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Cellular Phone Forum / General / GSM / April 2006GSM 850, 1800, 1900 phone in europe.
My daughter is going to be travelling in Europe for 6 weeks and has an unlocked Nokia 3120B RH50 phone. This is GSM 850-1800-1900. Will it work most places in France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy? Is there a good roaming card she can buy in Europe? Something like the Explorer card, that gives free incoming and reasonable "local" calling? Nice if calls to Canada would also not be TOO expensive????? >Will it work most places in France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy? 1800 is used in Europe, but some networks require that you are on 900 first before they hand over. Others can advise re the SIM card. >My daughter is going to be travelling in Europe for 6 weeks and has an >unlocked Nokia 3120B RH50 phone. This is GSM 850-1800-1900. Most of the more populated places in Europe have 1800Mhz service, but 900Mhz is just about everywhere. So if you get a SIM, make sure it is with a 1800Mhz carrier, not a 900Mhz carrier. >Will it work most places in France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy? Is >there a good roaming card she can buy in Europe? Something like the >Explorer card, that gives free incoming and reasonable "local" >calling? Nice if calls to Canada would also not be TOO expensive????? >*** Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com *** Hi Clare, > My daughter is going to be travelling in Europe for 6 weeks and has an > unlocked Nokia 3120B RH50 phone. This is GSM 850-1800-1900. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > calling? Nice if calls to Canada would also not be TOO expensive????? > *** Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com *** You won't have any coverage problems anywhere in Europe. GSM phones have been around in europe since the early 90s and the infrastructure provides good coverage even outside of big towns and cities. Check out http://www.gsmworld.com/index.shtml As for the best network I'm not sure, If I were you I'd just buy a local pre-paid SIM card when I get there. >Hi Clare, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >As for the best network I'm not sure, If I were you I'd just buy a local >pre-paid SIM card when I get there. Local is subjective when you are travelling. I KNOW there are SIMs that work as local phones across a large part of Europe. Just trying to find out which ones are available to buy in Europe, and work on GSM1800. >> Hi Clare, >> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > GSM1800. > *** Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com *** Look at gsmworld.com, that lists the individual networks and what bands they use. > My daughter is going to be travelling in Europe for 6 weeks and has an > unlocked Nokia 3120B RH50 phone. This is GSM 850-1800-1900. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > calling? Nice if calls to Canada would also not be TOO expensive????? > *** Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com *** 1800/900  Signaturewww.experimentalist.co.uk/shop/index.php Australia, New Zealand, USA, UK, South Africa, Thailand, Brazil Sim Cards & EPIRB. My help forum www.experimentalist.co.uk/forum/index.php > My daughter is going to be travelling in Europe for 6 weeks and has an > unlocked Nokia 3120B RH50 phone. This is GSM 850-1800-1900. A 850/1800/1900 will work only on 1800 in Europe. This is OK in cities, more populated countries and countries with long-standing 1800 MHz - only carriers (e.g. UK, Germany, etc). 1800 might be a problem in the West of Ireland, rural Norway, etc. Since 900 MHz was the first GSM band, it is more widespread and has the best coverage. It will probably work just fine, but personally, I'd spend $50 on eBay and buy an unlocked phone with both 900 & 1800, but that's just me. > Will it work most places in France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy? Is Yes. > there a good roaming card she can buy in Europe? Something like the > Explorer card, that gives free incoming and reasonable "local" > calling? Nice if calls to Canada would also not be TOO expensive????? Look at www.prepaidgsm.net under "International Cards". Be aware that international SIMs are based in UK(Isle of Man), Liechtenstein, Monaco, Iceland or Estonia. You should consider what it costs you to call a mobile number in each of those countries when picking a card. One issue is that the roaming partners for your international SIM's base carrier might not be 1800 MHz. Or may only use 1800 as an adjunct to 900. SignatureDonald R. Newcomb DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net -- Donald R. Newcomb DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net |
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