american nokia n95 in ireland?

harry92 · 22-04-2008 9:46pm #1

just wondering can a nokia n95 bought unlocked from america be used in ireland??

whisht · 23-04-2008 12:30pm

yes

center15 · 23-04-2008 1:24pm

AFAIK the 3g frequencies used in the North America Version are different to the european frequency's so the 3g won't work. Im open to correction.

Sam Vimes · 23-04-2008 1:44pm

you appear to be right center15. the american n95's hsdpa (3g) frequencies are 850 and 1900 instead of our 2100 MHz

http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n95-1716.php

stupid americans :mad:

ant043 · 23-04-2008 1:49pm

so does that mean if people buy the 3g iphone in the states, it will not work over here ?????

Sam Vimes · 23-04-2008 1:55pm

the 2g part will work but according to that site, the 3g part won't. it could be wrong

and remember it just means that that particular phone won't. others might also connect to 2100 MHz

ant043 · 23-04-2008 1:57pm

damn i was hoping to upgrade my 2g unlocked iphone to a 3g one when i go over in june.

whisht · 23-04-2008 2:22pm

@center15
Thank God somebody is awake today!
I was on another planet. Of course as stated, the 3G/HSDPA frequencies are totally different

center15 · 23-04-2008 3:21pm

ant043 wrote: »

so does that mean if people buy the 3g iphone in the states, it will not work over here ?????

Not necessarily, apple could release a worldwide 3g compatible iphone, which would make sense for them as they could just use the same stock worldwide.

Sam Vimes · 23-04-2008 3:37pm

center15 wrote: »

Not necessarily, apple could release a worldwide 3g compatible iphone, which would make sense for them as they could just use the same stock worldwide.

i don't think they will do it that way though. firstly, it's good for them to be able to prevent the europeans from getting their phones in america so they can rip them off.

and secondly, putting in the extra hardware would increase the size and weight of the phone

Bluefrog · 23-04-2008 9:36pm

I bought an N80 in the U.S. this time last year which operated on the European frequencies - it was a hell of a lot cheaper than it would have been here. European models do make it over there so it could be worth a poke around.

harry92 · 24-04-2008 10:05pm

thanks guys tink ill get one from america so.

so your saying that the 3G is the only thing that wont work on the phone??

Bluefrog · 25-04-2008 10:40am

Not sure if you understood me there. What I was suggesting was that you could have a look for a model that supports the european frequencies there. If you can live without 3G/HSDPA then so be it but if for exampe you are on 3 as your service provider not having a 3G capable phone could be problematic.

Sam Vimes · 25-04-2008 11:07am

Bluefrog wrote: »

Not sure if you understood me there. What I was suggesting was that you could have a look for a model that supports the european frequencies there. If you can live without 3G/HSDPA then so be it but if for exampe you are on 3 as your service provider not having a 3G capable phone could be problematic.

problematic in that it won't work in the majority of the country.

i would recommend you don't buy an n95 in america. the one bluefrog got that worked here wasn't a standard US model

Bluefrog · 25-04-2008 12:25pm

Precisely - why didn't I think of putting it that way.

american nokia n95 in ireland?

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