How can you tell if a phone will work with both vodafone and xt?

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#225294 15-Jun-2009 17:04

Hi, if I buy a Nokia E71 on the Telecom XT network, will I be able to plug in my Vodafone Sim card and use it on the Vodafone network? Reason is I can get small discount on the Telecom E71 but I want to stay on Vodafone :p

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#225298 15-Jun-2009 17:10

talan: Hi, if I buy a Nokia E71 on the Telecom XT network, will I be able to plug in my Vodafone Sim card and use it on the Vodafone network? Reason is I can get small discount on the Telecom E71 but I want to stay on Vodafone :p

Thanks!

You can do.. Except you'll only get 3G in the cities where 2100 3G is present and will have to use GSM/GPRS across the bulk of the network outside the major cities.

If you buy a Vodafone E71 you get nationwide 3G coverage on 900/2100.

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#225659 16-Jun-2009 17:58

Hi guys,
I'm just wondering, if I get the Samsung C5220
(http://www.mymobile.co.nz/Mobiles/Telecom/Samsung/Samsung-C5220-XT/default.aspx)
Could I (at a later stage) if I put a Vodafone sim in, would it actually work?
(Band: Dual Band WCDMA (850/2100), GSM (900/1800/1900))

The reason I ask is that since 3 Degrees will be on the Vodafone network outside where its equipment is, I'm kind of hoping to future proof.

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#225667 16-Jun-2009 18:18

Just read sbiddle's answer before your post... And it's "2 degress" not "3 degrees".

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#225683 16-Jun-2009 19:24

Whoops, I've been calling it 2 and 3 degrees lol, Keep forgetting.

I was just checking that that post was relevant, thanks :)

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#226624 19-Jun-2009 11:24

Hi there,

Here you go

Telecom: 3G UMTS 2100Mhz (CBD's), 3G UMTS 850Mhz (nationwide)

Vodafone: 3G UMTS 2100Mhz (CBD's), GSM 900/1800 (nationwide), 3G UMTS 900Mhz (nationwide) in deployment phase

Devices that will cover both networks include any that typically feature chipsets that supportt Tri-band UMTS (850/1900/2100) and quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900) - examples include the BlackBerry Bold - but 3G UMTS 900Mhz not supported hence low data throughput speeds when on GSM 900/1800. 3G iPhone will work too - there are other examples.

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#226638 19-Jun-2009 11:59

GMT12: Hi there,

Telecom: 3G UMTS 2100Mhz (CBD's), 3G UMTS 850Mhz (nationwide)
Vodafone: 3G UMTS 2100Mhz (CBD's), GSM 900/1800 (nationwide), 3G UMTS 900Mhz (nationwide) in deployment phase

Devices that will cover both networks include any that typically feature chipsets that supportt Tri-band UMTS (850/1900/2100) and quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900) - examples include the BlackBerry Bold - but 3G UMTS 900Mhz not supported hence low data throughput speeds when on GSM 900/1800. 3G iPhone will work too - there are other examples.

I should actually read

Telecom: 3G UMTS 850Mhz (nationwide), 3G UMTS 2100Mhz (infill, sparse, not to be taken as main service)

Vodafone: 3G UMTS 2100Mhz (main centres), GSM 900/1800 (nationwide), 3G UMTS 900Mhz (outside main centres)

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