VZW CDMA phone in Italy?

#1 (**permalink**) 01-30-2007, 02:32 PM

Any chance I will be able to use my Verizon Wireless Treo 700p in
Italy? I know that most of Europe is GSM, but I've read a few things
about limited CDMA service in Italy.

Thanks

#2 (**permalink**) 01-30-2007, 04:12 PM

On 2007-01-30, mlevin <marshall.levin@gmail.com> wrote:
> Any chance I will be able to use my Verizon Wireless Treo 700p in
> Italy? I know that most of Europe is GSM, but I've read a few things
> about limited CDMA service in Italy.

Not a chance, I think. I don't think you'll ever see 800 MHz CDMA
in any of the original EU countries because the spectrum is used
for something else.

The CDMA in Italy is likely to be 2100 MHz UMTS W-CDMA, which is more
closely related to GSM than to Verizon CDMA.

Dennis Ferguson

#3 (**permalink**) 01-31-2007, 11:46 AM

NOt a chance anywhere in the EU or UK or most anywhere else but N America.
Some parts of Asia (I think)
"mlevin" <marshall.levin@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Any chance I will be able to use my Verizon Wireless Treo 700p in
> Italy? I know that most of Europe is GSM, but I've read a few things
> about limited CDMA service in Italy.
>
> Thanks
>