If I buy a mobile phone, will it work with SIM cards in another country?

I'm not talking about the phone service or roaming or whatever.





I'm talking about the actual phone model. If I buy it in one country, will it work with SIM cards in another country, or will I have to buy a new phone in order to use the local network?

If I buy a mobile phone, will it work with SIM cards in another country?
Hi Yes


As long as the phone you purchase is a UNLOCKED GSM Quadband (GSM850/900/1800/1900) It will work with any GSM sim from any country you might be in





Additional


To check the phone to see if it is unlocked, borrow a sim card from a friend or family member that uses a different mobile provider then you use. put their sim in the phone, if it works, then its unlocked.


If it is locked, it will reject the sim most likley giving you a messeage to enter a subsidy code


When purchasing a phone, the seller should state if it is unlocked as it is an added selling feature and helps increase the value
Reply:it all depends if the phone is unlocked or not i know that unlocked phones from the us will work in canada i bought a unlocked phone and put a rogers sim card in it and it worked just fine
Reply:if the phone is sim free it will work anywhere