Printable View
Hi, I'm using Q5 and my model is SQR100-2 which works in my country.
By the way I have to visit USA (the east coast like New York, etc.) for 2 weeks and I'm thinking of using it there with sim card there, not roaming.
As I know the frequency of 100-2 isn't the right one for America.
Does it mean... none of any sim card works with it? No AT&T, T-mobile, Verizon, Sprint... None of them? Is there any other way to use it in America, except changing the cell phone or buying a prepaid phone?
Doesn't mean anything. Worst case, you might not get LTE but you'll get 3G. Verizon and Sprint are out though, stick with GSM carriers such as AT&T/T-Mobile and any of their MVNO's.
An option would also be to use T-Mobile's plan for visitors mentioned here http://crackberry.com/t-mobile-offer...-and-data-plan
That should be fine to hold you over even if you don't get LTE on that phone model with them.
Passport/SQW100-3 .2876 CB10
You are not going to get LTE whatsoever. At best, HSPA+ or 3G.
The SQR100-2 is more compatible with AT&T's nationwide network than it is with TMO's--you'll get 3G/HSPA+ pretty much everywhere in the US on AT&T, but not on TMO. But TMO's probably going to be cheaper and depending on which places you plan to visit, you may actually get TMO 3G/HSPA+ everywhere.
A middle ground solution might be AT&T MVNOs, or even Cricket Wireless (though they cap 3G/HSPA+ at a measly 4mbps.)