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Importing a phone from Europe?! |
Myke
Joined: Oct 17, 2002
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Hey guys I was wondering if I imported an unlocked phone from europe, is there any way i can get it to work in the US? |
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mk5808775
Joined: Jan 19, 2003
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You guys do have sim cards yet, do you? Sorry, it's a silly question, but I haven't ever seen a US phone which has a removable sim card. If you get an adaptor for your electrical outlet and use a GSM network, I think it should work.
How about customs in the US anyways? You might end up paying your ass off for just importing the phone.
I had to pay about USD50 customs and tax for importing two $20 t-shirts to Germany. Be careful, dude!
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sadlon
Joined: Nov 04, 2002
Posts: 59
From: Slovakia
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I used my phone in us without probs, but via roaming. I do not know much about us sim cards. And yes, it must support 1900Mhz.
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Myke
Joined: Oct 17, 2002
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sweet! yeah my t68i has a removable sim card. im gonna get the orange SPV phone. :- D
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mk5808775
Joined: Jan 19, 2003
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Are you sure? I'd think about that for a while.  |
insyder
Joined: Dec 17, 2002
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customs should not be a problem as long as you enter the destination country with an unpacked "used" phone. just check if you cau use gsm back home. |
Miss UK
Joined: Jan 11, 2003
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all uk phones have removable sims, in 98 sims were locked to the handset, if u want a import make sure its unlocked and tri band!
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JwY
Joined: Dec 03, 2002
Posts: 500
From: Canada GTA
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yeah! as long as it's unlocked and triband,
specifically, u'll need the 1900 frequency for america,
euro uses 900 and 1800. |
talla
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
Posts: 15
From: Dublin,Ireland
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@myke
orange spv phone is locked to orange network. will not work in america unless you find some way of unlocking it. Also you cannot install any applications that have not been certiffied by orange |
-utopist-
Joined: Jan 24, 2003
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From: Utopia V. 0.0
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be sure the phone isnt simlocked and its a triband phone 1900MHz network. at least thats what i thought, that you need a tri band phone in the states.
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sadlon
Joined: Nov 04, 2002
Posts: 59
From: Slovakia
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My personal experience was, that gsm signal (1900) is quite poor in the states. But i was in a roaming and sms messages were free of charge worldwide!
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n|ck_xp
Joined: Feb 16, 2002
Posts: 363
From: Greece/Rhodes
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HEHEHE!
You guys are so funny!
In the USA they Have a GSM network at 1900 Mhz.
So every GSM phone from Europe which is TriBand that means it support GSM 900/1800 and 1900 Mhz.
Those phones are working in the US Market.
All the others phones who are not GSM they just not work with the GSM network.You dont need a adapter!
Also a new GSM network starts in the US at 850 Mhz but is so difficult to fint a 850Mhz phone right now...
That companies wich are GSM in the USA are
T-Mobile (The best you can find there) GSM 1900
Cingular GSM 850/1900
AT&T GSM 1900
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nightic
Joined: Feb 18, 2002
Posts: 84
From: London
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WoeDee
Joined: Nov 23, 2002
Posts: 149
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I imported my P800 from Europe to the States and it works just fine. Any unlocked tri-band (900/1800/1900) GSM phone will work just fine in the States.
Re: SPV
I read somewhere that the phone and browser are locked to Orange. Can anyone confirm?
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nightic
Joined: Feb 18, 2002
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From: London
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