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Buying a phone in Ireland that is compatible in different countries.

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  • 23-01-2013 2:50am
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    aoibheaibrean
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭


    Hi, my phone is dying a slow death and I would like to know if new mobiles bought in Ireland can be used in different countries? I will probably be immigrating to England or Australia in the next couple of months so I would like to know can I buy a phone in Ireland that can be used in these countries also? Thank you.


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    Danger781
    Registered Users Posts: 5,687 ✭✭✭Danger781


    aoibheaibrean wrote: »
    Hi, my phone is dying a slow death and I would like to know if new mobiles bought in Ireland can be used in different countries? I will probably be immigrating to England or Australia in the next couple of months so I would like to know can I buy a phone in Ireland that can be used in these countries also? Thank you.

    As long as you buy it SIM free. As in not locked to a specific network.


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    Captain Chaos
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    Danger781 wrote: »
    As long as you buy it SIM free. As in not locked to a specific network.

    It has to be a quad band phone too, but I think all are at this stage. You can get any phone unlocked for about a tenner anyway.


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    aoibheaibrean
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭aoibheaibrean


    Thanks. So having a mobile bought in Ireland that is unlocked to different networks is the same as having a mobile unlocked to different countries too?


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    Danger781
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    aoibheaibrean wrote: »
    Thanks. So having a mobile bought in Ireland that is unlocked to different networks is the same as having a mobile unlocked to different countries too?

    Pretty much yes. You can't have a country lock, per se. As long as it is a quad band GSM unlocked phone, you're golden.


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    aoibheaibrean
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭aoibheaibrean


    Thank you!


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    StaticNoise
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    The best option for you is to visit https://store.meteor.ie/phones, and under the 'Features' checkbox, select 'Quadband' and figure out what phone you have, or what phone you want.

    For example, 30 out of 36 phones listed there are Quadband. It is usually the lower end devices are not enabled to work all over the globe.


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    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
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    aoibheaibrean wrote: »
    Thank you!

    As long as it's unlocked, you can just buy a local sim card when you get to your new country and it'll work fine.

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



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    aoibheaibrean
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭aoibheaibrean


    Thanks guys!


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