Samsung cell phone purchased in Australia. Can I use it in Europe? Need Help.
Mar 8th, 2005, 04:56 AM
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Samsung cell phone purchased in Australia. Can I use it in Europe? Need Help.
I was given a Samsung SGH-R220 dual band cell phone that was purchased in Australia. It now has an Australian sim card. Did I read here that many phones purchased abroad are unlocked? I would like to buy a sim card in Portugal and use the phone.
I downloaded the manual, but it does not tell me which bands the phone has. Should I assume they are the 900/1800 compatable Europe ones. I realize with only two bands, I cannot use it in the US. I am not planning on doing that anyway.
I am thining of calling Samsung, but I am clueless and don't want to really sound stupid. And I am wondering if US service people would be able to answer questions about this phone.
Can anyone help?
I downloaded the manual, but it does not tell me which bands the phone has. Should I assume they are the 900/1800 compatable Europe ones. I realize with only two bands, I cannot use it in the US. I am not planning on doing that anyway.
I am thining of calling Samsung, but I am clueless and don't want to really sound stupid. And I am wondering if US service people would be able to answer questions about this phone.
Can anyone help?
Mar 8th, 2005, 05:02 AM
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Hi sher,
>I am thining of calling Samsung, but I am clueless and don't want to really sound stupid. <
Of course, by asking a bunch of strangers you ......
Samsung will be able to answer all of your questions, and they won't think you sound stupid.
>I am thining of calling Samsung, but I am clueless and don't want to really sound stupid. <
Of course, by asking a bunch of strangers you ......
Samsung will be able to answer all of your questions, and they won't think you sound stupid.
Mar 8th, 2005, 05:19 AM
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Ira. I don't feel like you guys are a bunch of strangers. I have been posting here a long time and am always grateful for the responses even though a lot of us don't know each other.
There have been a lot of postings on cell phones and very good responses.
But thank you for your answer. I will try to call Samsung.
Sherry
There have been a lot of postings on cell phones and very good responses.
But thank you for your answer. I will try to call Samsung.
Sherry
Mar 8th, 2005, 07:35 AM
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From what I can find, most Australian operators use the 900MHz GSM frequency. But I think you can assume the other band is 1800.
To find out if your phone is locked or not, ask something who uses T-Mobile or AT&T/Cingular here, and borrow his/her SIM card. If your phone is locked, it will not even start searching for frequency, and will say something like "prohibited".
To find out if your phone is locked or not, ask something who uses T-Mobile or AT&T/Cingular here, and borrow his/her SIM card. If your phone is locked, it will not even start searching for frequency, and will say something like "prohibited".
Mar 8th, 2005, 09:54 AM
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rkkwan. I finally found the specs for the phone and it is 900/1800.
I called Samsung, and although they were very nice said that they could only really answer questions about US Samsung phones. But like you said suggested I borrow a sim card from an AT&T or T-Mobile user. Luckily my brother is one of those.
At least that will tell me if the phone is locked. Now, I will research how to unlock it if I need to.
Thanks.
I called Samsung, and although they were very nice said that they could only really answer questions about US Samsung phones. But like you said suggested I borrow a sim card from an AT&T or T-Mobile user. Luckily my brother is one of those.
At least that will tell me if the phone is locked. Now, I will research how to unlock it if I need to.
Thanks.
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