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16-07-2008, 11:11
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Frequency for South America?
Hi all!
Am making a trip later this year to Brazil, can anyone tell me what frequency mobile wise I will need to be working out there? thanks in advance! |
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16-07-2008, 13:24
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You will need a tri-band phone. But, and its a big one. What you will be able to do will depend in which part of the country you are in. Brazil didn't originally use GSM, so GSM networks are not available everywhere. You should check with your service provider before you go for details about the area you are going to. If you are going to an non-gsm area with T-DMA, they will recommend somewhere you can rent a handset during your stay.
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16-07-2008, 14:57
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I was just thinking of taking an unlocked phone and will be using a local sim card/international payg sim rather than my contract one from here,
so GSM is not available in all areas...i'll be in Rio and then a day or two at Igauza falls....would anyone know of any gsm issues in these areas? |
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16-07-2008, 16:41
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I'm told by a friend that TIM have a GSM 1800 service covering those areas. www.tim.com.br
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16-07-2008, 16:57
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Cool...although I was'nt sure about the numbers on the right hand drop down menu of that screen?
Im just thinking of taking a payg sim from here that works abroad... so if they are gsm 1800 would of these handsets (all are unlocked) work over there? sony k800i Samsung i300 Samsung x830 Samsung d800 Ive got all 4 sitting in a drawer so whichever one works I'll take! |
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16-07-2008, 19:51
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GSM 1800 is the primary band used by Orange and T-Mobile in the UK (and a secondary band used by O2 and Orange) - the Ericsson K800i certainly works on T-Mobile so is 1800...
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16-07-2008, 21:25
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If I was going to Rio on holiday, i'd leave my bloody phone at home and enjoy the sun!
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16-07-2008, 22:20
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If I was going to Rio on holiday, i'd leave my bloody phone at home and enjoy the sun!
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16-07-2008, 22:33
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GSM 1800 is the primary band used by Orange and T-Mobile in the UK (and a secondary band used by O2 and Orange) - the Ericsson K800i certainly works on T-Mobile so is 1800...
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16-07-2008, 22:35
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If I was going to Rio on holiday, i'd leave my bloody phone at home and enjoy the sun!
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16-07-2008, 22:36
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17-07-2008, 14:57
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Read the first post in the thread again.
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18-07-2008, 06:35
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You be better off getting one of them simcards from ebay (GlobalSim) and dirverting you uk number to it, obviously check you don't get charged.
I have a globalsim and also an 0871 number and my uk mobile diverts so people can call me at UK Rates See this seller ... This item comes with phone also, but he does just the simcards for 9£. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ekit-Global-Tr...3286.m14.l1318 Free incoming calls in Brazil : http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/International-...3286.m14.l1318 |
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