How do you know which mobile phones can be changed from vodafone to telecom?

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littleangelboy

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#49092 17-Nov-2009 19:56

it is so Confusing! and it's starting to do my head in

thanks for the help!

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#274024 17-Nov-2009 20:08

by getting the frequency of the phone, If it is WCDMA 850mhz it will work on XT, Not many Vf phones will

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#274025 17-Nov-2009 20:09

Yep. You have to look for WCDMA 850MHz or HSDPA 850MHz. Most Vodafone handsets won't be, except for the iPhone.

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