Im thinking of buying a phone I really want but the price they're selling it for here is a rip-off. Say I buy an unlocked version of the phone in America and then bring it to Dubai. Will It Work? I was thinking about buying the HTC Hero or the Droid Incredible.
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should work if unlocked and not running on CDMA (so pretty much not verizon)
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I don't think these devices will work for you. First of all, both of them are CDMA-type phones, and they will not work on GSM networks, which is what the rest of the world uses almost exclusively. Also, these devices aren't generally sold unlocked, and there's no guarantee you could get them working in Dubai, even if there was a CDMA network there. Your other option is to look at the two GSM companies in America, T-Mobile and AT&T. Again, the issues with buying a phone directly from them is that their phones are sold SIM locked, so you'd have to pay to get one unlocked. Another option is the Google Nexus One. There are two versions, and you would want the one used on T-Mobile's US network, since the GSM frequencies match the UAE. You can find the Nexus on eBay, and I hear they are selling it in Dubai. You should also be able to get it from Google directly: http://www.google.com/phone The specs on the Nexus are nearly identical to the Incredible (except for the camera resolution), and both the Nexus and the Incredible have double the processing power of the Hero (the comparable GSM phone to the Hero would be the MyTouch 3G from T-Mobile). This site has some posts on getting 3G working with the Nexus in Dubai: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=1dae4b92e748d186&hl=en The Nexus is a really wonderful device. I've had mine since March, and I love it.
