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GSM World Coverage Map and GSM Country List
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GSM (Groupe Special Mobile) = Global System for Mobile communications - most popular standard for mobile phones in the world.
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GSM 900 / GSM 1800 MHz
are used in most parts of the world: Europe, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Africa.
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GSM 850 / GSM 1900 MHz
are used in the United States, Canada, Mexico and most countries of S. America.
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GSM Bands information by country:
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1800 |
1900 |
850 |
Other |
| Afghanistan | | |
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| Albania | | |
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| Algeria | | |
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| American Samoa |
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| Andorra | |
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| Angola | | |
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| Anguilla |
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| Antarctica (Mawson and Casey Stations) |
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| Antigua and Barbuda | |
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| Argentina |
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| Armenia | | |
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| Aruba | | |
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| Australia | | |
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3G 2100, 3G 850 |
| Austria | | |
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3G 2100, 3G 850 |
| Azerbaijan | |
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| Bahamas |
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| Bahrain | | |
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3G 2100, 3G 850 |
| Bangladesh | | |
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| Barbados | | |
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| Belarus | | |
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| Belgium |
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3G 2100 |
| Belize |
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| Benin | | |
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| Bermuda |
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| Bhutan | |
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| Bolivia |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Botswana | |
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| Brazil | | |
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| British Virgin Islands | |
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| Brunei Darussalam | |
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3G 2100 |
| Bulgaria |
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3G 2100 |
| Burkina Faso | |
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| Burma (Myanmar) |
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| Burundi | |
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| Cambodia | | |
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| Cameroon |
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| Canada |
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| Cape Verde | | |
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| Cayman Islands | | |
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| Central African Republic | |
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| Chad | |
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| Chile |
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| China | |
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| China, Hong Kong (SAR) | | |
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3G 2100 |
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| Colombia |
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| Comoros |
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| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
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| Cook Islands | |
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| Costa Rica |
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| Cote d'Ivoire | | |
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| Croatia |
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3G 2100 |
| Cuba | |
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| Cyprus | | |
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3G 2100 |
| Czech Republic | | |
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| Denmark | | |
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| Djibouti | |
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| Dominica |
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| Dominican Republic |
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| East Timor (Timor-Leste) | |
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| Ecuador |
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| Egypt | |
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3G 2100 |
| El Salvador |
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| Equatorial Guinea | |
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| Eritrea | |
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| Estonia | | |
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3G 2100 |
| Ethiopia | |
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| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | |
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| Faroe Islands |
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| Fiji | |
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| Finland | | |
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3G 2100 |
| France | | |
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| French Polynesia | |
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| French West Indies | |
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| Gabon | |
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| Gambia | | |
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| Gaza Strip / West Bank | |
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| Georgia | | |
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3G 2100 |
| Germany | | |
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| Ghana | |
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| Gibraltar |
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| Greece | | |
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3G 2100 |
| Greenland | |
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| Grenada | | |
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| Guadeloupe (French West Indies) | | |
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| Guam |
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| Guatemala | |
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| Guernsey | | |
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3G 2100 |
| Guinea | | |
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| Guinea-Bissau | |
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| Guyana |
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| Haiti |
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| Holy See (Vatican City) | | |
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| Honduras |
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| Hong Kong | | |
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| Hungary | | |
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| Iceland |
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| India | |
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| Indonesia | | |
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| Iran | | |
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| Iraq | |
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| Ireland | |
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| Isle of Man | | |
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| Israel | | |
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| Italy | | |
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| Jamaica | | |
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| Japan* |
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| Jersey | | |
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| Jordan | | |
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| Kazakhstan |
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| Kenya | | |
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| Kiribati | |
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| Korea, North | |
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| Korea, South* |
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3G 2100 |
| Kuwait |
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| Kyrgyzstan | | |
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| Laos | | |
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| Latvia | | |
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3G 2100 |
| Lebanon | |
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| Lesotho |
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| Liberia | | |
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| Libya | |
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| Liechtenstein | | |
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| Lithuania |
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3G 2100 |
| Luxemburg | |
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| Macau (SAR) | | |
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| Macedonia | |
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| Madagascar | |
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| Malawi | | |
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| Malaysia | |
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3G 2100 |
| Maldives | |
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| Mali | |
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| Malta | | |
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| Martinique (French West Indies) | | |
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| Mauritania |
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| Mauritius | |
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| Mayotte | | |
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| Mexico |
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| Micronesia | |
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| Moldova |
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| Monaco | |
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| Mongolia | |
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| Montenegro | | |
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| Montserrat |
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| Morocco |
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| Mozambique | | |
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| Myanmar (Burma) |
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| Namibia | | |
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| Nauru |
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| Nepal |
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| Netherlands | | |
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| Netherlands Antilles | | |
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| New Caledonia | |
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| New Zealand | | |
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| Nicaragua |
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| Niger |
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| Nigeria | | |
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| Niue |
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| Norfolk Island |
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| Northern Mariana Islands |
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| Norway |
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| Oman | |
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| Pakistan | | |
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| Palau | | |
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| Panama |
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| Papua New Guinea |
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| Paraguay |
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| Peru |
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| Philippines | | |
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| Pitcairn Islands |
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| Poland |
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| Portugal | |
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| Puerto Rico |
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| Qatar | | |
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| Reunion | | |
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| Romania | | |
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| Russia | | |
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| Rwanda |
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| Saint Helena |
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| Saint Kitts and Nevis | | |
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| Saint Lucia | | |
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| Samoa | |
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| San Marino |
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| Sao Tome and Príncipe | |
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| Saudi Arabia |
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| Senegal | |
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| Serbia | | |
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| Seychelles | | |
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| Sierra Leone |
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| Singapore | | |
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| Slovakia | | |
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| Slovenia | | |
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| Solomon Islands | |
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| Somalia | | |
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| South Africa | | |
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| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
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| Spain |
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| Sri Lanka | |
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| Sudan | | |
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| Suriname | | |
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| Swaziland | |
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| Sweden | | |
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| Switzerland | | |
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| Syria | | |
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| Taiwan | | |
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| Tajikistan | | |
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| Thailand |
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| Togo | |
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| Tokelau |
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| Tonga | |
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| Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Tunisia |
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| Turkey | | |
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| Turkmenistan | |
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| Turks and Caicos Islands |
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| Tuvalu |
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| Uganda | |
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| Ukraine |
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| United Arab Emirates |
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| United Kingdom | |
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| U S A |
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| Uruguay |
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| Uzbekistan | | |
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| Vanuatu | |
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| Venezuela |
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| Vietnam | |
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| Virgin Islands (USA) |
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| Wallis and Futuna |
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| West Bank / Gaza Strip | |
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| Western Sahara |
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| Yemen |
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| Zambia | |
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| Zimbabwe | |
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Information For International Travelers:
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USA "Dual band" phone will not work in Europe, Asia or Australia
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Europe "Dual band" phone will not work in USA, Canada or Mexico
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Tri-Band phone has three GSM Bands:
900/1800/1900 MHz or
850/1800/1900 MHz
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Quad-band World Phone supports all four major GSM frequency groups.
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