Sharp 705SH

A friend has returned from Japan with a Sharp 705SH mobile phone. Is it
possible to use this phone in the UK. If so will it need unlocked?

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Yes it should work on any network (inc. '3'), it will need to be
unlocked (if not already).

http://www.gsmarena.com/sharp_705sh-1570.php
Sharp 705SH

Also known as Sharp SX633

General Network UMTS / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900



[email protected] wrote:
> A friend has returned from Japan with a Sharp 705SH mobile phone. Is it
> possible to use this phone in the UK. If so will it need unlocked?

<[email protected]> wrote in message
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>A friend has returned from Japan with a Sharp 705SH mobile phone. Is it
> possible to use this phone in the UK. If so will it need unlocked?
>

Well its a GSM 3G phone so in theory yes it can be used here.

Easy way is to insert a UK SIM card and see if it works.

If it is networked locked, not sure if it can be unlocked....

Hth

DeeBee

<[email protected]> wrote in message
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>A friend has returned from Japan with a Sharp 705SH mobile phone. Is it
> possible to use this phone in the UK. If so will it need unlocked?
>
>
All Japanese 3G phones are supplied locked - the Sharp to Vodafone (now
Softbank) Japan - and it's now been declared illegal to unlock phones there
(and networks don't supply unlocking code).
You will find it difficult to get it unlocked over here.

Alec

Does that mean it is simply locked to vodafone?

Does that mean I could use a uk vodafone sim with the phone.



Alec wrote:
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >A friend has returned from Japan with a Sharp 705SH mobile phone. Is it
> > possible to use this phone in the UK. If so will it need unlocked?
> >
> >
> All Japanese 3G phones are supplied locked - the Sharp to Vodafone (now
> Softbank) Japan - and it's now been declared illegal to unlock phones there
> (and networks don't supply unlocking code).
> You will find it difficult to get it unlocked over here.
>
> Alec

<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Does that mean it is simply locked to vodafone?
>
> Does that mean I could use a uk vodafone sim with the phone.
>
>
No. UK Vodafone and former Vodafone Japan (now Softbank) have separate
identities and sim cards aren't interchangeable (like Orange UK and Orange
France (France Telecom), T-Mobile UK with T-M US and Germany).

Alec