| There are many companies providing | | | | Cingular also provides cell phones on a |
| telephone services in the United States. | | | | nationwide network. It uses GSM |
| Some of the cell phone service providers | | | | technology. |
| are Verizon, Sprint, Nextel, Cingular | | | | Cingular cell phones being GSM, they are |
| and T-mobile. They use both CDMA and GSM | | | | not designed for analog roaming in rural |
| technology in their cell phones offering | | | | areas so service may sometimes be |
| services in urban and rural areas across | | | | limited to urban areas. |
| the country. | | | | T-Mobile cell phones work on the world |
| Verizon, the largest cell phone operator | | | | standard GSM/GPRS technology. Coverage |
| in the United States, uses the CDMA | | | | is mainly limited to urban areas. |
| technology in its cell phones. It offers | | | | T-Mobile used to be called Voicestream |
| digital service in high density | | | | but was bought by German company |
| population areas and analog service in | | | | T-Mobile. |
| rural areas of the country. | | | | You can get handsets of your choice from |
| Sprint also offers cell phone services | | | | any brand to get services from these |
| on a nationwide CDMA network. It offers | | | | operators. Handsets makers Palm, |
| digital service in high density | | | | Motorola, Samsung, Sprint and LG |
| population areas as well as analog | | | | Electronics are selling cell phones with |
| service in rural areas across the | | | | all these latest features in the US |
| country. | | | | market. Motorola, maker of the Razr and |
| Nextel offers phones specialized in | | | | other popular handsets, is one the top |
| push-to-talk technology and works on a | | | | brands. |
| nationwide network. Its iDEN cell | | | | Manu Goel site the portal which helps |
| phones, manufactured by Motorola, let | | | | in filling-out the application forms for |
| users operate their phones as long | | | | US green cards and helps in ensuring |
| distance two-paging devices. Thus, not | | | | that the forms are complete in all |
| only can they make calls, but they can | | | | respects, to know more about other |
| also talk to each other instantly by | | | | information if you are planning to visit |
| pushing a button, just like with two-way | | | | the US or if you are thinking of |
| radios. The Nextel cell phones do not | | | | applying for a US visa or a for a |
| include analog roaming facilities. | | | | fianc‚/e visa. |