Not phone savy and need advice *unlocked nexus 5 question*

PsychoPigeon

I currently have a virgin pay as you go sim. I'm leaning towards getting a unlocked Nexus 5 while I'm in the US due to it being half the price as the UK. As long as the phone is unlocked and GSM, will I have any issues trying to use it in the UK? Is there something specific I should be looking for to make sure everything is compatible?

indesisiv

Yes you will have issues in the UK if you want to use LTE as it wouldn't be compatible with any of the 4G networks.

for 4G UK networks use -
EE - Bands 3 + 7
3 - Bands 3 + 20
O2 - Band 20
Vodaphone - Band 20

North America (D820) model:

GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
CDMA: Band Class: 0/1/10
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE: Bands: 1/2/4/5/17/19/25/26/41

Rest of World (D821) model:

GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8
LTE: Bands: 1/3/5/7/8/20

It would work on 2G and 3G though.

pepdavies

It's highly likely the N5 price will drop i the next couple of months

ballyblack

Yes I agree, Nexus X or 6 will be here shortly

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/mobile-phone/3508162/nexus-6-release-date-specs-features-uk-price/

PsychoPigeon

Thanks for the heads up, you can pick up the rest of world model here for the same price also, but I think I will wait for the next version to hit stores and drive down prices