Buy phones from the US

**DefenceMinister** · 02-08-08, 11:26 AM

When buying phones from the US what do I need to watch out for to be sure they will work on our networks?

**rob916** · 02-08-08, 07:08 PM

Check what bands they work with compared to ours, look on ebay at the band listings on the china phones. I thing we are the only country to run nextg network.

**rank1** · 04-08-08, 10:02 PM

Yeah the US networks are on a different frequency. Although dunno what their 3G is now (HSDPA?) ANYWAY buy a quadband phone, or better yet buy a phone from somewhere in Asia, it should be a lot cheaper.

**covert** · 04-08-08, 10:46 PM

US also has(had?) a lot of CDMA. No good for us.

**urban_s0ulja** · 05-08-08, 12:07 AM

buyer beware, they are some people on ebay and even on this site selling phones that are from the "US"

pretty sure they are imported from china though

**KB007** · 11-08-08, 11:17 PM

I hear the new iphone 3g in the USA for about $300...would this work here? if unlocked

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DefenceMinister Junior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4 Spent time on board: 1:14:30	Buy phones from the US When buying phones from the US what do I need to watch out for to be sure they will work on our networks?

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rank1 Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 47 Spent time on board: 6:25:53	Yeah the US networks are on a different frequency. Although dunno what their 3G is now (HSDPA?) ANYWAY buy a quadband phone, or better yet buy a phone from somewhere in Asia, it should be a lot cheaper.

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