Will this phone work with a sim fr. the Philippines for international roaming to be used here in USA? Carriers are Globe and Smart. It has to triband
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Sorry, Regina, but I can't answer your question. I never used this phone because it never worked.
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Laidaa is wrong. A sim card is necessary but not sufficient, you also need a quadband phone which this is. A triband phone would not work in Asia.
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We use it mainly overseas when visiting the Philippines. Locally prepaid SIMs such as SMART and GLOBE works just fine without any issue. So far, we bought two and happy with the dual Sim configuration which we use one for personal and the other for business. It's having two lines with a single phone.
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Make sure the telephone company provides the services you need: 3g service or 4gThis what matters. CDMA technology -if is the case won't work.I bought and works in Ecuador. I think it will work in France, but check with the company.
680818
I bought this phone for somebody on Thailand and it worked there. It is a world phone and should work on any network and use regular sim
616409
If the phone works on any gsm providers in the country,it will work anywere,but if you have some friend who has foreign sim card you can try it,if you see roaming network,thats ok
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Yes it'll work in another country so long as there are Wi-Fi signals it can connect to, then you are good to go. I used my Playbook in the Philippines without any problems. However for those who are using 3 or 4G, while it may work so long as the GSM and CDMA signals are compatible with your unit; be careful about the high roaming fees that may be accessed to your account - something that's no need to worry about so long as you're using Wi-Fi.
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I am not sure about the carrier compatibility in US as I am using the phone in India.However I also faced the same problem that my phone didnt detect the sim and the problem was resolved by getting the SIM TRAY changed.You may first use the sim on some other phone and if the sim works then in all probability the SIM tray may be faulty.
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Try to read the posts and reviews of people that purchased the phone before. I had a global sim put in. And it said roaming. The activation required message still shows on top. I will suggest you read the solution to your problem from the reviews after you tried just to make a regular call if it did not work. It is a very nice phone.
606271
It works with a sm card . If the Sim card is too big for the slot you can get it cut to fit. The phone will work in any country, just use the country'so Sim card.
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It comes factory unlocked for GSM use outside the US. Not sure what bands but I was able to use mine with a SIM in the Philippines for voice and data with no problem (900/1800 voice, and 850/2100 3G). Also had Sprint voice/text roaming in Japan and the Philippines. I'll try a US SIM and let you know if it works.
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This isn't an easy answer. Different carriers require different bands across the world. Purchasing the "Global"is the safest option. This guarantees your phone will work with every carrier overseas. However, the service may not be as good or even be only 2G (edge) speed. If you buy the AT&T; version, there is no guarantee of it working outside of the United States. Even if it does,AT&T; has optimized it for their network and may not work as well abroad.
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This phone works in most countries in the world. If the country's system is GSM, it will work. I do not know if the Phillipines is on the GSM system. You can Google it.
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This device is capable of working in the Philippines. As an unlocked phone it is capable of working with any GSM Carrier providing their services using a SIM Card. However, we can only guarantee basic call and text, we recommend contacting your Carrier and making sure they provide their services to this model phone without any restrictions.
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Thanks for your input. I understand that it has tri ban which means it should operate in Europe and other countries. Perhaps the agreement with Peek and TMobile does not support international roaming? This feature could be standard to allow for overseas sales or future service offers.
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Hi there. Do you know wich carrier the phone its gonna be use here? I think this one Works with DIGITEL its like t - mobile in the usa
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Yes this phone works with any however, but since its an international version, it's 3G capabilities will only work in Europe. You will only be able to use it at a 2G speed in the Americas, if you don't mind about that, then you are good to go!