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| Thread ID: 67635 | 2006-04-02 02:21:00 | Using a US cellphone in NZ | Andrew B (867) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 442998 | 2006-04-03 01:20:00 | Dual band will work in NZ | Ninjabear (2948) | ||
| 442999 | 2006-04-03 03:17:00 | Apologies, diligent searching reveals that the main centres may have some 1800 MHz coverage in NZ now, Vodafone purchased the spectrum in 2002. Zippity what bands do your phones actually operate on (I suspect it must include either 900 or 1800, as the 850/1900 are not supported)? Even the Vodafone site only has refences to 900, and certainly 1900 or 850 will not work apparently. This info would be useful for something else I need to do. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 443000 | 2006-04-03 03:38:00 | GF - your apologies are accepted :) I don't know which band/s my phones work on. All I know is, I did my homework before we headed to the States. Get "Tri-band", we were told. I purchased my phones over the Internet from Sam Stores?? and had them delivered to our motel in Seattle. They were at Reception when we arrived :) |
Zippity (58) | ||
| 443001 | 2006-04-03 03:56:00 | PS And they work throughout NZ :):) |
Zippity (58) | ||
| 443002 | 2006-04-03 05:24:00 | Zippity, if you can tell me the model numbers, then I can find out? | godfather (25) | ||
| 443003 | 2006-04-03 07:04:00 | 900, 1800 & 1900 | Zippity (58) | ||
| 443004 | 2006-04-03 07:10:00 | Thats an "unusual" band mix for the US, as only the 1900 band would work there, however its perfect for NZ. The 900 is the primary band here. Perhaps the seller in the US knew where you were from/returning to? |
godfather (25) | ||
| 443005 | 2006-04-03 08:45:00 | The decision on which phone to buy was mine - not the seller's. As I said previously, I did my homework here in NZ before ordering the phone over the internet. |
Zippity (58) | ||
| 443006 | 2006-04-03 12:02:00 | Having a phone like that yourself, generally, only the 1800Mhz will work in NZ.... And because of that, 1800Mhz, you may find yourself restricted to main centers.... Cause the last time I went out rural (parts of the west coast), only had 900Mhz... So with your phone, you won't get those signals then |
jesseycy (1046) | ||
| 443007 | 2006-04-03 20:47:00 | Quote: "I purchased my phones over the Internet from Sam Stores?? and had them delivered to our motel in Seattle. " might have a unique application here too...as close as Seattle is to Canada...that might be the answer for the extra abilities. | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
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