china in U.S

[GREEN D]

hi, i am currently in china and want to buy a cell phone but i do not know if it will work in u.s, i heard it has to be unlocked or something, how do i tell when i buy the cell

[x-sb-x]

If you're going to use a phone for both the US and overseas, get one that uses 850/900/1800/1900Mhz. An easy way to see if a certain phone is unlocked is that it doesn't have any carrier logo. Or try out different SIM cards and see if they register.

[Raving Metalhead {RVD}]

i want to use it only in U.s, and wat is a carrier logo for an unlocked phone?

[Ttttttttt]

In china all the cell phones you buy in store are unlocked. Only those purchased directly from china mobile or china unicom are possiblly locked. Please note only the phones with 3-band or 4-band work in US

[JOZ85]

should i get a 3 band phone or a 4 band phone if i live in Maryland, the price is very differnt