Cell for another country

Hello,

This is my first time here, so not sure if this is ther place to ask.

Anyway, I'm in the market to buy a new cell phone without a plan because I'm sending it to another country.

I've seen the unlocked cells on ebay, but they all seem to be attached to certain providers. I thought unlocked meant that as long as the system was compatible, it didn't matter what carrier you selected.

The person using the phone will have it activated and then use it through pre-paid calling cards.

Anyway, can anyone offer any advice here. The type I'm looking for is CDMA/AMPS.

Thanks in advance!
--PhB

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As long as the phone is unlocked and it's a GSM phone (unless you're sending it to Korea where they also use CDMA technology) all you need to worry about is having the right bands for it to work over seas, you need a GSM phone that supports three of the four major GSM frequency bands, and will therefore work in most parts of the world.
The two major types of tri-band GSM phones are European and Americas.

European tri-band phones support the 900, 1800, and 1900 frequency bands, They provide complete coverage in Europe, Africa, and Asia, and work on at least one network in most countries in the Americas.
Americas tri-band phones support the 800/850, 1800, and 1900 frequency bands. They provide complete coverage in the Americas, and will work on at least one network in most countries in Europe, Africa, and Asia.....

So when buying a GSM phone make sure that it's the European version and make sure it covers the 900, 800, and 1900 band.

The unlocked phones you see on E-Bay are not attached to any provider, they're just letting you know that since it's unlocked, it will work with the major GSM providers, Cingular, T-Mobile, Att, Rogers, etc...hope that helps.

I just noticed you do want a CDMA/AMPS phone, may i ask where you plan on using that handset to give a better recommendation?