Phones from the states

[eschal]

Can a ebay bought...locked US contract cell phone be unlocked and jailbroken in Buenos Aires...will it work as a phone there? Or should I buy one in B A's.

 

[Uncle Dermot]

Can a ebay bought...locked US contract cell phone be unlocked and jailbroken in Buenos Aires...will it work as a phone there? Or should I buy one in B A's.

Yes it can be jailbroken and unlocked here, but I would recommend you buy a cheap phone here as fancy phones attract a lot of unwanted attention in BA!

 

[2GuysInPM]

Depends on the phone (type/brand/model). Make sure you get a GSM phone. You can also unlock it yourself by buying an unlock code online. We did this recently with a Motorola Android phone from AT&T USA. Bought the unlock code online, unlocked it, and it works fine here.

 

[TrevorCito]

The hspda frequencies for fast mobile internet (and 3g) vary from country to country and provider so be careful as you could end up with a phone that has slow internet speeds. Anything other than 3g on a HTC desire or iPhone would be so slow it would be almost pointless.

For Argentina you want a quad band phone with the lower band frequency being 850 not 900 mhz.

850 gives you fast 3g whereas 900 will only give you dialup modem speeds (gprs).