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Can I use my regular North American phone and just buy an Italian SIM card?

April 26, 2017American buy card Italian north phone regular SIM

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Can I use my regular North American phone and just buy an Italian SIM card?

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Most likely you cannot. Your phone must be unlocked and have the 900 and 1800 Mhz GSM frequencies. While many GSM carriers are now offering phones with those frequencies, all US carriers “lock” their phones meaning you cannot use other companies’ SIM cards with the phones they sell you.