purchasing mobile phone from USA?

[qandaseeker]

hi, i want to purchase a mobile phone from USA via Ebay becuase its �40 cheaper. im just wondering do you think there are differences between a UK model and a USA model?

please advise me.

thank you

[Cakeboy]

Different charger for a start, probably have different features activated on it. For �40 extra, buy it from the UK. There's a real chance you'll clobbered with import duty as well which will make the saving on the original price pretty pointless.

[ChuckFickens]

All of above, and you may find it is locked to a USA network so you'll find you'll have to pay to get it unblocked as well

[Buenchico]

Also, mobile phone networks in the USA operate on completely different frequencies to those in the USA. Unless it's a 'tri-band' phone, it won't work here.

Mobile phones don't attract import duty but the postman will still want 17�% of the value of the phone (and possibly !7�% of the cost of carriage as well) to pay the import VAT. Further, there'll be an �8 customs examination fee to pay. So importing a �100 phone will cost you �25.50. If it's a �200 phone, you'll have to pay �43.

Chris