worldphone vs. domestic (Score 1)

Surprisingly, I don't see this issue having been raised in any of the previous threads, though I mentioned it on my blog about a week ago. The T226 replacement for the T68i is not a triband phone. It operates only on 850/1900MHz, the two American only GSM networks. Since I bought my T68i precisely to be a worldphone, going back to two separate phones to get decent domestic service is going to be a PITA. I might as well switch....T-Mobile perhaps? or wait for the Cingular merge? My friend vowe also notices that international travellers to the US will now have to upgrade to quad-band phones...