European Phone Compatibility

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European Phone Compatibility

Owen Densmore
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I was astounded to find out that the ATT iPhone 4 GSM phone was not compatible with european high bandwidth (3G/4G) frequencies and protocols.

This led me to look into Android, and there too, there were rumors of a similar nature and confusion about compatibility.

So here's the question: Have any of us actually used the same GSM phone in the US and in Europe with the high bandwidth data capabilities?

A brief survey of travelers I know recently showed that they don't use data plans in Europe, its too difficult to get pay-as-you-go plans.  They simply get a voice/sms SIM, and use WiFi for data.

But things are changing rapidly, so I would like to at least have a chance of a single phone that was mobile, i.e. worked both in the US and Europe, including high bandwidth.

        -- Owen

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