I am wanting to buy a phone off amazon.co.uk and i am in ireland. The listing is 'Honor 7 4G UK Dual SIM-Free Smartphone' . So even though it says its sim free it also said 'UK' so does this mean its only usable in uk and not ireland or does in work on any network
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diarmuiddoyle said:
I am wanting to buy a phone off amazon.co.uk and i am in ireland. The listing is 'Honor 7 4G UK Dual SIM-Free Smartphone' . So even though it says its sim free it also said 'UK' so does this mean its only usable in uk and not ireland or does in work on any network
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It is sim free and it works on any network, limited only with supported frequencies. In Ireland and other EU countries there is no limit.
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Has anybody used the Atrix in Europe? I am really interested if the Atrix works in Europe either with a AT&T sim and roaming or unlocked and with a European sim. There is a thread at the Motorola forum that says that there are problems with the Atrix in Europe.
https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/47187?tstart=0
it works, just ask at&t for what providers they have contracts with in each country. You can also check the bands. Most if not all of europe is GSM.
I am currently in europe now (UK), it definetly does not work. Although they claim it does.
changw414 said:
I am currently in europe now (UK), it definetly does not work. Although they claim it does.
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I'm based in the UK and my Atrix 4G is working perfectly on Tesco Mobile. I had to unlock it and change the APN settings but that is relatively painless
Atrix in UK (NI)
Hi Folks, I have an Atrix bought from HongKong (origionally AT&T) and it works very well on the Orange network. I get the odd glitch, occasionally, when for no apparent reason the phone restarts,but that aside its one of the best smartphones I have ever had.(and i,ve had a few)
In France, works perfectly on Orange Network and Bouygues Telecom network too
changw414 said:
I am currently in europe now (UK), it definetly does not work. Although they claim it does.
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Check this link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands
It tells you all about Frequencies world wide.
Atrix has quadband radio which has all those 3G frequencies required in Europe. It should definitely work, check your apn settings.
Hi,I live in italy and I'm going to buy an american motorola atrix AT&T.They said that the phone is unlocked and I can use it with every sim and 2/3g.Is it true?
can I use european rom?
What difference are there between usa and eur version of the phone?
BurningKoala said:
Hi,I live in italy and I'm going to buy an american motorola atrix AT&T.They said that the phone is unlocked and I can use it with every sim and 2/3g.Is it true?
can I use european rom?
What difference are there between usa and eur version of the phone?
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Hi I too have Motorola Atrix from At&t network unlocked currently using in o2-de. I have full 3g and 2g connectivity in Germany. And also I remember while travelling through Italy this summer had full 2g support there. So if the 3g services in Italy use the frequency band as in Germany u should be fine. But my guess is they are same and hence there should not be any problem.
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thanks!
I have att version in Sweden and broke screen. Found out that no euro companies will fix us version. Had to send back to us to get fixed. This can take well over a month. Just beware!
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Running an att atrix 4g in Slovenia, as of the 2.3.4 update all works fine (on 2.2.2 wifi stopped working in conjunction with mobile signal - long story, but Slovenia specific), so ye you shouldnt have any issues. Regarding fixing the phone, apparently Motorola UK does it for att atrixes aswell.
Another one running fine in Spain and UK.
Regarding roms, you must keep in mind that your phone is still the ATT model, so whenever you must apply device-specific patches (radios, etc), choose the ATT one.
I got this phone in September, and since then I've been in 6 different European countries. Worked perfectly everywhere In Italy I got a TIM sim card, had hdspa on all the time. You'll be fine, it's an excellent phone, the best purchase you can make
Have you already considered the European Atrix sold on Expansys? I bought it there and am very happy with it. You get a phone that is (hopefully) designed for Europe and coming with a "Retail" System and radio. Works very well in Italy.
I don't really understand how cell phone providers work, but my friend is in Germany for another year before he comes back to the US.
Would Samsung Galaxy SIII Smartphone (16GB, UK Sim Free Unlocked) work from the amazon.co.uk site for him to use on T-Mobile in Germany, then return to the US and use it on a new contract at Verizon/T-Mobile/Sprint?
It will certainly work in the UK and Germany, with the same modem. The phone will operate on the right frequencies for the USA but I'm not sure you'll get the best out of it, as there will be no specific modem for the i9300 in the USA. Calls & texts will certainly work but data could be slow or none at all.
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I've just bought a used H850 which was supposed to be locked to the EE network, but my Plusnet Mobile SIM doesn't seem to work with it (Plusnet Mobile uses the EE network). How can I check which network the phone is locked to?
Im on EE UK and so far as I know.. EE locked phones only allow T-Mobile, Orange, IKEA Family Sim... not PlusNet... PlusNet might use their towers and frequencies, but they have to be registered with EE to work on the Sims... Howver, your in luck... along with HTC phones, the LGs on EE are one of the cheapest and fastest mobiles to get unlocked
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unlock-Co...206430?hash=item4ad346b55e:g:3W8AAOxyBvZTQTRf
Ive had 5 G5s unlocked by these guys.. and all 5 times, the codes came back within 3 hours... even on a Sunday..
Be aware though, some High street trade in stores (CEX, Granger Games, GAME) have warranties and if you sim unlock the G5, it will invalidate that warranty
Good Luck
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Im on EE UK and so far as I know.. EE locked phones only allow T-Mobile, Orange, IKEA Family Sim... not PlusNet... PlusNet might use their towers and frequencies, but they have to be registered with EE to work on the Sims... Howver, your in luck... along with HTC phones, the LGs on EE are one of the cheapest and fastest mobiles to get unlocked
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unlock-Co...206430?hash=item4ad346b55e:g:3W8AAOxyBvZTQTRf
Ive had 5 G5s unlocked by these guys.. and all 5 times, the codes came back within 3 hours... even on a Sunday..
Good Luck
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Looks like I got lucky. After a reboot I was indeed able to connect to the network. So it seems that, in my case at least, a Plusnet SIM does work on an EE-locked handset.
Just buy a 99p sim from your local home bargains/B&M Bargains and try them out.
However, I'm pretty sure that a mobile phone that is locked locked to the EE network will allow a SIM card from a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that uses the EE network. So Plusnet/Virgin Mobile/Asda Mobile will work in an EE locked handset, likewise an O2 locked handset will work with Tesco Mobile/GiffGaff SIM card.
Went to the shop to buy a Huawei Mate 20 Pro intending to use it in Asia (Taiwan) most of the time and got warned by the kind sales lady that their models (lya-l29) explicitly state that they are for European sim only.
AFAIK with my limited knowledge and experience that only USA bands are different from the rest of the world, and if it works in the European market it should work fine in various Asian countries as well.
Can anyone confirm this to reassure my doubts?
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Went to the shop to buy a Huawei Mate 20 Pro intending to use it in Asia (Taiwan) most of the time and got warned by the kind sales lady that their models (lya-l29) explicitly state that they are for European sim only.
AFAIK with my limited knowledge and experience that only USA bands are different from the rest of the world, and if it works in the European market it should work fine in various Asian countries as well.
Can anyone confirm this to reassure my doubts?
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Phone comes unlocked, and locks to carriers IF on a contract. Many people have gone L29 dual sim and it works with ANY GSM carrier. As long as paid in full
oraclexl said:
AFAIK with my limited knowledge and experience that only USA bands are different from the rest of the world, and if it works in the European market it should work fine in various Asian countries as well.
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Unless network-locked by a carrier, it should be fine so long as your network's bands are supported by the device.
I would suggest checking what bands your carrier uses and comparing.
You can check the bands on FrequencyCheck, as well as other places.
ONikku said:
Unless network-locked by a carrier, it should be fine so long as your network's bands are supported by the device.
I would suggest checking what bands your carrier uses and comparing.
You can check the bands on FrequencyCheck, as well as other places.
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Thanks for the good link
Thank you all!