Will a phone from America work here in the UK?

[Vip]

Hi, just wanted to know if i buy a phone from america (eBay) will it work over here in the uk on standard uk networks (o2) the reason i want to get a phone from the us is that £1 now stretches to $2 so was hoping to get a real bargain.

[capricon]

Yes. If he get a UK work permit.

[Loo]

only if the phone is quad band enabled as some phone are only tri band and therefore will not work.

[TinCup76]

Yes it will, but make sure that you get a GSM phone that is unlocked. The phone must also have the 900MHz and 1800MHz frequencies built into the phone because those are the frequencies used in Europe and most of Asia. the US uses 850MHz and 1900MHz so a quad-band phone that has all 4 will be even more beneficial. An unlocked phone means that has the capabilities to accept any SIM card from any provider since the US is notorious for locking their equipment to only taking their SIM cards.