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Buying outside the UK

1 replies · 1,287 views · Started 26 October 2003

All I want to know if anyone can help is Im wanting to get a N-Gage, can I get one outside the UK say in America for example and will it work over in the UK. Say with my existing sim card? Do I need to get a different SIM? I ain't got a clue if anyone can help?

Cheers.😕

You can get one anyhwere you like. The hardware is the same.

The only difference might be that it seems to have been released with different generations of firmware in different regions (reportedly v3.30 in Europe and v3.42 or something to that effect in the US).

Whatever it is, an authorized Nokia service center can upgrade it to whatever is the latest.

Also, in some cases it seems to have an included 32MB MMC card and in others it has been omitted.

However, do check that it isn't operator subsidized (or at least not SIM-locked to that operator's network). Or, if it is, have the operator unlock it (also means that it'll be more expensive, if the operator is subsidizing it to get you on acontract).