problems in the states

jake19801957 · 28-07-2008, 09:36

my mates just gone to the states on holiday . he as a nokia 2630 phone on o2 network but for some reason it wont let him text . h4e says the o2 logo is stil on screen . and it doesnt say no network or even emergency only . he had this phone 2 weeks .it works fine in the uk . wonder if anyone as a clue why it wont work over there thanks

jake19801957 · 28-07-2008, 10:27

just looking on the forum i notice a guy saying to someone if you have a duel band it wont work in the states you need a tri band for it to work in the states is this true . i think the nokia 2630 is a duel band

prking · 28-07-2008, 18:00

Very much depends where your friend is in the states. He did check before going that his phone would work where he was going.

Katia Polletin · 29-07-2008, 17:48

The Nokia 2630 is only a dual band phone.

It however comes in two flavours.

Either a 900/1800 Dual Band (like you'd buy here in Europe, Australasia, Middle East etc).

and

850/1900 Dual Band - for the USA market.

As the Nokia 2630 was bought in the UK it will be the 900/1800 model and not the 850/1900 model and therefore will not work in the USA.

The minimum you need for the USA is tri-band, as the USA uses different frequency than most of the rest of the world.

28-07-2008, 09:36	#1
jake19801957 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: cheshire Posts: 3,552	problems in the states my mates just gone to the states on holiday . he as a nokia 2630 phone on o2 network but for some reason it wont let him text . h4e says the o2 logo is stil on screen . and it doesnt say no network or even emergency only . he had this phone 2 weeks .it works fine in the uk . wonder if anyone as a clue why it wont work over there thanks

28-07-2008, 10:27	#2
jake19801957 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: cheshire Posts: 3,552	just looking on the forum i notice a guy saying to someone if you have a duel band it wont work in the states you need a tri band for it to work in the states is this true . i think the nokia 2630 is a duel band

28-07-2008, 18:00	#3
prking Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Weston-super-Mare Posts: 9,167	Very much depends where your friend is in the states. He did check before going that his phone would work where he was going.

29-07-2008, 17:48	#4
Katia Polletin Inactive Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Little Village Posts: 3,984	The Nokia 2630 is only a dual band phone. It however comes in two flavours. Either a 900/1800 Dual Band (like you'd buy here in Europe, Australasia, Middle East etc). and 850/1900 Dual Band - for the USA market. As the Nokia 2630 was bought in the UK it will be the 900/1800 model and not the 850/1900 model and therefore will not work in the USA. The minimum you need for the USA is tri-band, as the USA uses different frequency than most of the rest of the world.

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