GSM phones from Europe used in Canada??
Posts: n/a Canada. what my question is will there be a problem with the voltage & charger? or can I just use my AP-7u charger without a problem? or will I have to use the charger from Europe with a converter?  Responses to "GSM phones from Europe used in Canada??"
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Posts: n/a Re: GSM phones from Europe used in Canada?? in Canada GSM is 850/1800/1900 (tri-band)."Ivor Jones" <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote in message news:3clbreF6obb0uU1@individual.net... > > "Gopher" <Colt1@shaw.ca> wrote in message > news:Rje9e.1075391$8l.722477@pd7tw1no... >> I'm thinking about getting a new GSM phone from Europe. to use on Rogers >> ATT Canada. what my question is will there be a problem with the voltage >> & charger? or can I just use my AP-7u charger without a problem? or will >> I have to use the charger from Europe with a converter? > > Most chargers these days are 100-240V although the ACP-7 isn't. > > What frequency bands does Canada use for GSM..? Phones bought in Europe > will be 900/1800 (dual band) or 900/1800/1900 (tri-band). There are a few > quad band phones around with the North American 850 MHz band as well but > they're few and far between. > > I only have experience of the USA, where 900/1800 definitely won't work so > you may be ok, but I would have thought that Canada would use the same > bands as the US..? > > Ivor > >
Posts: n/a Re: GSM phones from Europe used in Canada?? "Joseph" <JoeOfSeattle@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:v2bc61lkindqob579bgdh9r2kp651eunkc@4ax.com... > On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 22:31:20 GMT, "Gopher" <Colt1@shaw.ca> wrote: > >>in Canada GSM is 850/1800/1900 (tri-band). > > This is *wrong* information. Canada does *not* use 1800. Only 850 > and 1900. A single or preferably dual band handset will work fine in > Canada. 1800 while useful has no use at all in Canada or at least on > mobile networks. Same as the USA then. Thought so but wasn't sure. Ivor -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet and in e-mail?
Posts: n/a Re: GSM phones from Europe used in Canada?? http://tinyurl.com/8lh7j The above explains Rogers Canada uses 1900 in urban, may be 850 i rural area -- va3wy ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Cell Phone Forums: http://cellphoneforums.ne View this thread: http://cellphoneforums.net/t172858.htm
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