Using this phone overseas Does anyone know if this would be a cost effective solution if I am currently residing in the US and traveling to India? I don't know if I can even get onto a wi fi connection while I am there. . .and I would be contacting the states from there and calling other cell phones and landlines in India. Thanks! Using this phone overseas Does anyone know if this would be a cost effective solution if I am currently residing in the US and traveling to India? I don't know if I can even get onto a wi fi... » Read More Using this phone overseas Does anyone know if this would be a cost effective solution if I am currently residing in the US and traveling to India? I don't know if I can even get onto a wi fi connection while I am there. . .and I would be contacting the states from there and calling other cell phones and landlines in India. Thanks! « Show Less
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Yes, it would be very useful. Buy and carry with you.Most places now have wifi for free.
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SHOULD -- It has a SIM Card which means it's the same technology as the ones in India -- You would want to buy a local SIM in India to make your calling less expensive, but AT & T does have plans you can add on to your cell account for calling there; calling within India and calling back to the US.
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This phone doesn't work well with straight talk ...I tried it and didn't have internet access during the time I used straight talk...I switched to Cricket wireless...cheaper but no international roaming.
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Hello Luis,Well, don't loose your time with this BS, it doesn't work at all! I travel abroad a lot and I often have to switch SIM cards (local SIM and my country SIM) and I wanted to buy it to avoid switching all the time. The problem is both SIM cards must have the same GSM standard to work properly. In my recent case for example, the GSM standard in the US is different of my country (Brazil) so I wasn't able to use both at the same time. If you plan for the same situation, run away of this BS! On the other hand if you want to use only in your country, you can try but again it is a matter of lucky. Take care! Eduardo Hello Luis,Well, don't loose your time with this BS, it doesn't work at all! I travel abroad a lot and I often have to switch SIM cards (local SIM and my country SIM) and I wanted to buy it to avoid switching all the time. The problem is both SIM cards must have the same GSM standard to work properly. In my recent case for example, the GSM standard in the US is different of my country (Brazil) so I wasn't able to use both at the same time. If you plan for the same situation, run away of this BS! On the other hand if you want to use only in your country, you can try but again it... » Read More Hello Luis,Well, don't loose your time with this BS, it doesn't work at all! I travel abroad a lot and I often have to switch SIM cards (local SIM and my country SIM) and I wanted to buy it to avoid switching all the time. The problem is both SIM cards must have the same GSM standard to work properly. In my recent case for example, the GSM standard in the US is different of my country (Brazil) so I wasn't able to use both at the same time. If you plan for the same situation, run away of this BS! On the other hand if you want to use only in your country, you can try but again it is a matter of lucky. Take care! Eduardo « Show Less
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You can use your phone internationally, but it usually requires making arrangement with you carrier to add the coverage. The issue is not the phone but the phone company. They are always glad to have your money. Just make the arrangement.
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Yeah you can use it in India. When I sent my to Africa I was able to use it without any problems. It's an international phone and that's what's unique about it. It works well. It's very much worth the money I paid for it.
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Hello Cliff, My name is Pablo and I also bought this phone about 2 months ago. Its an amazing cel but I really do not know if you can use it in India. But what I can tell you is that I live in Uruguay (Southamerica) and it works perfectly here so I can not think of any reason to not be able to use it in india. I would advise you to find out with someone else before buying to be sure but in my opinion it should work without any problem. Sorry I can not give you a definite answer but I really hope that at least my answer has been helpful to you. Yours sincerely, Pablo
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Yes, it will still work. It just would be on the same kind of network as everyone else that has a Lumia 920 from India. It would just be able to have up to LTE if your country provides that service. I hoped this helped.
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Hmmm this is an interesting thread. I am in the exact situation as the OP. I am getting conflicting information, so help me out with this:Can I just transfer my sim card to the N8 and use all of it's features without signing up for a data plan? Will T-Mobile be able to detect if my phone is a smart phone if all I do is access the internet through wifi? I don't want anything to change with my plan, money is already tight. Would it really be necessary for me to call Tmobile and request that they not allow any data access? Wouldn't that tip them off to the fact that I bought an unlocked phone? Hmmm this is an interesting thread. I am in the exact situation as the OP. I am getting conflicting information, so help me out with this:Can I just transfer my sim card to the N8 and use all of it's features without signing up for a data plan? Will T-Mobile be able to detect if my phone is a smart phone if all I do is access the internet through wifi? I don't want anything to change with my plan, money is already tight. Would it really be necessary for me to call Tmobile and request that they not allow any data access? Wouldn't that tip them off to the fact that I bought an... » Read More Hmmm this is an interesting thread. I am in the exact situation as the OP. I am getting conflicting information, so help me out with this:Can I just transfer my sim card to the N8 and use all of it's features without signing up for a data plan? Will T-Mobile be able to detect if my phone is a smart phone if all I do is access the internet through wifi? I don't want anything to change with my plan, money is already tight. Would it really be necessary for me to call Tmobile and request that they not allow any data access? Wouldn't that tip them off to the fact that I bought an unlocked phone? « Show Less
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I am trying to use this device with a full size Sim on gsm network in India. If tried the 3 biggest carriers but always get a 'no Sim found error'.I looked at a YouTube video and I'm definitely inserting the Sim card right.So based on my experience, this phone does not work with gsm carriers.If anyone has any tips or suggestion, they would be greatly appreciated !!
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thank you! I got this phone for my sons for Christmas. I don't plan on adding a data plan to their account, but there is wifi available everywhere they go: home, school, grandma's, friends', etc. Let me clarify something though: If there is no wifi available, will they still be able to talk and text? (that is all they need it for outside of wifi)
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you are right but there is a market disconnect here. with a wireless carrier, the price of the phone is dwarfed by the annual expense of subscribing to the service. as the other posters indicated, this is not the case with skype. the whole point of using skype is its low cost.i would love to have one of these but the morons at netgear priced it incorrectly.
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I sent it to a friend outside the country, they told me that they could not get it to work on their GSM network over there, so I think the phone is garbage, return to Amazon to get a refund.Mine is outside the country, so I could not return it like I wanted to.
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I also had same query. I called up their call center. They said there should be no problem but I am not very sure myself. I am going to india next week. Can check and let you know then
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In US my carrier is AT&T; (the second largest provider). They work on GSM network which is a common in Europe and most of Asian countries.I would caution that the phone has a weak reception with respect to other phones and also has a weak audio (hard to hear in noisy background).The price is almost one-third of a decent smart phone ( ie Samsung Galaxy S5 mini). It is rugged and has a long battery life (five days or more) butlacks in functionality and texting ease - will make a good back up phone. Most probably would work in India. But given a chance I won't buy or recommend.Good luck and cheers. In US my carrier is AT&T; (the second largest provider). They work on GSM network which is a common in Europe and most of Asian countries.I would caution that the phone has a weak reception with respect to other phones and also has a weak audio (hard to hear in noisy background).The price is almost one-third of a decent smart phone ( ie Samsung Galaxy S5 mini). It is rugged and has a long battery life (five days or more) butlacks in functionality and texting ease - will make a good back up phone. Most probably would work in India. But given a chance I won't buy or... » Read More In US my carrier is AT&T; (the second largest provider). They work on GSM network which is a common in Europe and most of Asian countries.I would caution that the phone has a weak reception with respect to other phones and also has a weak audio (hard to hear in noisy background).The price is almost one-third of a decent smart phone ( ie Samsung Galaxy S5 mini). It is rugged and has a long battery life (five days or more) butlacks in functionality and texting ease - will make a good back up phone. Most probably would work in India. But given a chance I won't buy or recommend.Good luck and cheers. « Show Less
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We have this phone in Virginia USA. It is currently active as a Verizon phone. We have had no problems with the phone or the service. It is used by an elderly person in our family who likes it because of its' simplicity. As to whether or not you can have it connected to a local carrier, we can not give you any solid information that.
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Dc urbanite said he was able to use this phone on consumer cellular service, I have not been able to get internet working on the service even with consumer cellular help when not on my wifi network. The phone works, but not mobile internet. If anyone has been able to get the the Internet working I would love to know how!