UK to US

I'm off to US (California) in 4 weeks, and wonder if it's possible to take
my sim card with me and install it in a US Handset? I know US is Tri-Band
and wondered if it might be easier (cheaper) to buy one there? And will it
work once I return to UK?

Barbra

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"~Barbra~" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I'm off to US (California) in 4 weeks, and wonder if it's possible to take
> my sim card with me and install it in a US Handset?

Yes, if it's a GSM handset.

>I know US is Tri-Band

The US are (among other strange things) GSM1900, not "tri-band".


> and wondered if it might be easier (cheaper) to buy one there?

Don't know about prices, but I'm sure most will be locked unless you buy a
phone outright.

>And will it
> work once I return to UK?
>

If the phone supports GSM900 / 1800.


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"~Barbra~" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I'm off to US (California) in 4 weeks, and wonder if it's possible to take
> my sim card with me and install it in a US Handset? I know US is Tri-Band
> and wondered if it might be easier (cheaper) to buy one there? And will it
> work once I return to UK?
>
> Barbra
>

If you're on a contract, you should be able to ask for a tri-band phone
upgrade. I did it to get a 6310i and it only cost 30 quid or so (was same
cost as hiring a tri-band handset for two weeks!!). Means that you know
it'll work and you don't have to wonder whether it'll work when you get back
then (the US are a bit weird with mobile phones). Just go for a cheap one
(i.e. the 6310i) rather than an all-singing-all-dancing new one.

"G" <cool_and_funky@*-nospamthanks_*yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "~Barbra~" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I'm off to US (California) in 4 weeks, and wonder if it's possible to
take
> > my sim card with me and install it in a US Handset? I know US is
Tri-Band
> > and wondered if it might be easier (cheaper) to buy one there? And will
it
> > work once I return to UK?
> >
> > Barbra
> >
>
> If you're on a contract, you should be able to ask for a tri-band phone
> upgrade. I did it to get a 6310i and it only cost 30 quid or so (was same
> cost as hiring a tri-band handset for two weeks!!). Means that you know
> it'll work and you don't have to wonder whether it'll work when you get
back
> then (the US are a bit weird with mobile phones). Just go for a cheap one
> (i.e. the 6310i) rather than an all-singing-all-dancing new one.

Bear in mind also that GSM coverage in the US is somewhat marginal outside
of major cities and interstate routes. Also you're paying for incoming as
well as outgoing calls, plus if you're using a UK SIM card you'll be paying
roaming rates as well.

If you have a tri-band phone such as the 6310i you could get a PAYG SIM such
as the one from T-Mobile which costs $50 and includes $30 of calls.

Ivor

On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 12:11:02 GMT, "~Barbra~" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I'm off to US (California) in 4 weeks, and wonder if it's possible to take
>my sim card with me and install it in a US Handset? I know US is Tri-Band
>and wondered if it might be easier (cheaper) to buy one there? And will it
>work once I return to UK?

Your UK SIM will work fine in a US/North American handset *provided*
that the handset you use your SIM in is unlocked. If it is unlocked
there'll be no problems at all. You should be able to find a used
handset for $20 or so.

It will not work at all outside of the Americas if it's a single band
phone for use in the Americas.
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