Sunday, February 14, 2010

Do mobile phones from usa/hong kong/china work in the UK


Do mobile phones from usa/hong kong/china work in the UK?
I wanted to buy some phones from the three places, USA/HONG KONG and CHINA and were wondering would they function normally just like any other phone from the UK? If not why and what would i need to do to make them work??
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Whether or not a phone will work depends on the type of network the phone can be used on, the frequency the your network uses, and whether or not your phone has a software lock. Type of network can include GSM, CDMA, and TDMA. You may have heard the term quadband, meaning that phone can take four different frequencies (850/900/1800/1900). Software locks are done by service providers to prevent that branded phone to be used on a different network. These phones can typically be unlocked. Basically, you'll need to find out what specifications are needed by the UK service provider and then buy a phone that matches those specifications.