[CrackBerry Question]

Intend buying unlocked PRIV from BB UK but confused whether there is a particular version I need to specify?

[BigAl_BB9900]

I believe that the Priv IS compatible to both UK & Australian networks.

Excerpt from BlackBerry website: (PRIV - New BlackBerry Android Secure Smartphone - United Kingdom)

Canada, Latin America, Asia-Pacific

FD-LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 20, 29, 30 (2100/1900/1800/1700/850/2600/700/700/800/700/2300 MHz) HSPA+ 1, 2, 4, 5/6, 8 (2100/1900/1700/850/900 MHz) Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)

TD-LTE 38, 40, 41 (2600/2300/2500 MHz)

HSPA+ 1, 2, 4, 5/6, 8 (2100/1900/1700/850/900 MHz)

Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)

Europe, Middle East and Africa

FD-LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20, 28 (2100/1900/18 00/1700/2600/900/700/700/800/700 MHz)

TD-LTE 41 (2500 MHz)

HSPA+ 1, 2, 4, 5/6, 8 (2100/1900/1700/850/900 MHz)

Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz

[ozfaye]

Thank you - much appreciated

[raino]

Welcome to CrackBerry!

The STV100-3 is the easy answer, but it is not the model sold by ShopBB UK. ShopBB sells the STV100-4, which is slightly (IMO) less compatible with Australian networks: it is missing Optus' LTE band 40 (a secondary LTE network) and Vodafone's LTE band 5. As of now, it's fully compatible with Telstra's LTE networks.