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Buying phones in the U.S

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  • 26-11-2004 12:32pm
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    MunkyHed
    Registered Users Posts: 337 ✭✭


    Hi folks,
    Let me just say i know very little about mobiles. I'm off to america in the morning and it hit me that i could buy my girlfriend her xmas pressie over there. She wants a new phone. Is it possible to buy a phone in the states, bring it home, insert sim card and away i go? Its probably not goin to be that simple right!?
    She has a pay as you go nokia 3310 at the moment and i'd like to stay with Nokia. Any suggestions?


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    BrianD
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    Be careful! Not all US phones are GSM standard (even though they may be familiar looking models) and secondly their tri-band standards are different to ours so you may find that the flexibility of your handset is limited outside of the States.


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    RicardoSmith
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    It would need to be a GSM phone and have the same bands as here (what are they 900/1800? can't remember). They have non GSM phones aswell as GSM phones.


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    query
    Closed Accounts Posts: 154 ✭✭query


    Buying a phone in the US without a network connection is likely to work out very expensive -- and you'll have to pay extra for GSM as it's non standard there.


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    MunkyHed
    Registered Users Posts: 337 ✭✭MunkyHed


    Thanks for the info lads, Sounds a bit too dodgy to buy in the US. looks like she'll be getting the 3220. Which everyone will have!


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    BrianD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,221 ✭✭✭BrianD


    If you are flying through the UK it might be worth while checking out the retailers in the duty free. I know Dixons are in most airports and have a range of SIM free phones. Don't what the prices are though and they will be sterling.


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    baegan
    Registered Users Posts: 94 ✭✭baegan


    I'm thinking aboiut buying a new unlocked nokia 6230 triband from ebay?
    Does anyone know for sure if the phone will work in Ireland, when I put my sim card into it?


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    Easy-C
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭Easy-C


    I got a 7250 from the u.s, had no problems


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