<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by TA:
thanks for these replies, they're very helpful -- but the most nagging question for me right now is whether a 850/1800/1900 phone will work in Australia? the reason I ask is because the 850 version of some phones are available for much cheaper than the 900 versions. And if I can get a phone that's designed to work here, yet can work overseas too, that's what I'd prefer? </font>
Vodafone and Optus have SOME GSM1800 coverage but the majority of the network is GSM900. So, your 850/1800/1900 phone won't work there except in the major cities where there might be a few GSM1800 cells.