General (do foreign bought phone work in uk?)

Posted by weasel hunter
hi
can anybody tell me if i can buy a foreign phone but use it as a normal uk phone with a uk network provider.
cheers
weasel

[ This Message was edited by: masseur on 2005-03-01 20:07 ]

Posted by whizkidd
While buying a phone from abroad, make sure it is triband. Also, check make sure it is unlocked and unbranded. An unlocked phone should work with any GSM sim card.

Posted by weasel hunter
thanks

Posted by Sammy_boy
As long as the phone works on either the 900Mhz band (O2 and Vodafone), or the 1800Mhz GSM band (Orange, T-Mobile, Virgin), or preferably both bands, then the phone should work in the UK.