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Were I to buy a sim-free Treo 700 in the US and bring it over to the UK, would I be able to plug in a sim from a UK provider...? It looks to operate on the right frequencies but I've no idea if there would be anything else in the way preventing the device from working.
Palm don't seem too enthusiastic about selling the 700 here in the UK.... |
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Mar 14 2006, 17:59
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 iSpork  Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 537 Joined: 15th February 2005 From: Staffs Member No.: 110,894 Device(s): SE K800, MDA Pro |
if you buy the 700w unlocked from the USA, there's no reason why your UK GSM sim shouldn't work in it.
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Mar 14 2006, 22:46
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iSpork Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 537 Joined: 15th February 2005 From: Staffs Member No.: 110,894 Device(s): SE K800, MDA Pro |
AFAIK there's two versions - the GSM one is yet to be released I think.. or it was delayed because whichever CDMA network bought the rights to the 700w in the first place had the exclusivity?
I could be wrong.. -------------------- |
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Mar 15 2006, 11:17
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Right... so better avoid it for the moment then. I guess if I'm over in the US I could try a UK SIM in a 700 if I find one somewhere - if it's unlocked.
thanks chaps. |
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Mar 16 2006, 09:45
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Regular  Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 141 Joined: 23rd February 2005 From: Staffordshire, UK Member No.: 112,790 |
It won't work because CDMA phones in the U.S. don't have a SIM card slot. The CDMA phones are provided by the relevant network and locked into the phone number they give you. You would need a GSM phone to be able to use it.
Verizon definitely had an exclusive on the 700w, but it wasn't specified how long that was for. Chances are there will be more Treos this year, but Palm never announce details before they release. -------------------- Chief Communications Officer, Astraware
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Jun 10 2006, 12:35
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Palm were one of the sponsors of Microsoft?s MEDC in Europe, this is a huge expenditure for a company who doesn?t sell Microsoft powered devices in Europe ? I wouldn?t be to shocked if we see Windows Mobile devices in Europe very soon
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Jun 24 2006, 21:57
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 Staff Team Leader  Group: Admin Team Posts: 17,169 Joined: 24th November 2002 From: Southampton Member No.: 53 Device(s): C550 and JasJar |
I would like to see them on WM devices in Europe. When I met the CEO at the Treo 600 launch she is behind the devices 100% and knows her stuff.
Lets hope the same egarness comes over with windows devices. -------------------- 3 mobile where the words "customer" and "service" only exists in the dictionary
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Jun 24 2006, 22:46
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 6 Joined: 15th December 2005 Member No.: 162,961 Device(s): c500 |
we are going to get an improved version in europe.
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