Purchase US GSM phone for use in Germany?

[Charlie]

Originally Posted by inquisitor

What you need to make sure is that your phone does not have a so-called SIMlock or netlock, which prevents your phone from accepting another SIM card or SIM cards from other operators respectively. Removing such SIMlock or netlock is called unlocking and has nothing to do with rooting or firmware modifications. Also unlocking does not impact its functionality on your home network, onto which it might be locked.

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