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@Korea: Which phones can I take back to Canada?
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Posted by: veol

Hi, I was referred to these forums by someone at askMeFi ("I recommend you ask this question over on Howard Forums, which seems to be the best place for mobile phone information.")

I am at Korea, and my relatives have offered to buy me a cell phone. However, I don't know if any of the phones from here will work if I bring it back to Canada. Can anybody tell me what kind of phones work in Canada? Or better yet, specify some phones that work?

I have also heard, although I am not certain, that I have to buy an unlocked phone, and buy a phone that takes a common SIM card, and that I have to be on either FIDO or ROGERS. Can anybody clarify?

Thanks

Posted by: yangj08

Korea uses CDMA, so any of the phones you bring back you would have to (attempt to) activate on Telus or Bell.

Posted by: DubDub

However, don't count on your carrier activating the phone on their network. I know some carriers will not allow anything but their own phones on, plus you would have no technical support whatsoever, if you have problems.

You should talk to the your carrier in Canada before buying a phone elsewhere.

BTW, I think both Rogers and Telus are GSM and Korean CDMA phones will not work. They do not have SIM cards and I don't think you can unlock them.

Posted by: yangj08

...Telus is GSM? HoFo better update their description for the Telus subforum then- it says "Canadian CDMA/iDen provider" with no mention of GSM anywhere.

That, or someone made a mistake about saying that Telus is GSM.

Posted by: aw614

you need to find a shop in canada that can get it activiated to work like how they get korean phones on vzw

Posted by: DubDub

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Originally Posted by yangj08

...Telus is GSM? HoFo better update their description for the Telus subforum then- it says "Canadian CDMA/iDen provider" with no mention of GSM anywhere.

That, or someone made a mistake about saying that Telus is GSM.

My mistake then.