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