I am changing the main criterion now...
I would like to go for a triband phone...
So can someone plz suggest me a cheap and reliable tri-band phone.
I don't want anything fancy.Just basic calling and text messaging.

[gforce23]

I think the original RAZR is quad-band and is pretty darn cheap these days.

If you're heading to the US, don't skip on the fourth band since it just won't work in a lot of cities served by the erstwhile Cingular (now AT&T Wireless) that uses the 850 band. Although TMobile exclusively uses the 1900 band, coverage is a bit spotty in the southeast, NYC and other areas where AT&T has more towers.

P.S.: Why do you want a buy phone from out here? Get one on a contract from the U.S. or better yet, get an unlocked phone from chinatowns.