Mobile phone

[spencer1]

Will my Nokia Lumia 525 work in Canada? #boughtinindia

 

[mead]

Will my Nokia Lumia 525 work in Canada? #boughtinindia

does it use sim cards then it should work

 

[shlok shahani]

does it use sim cards then it should work

LOL

does it use sim cards then it should work

Dont worry mate..Phones will work wherever u take them..

 

[parimann]

Yes, It will work dont worry . Any unlock from from India is good to go in canada

 

[Apurv]

it will

 

[sabby2612]

Will my Nokia Lumia 525 work in Canada? #boughtinindia

Your question is pretty valid and good one! not all the phones bought from India work here. You can go online on various service providers in Canada such as Rogers, Bell, Wind etc. Mostly it's wind which doesn't go well with all the phones. Although Lumia being a new launch, so most likely it should go well, but then it's better to be prepared so check their frequencies, of your phone that it supports and the frequencies on which these Service Providers run the network.

Cheers!

 

[pandehz]

Check this:

Bell
including
Virgin Mobile
PC Mobility

2G
CDMA 850/1900
EVDO 850/1900

3G (and fake 4G)
HSDPA 850/1900
HSPA+ 850/1900
UMTS 850/1900
WCDMA 850/1900
1x EV-DO CDMA2000

4G
LTE 1700

Telus
including
Koodo

2G
CDMA 850/1900
EVDO 850/1900

3G (and fake 4G)
HSDPA 850/1900
HSPA+ 850/1900
UMTS 850/1900
WCDMA 850/1900
1x EV-DO CDMA2000

4G (called 4G+)
LTE 1700/2100

Rogers
including
Fido
Petro-Canada Mobility

2G
GSM 850/1900
GPRS 850/1900
EDGE 850/1900

3G (and fake 4G)
HSDPA 850/1900
HSPA+ 850/1900
UMTS 850/1900
WCDMA 850/1900

4G
LTE 1700



The various bands are the sim carrier spectrum they use.

Check with your 525 specs if you match the bands. I think you are GSM safe. Shouldnt be a problem.
I'm on a 1020 and I'm covered too.

 

[akshaydesai92]

Your question is pretty valid and good one! not all the phones bought from India work here. You can go online on various service providers in Canada such as Rogers, Bell, Wind etc. Mostly it's wind which doesn't go well with all the phones. Although Lumia being a new launch, so most likely it should go well, but then it's better to be prepared so check their frequencies, of your phone that it supports and the frequencies on which these Service Providers run the network.

Cheers!

How these companies work... I saw on ther websites they give phones on contract basis ex. S5 for $199 2 yrs contract. But does they cover all call and data charges in 199$. Actually I want to know how all this contract process work.

 

[ayang85]

How these companies work... I saw on ther websites they give phones on contract basis ex. S5 for $199 2 yrs contract. But does they cover all call and data charges in 199$. Actually I want to know how all this contract process work.

The upfront device cost is $199. You will have to sign a 2 year contract and the monthly bill (depending on the plan you choose) can be between $50-70 or more. You just dnt need to pay the full cost of the device upfront, but you actually pay a lot more than the full price of S5, which may be about $600.

 

[parul154]

The upfront device cost is $199. You will have to sign a 2 year contract and the monthly bill (depending on the plan you choose) can be between $50-70 or more. You just dnt need to pay the full cost of the device upfront, but you actually pay a lot more than the full price of S5, which may be about $600.

Can u please explain a little more..?

Say, we are getting S5 for $500 or $149 for 2 -year Contract plan.

Now if i chose $149 for 2 -year Contract plan, then i ll have to keep the phone for 2 years, pay $149 initially and then the monthly bills ($50-70)

What if i take my own phone there , then how much do the monthy bill cost?

Is it advisable to take our phone from iNDIA or get a new one there on contract basis?

 

[mead]

there r various plans depending on the city/province ur in but if u want to buy a phone u have 2 options
1) buy a discounted phone witha 2-3 year contract which is like a binding and if u break the contract u have to pay alot more.(2 year contract = 60X24=$1440 + the cost of the phone roughly)
2) buy phone at the regular price and then shop for a cheaper plan which does not require a contract.
if u get ur own phone then u can just get a cheaper plan which can be around $20-25 per month not including data plan.
(25X24=$600)

https://www.chatrwireless.com/

https://www.fido.ca/

 

[parul154]

there r various plans depending on the city/province ur in but if u want to buy a phone u have 2 options
1) buy a discounted phone witha 2-3 year contract which is like a binding and if u break the contract u have to pay alot more.(2 year contract = 60X24=$1440 + the cost of the phone roughly)
2) buy phone at the regular price and then shop for a cheaper plan which does not require a contract.
if u get ur own phone then u can just get a cheaper plan which can be around $20-25 per month not including data plan.
(25X24=$600)

https://www.chatrwireless.com/

https://www.fido.ca/

Thanks mead, +1 for you !

One ques : I have got Nokia C3, a simple symbian based phone. I am not sure whether the plans in canada, wud allow me to use watsapp/ international free calling etc.. Any suggeations? I was thinking of leaving my phone back at India, and purchasing a new one from there on contract basis.

 

[mead]

Thanks mead, +1 for you !

One ques : I have got Nokia C3, a simple symbian based phone. I am not sure whether the plans in canada, wud allow me to use watsapp/ international free calling etc.. Any suggeations? I was thinking of leaving my phone back at India, and purchasing a new one from there on contract basis.

well there r various plans if u want to get a data plan/internet plan to use whatsapp then plans get costly. So here is a solution u dont take any data/internet plan u get the $25 plan and I am sure where ever u live u will most likely take wireless internet so u can set ur phone to wifi and access whatsapp etc. I am assuming ur phone has wifi capability. in most of the universities wifi is free so as long as ur in university or home u can use whatsapp if ur somewhere u cannot access wifi then u r stuck but still it is better than getting a $60-70 plan plus taxes. so my suggestion bring ur phone..if u later think of buying a better device then so be it but if u feel new device becomes expensive u will have an option to use ur existing phone.

 

[parul154]

well there r various plans if u want to get a data plan/internet plan to use whatsapp then plans get costly. So here is a solution u dont take any data/internet plan u get the $25 plan and I am sure where ever u live u will most likely take wireless internet so u can set ur phone to wifi and access whatsapp etc. I am assuming ur phone has wifi capability. in most of the universities wifi is free so as long as ur in university or home u can use whatsapp if ur somewhere u cannot access wifi then u r stuck but still it is better than getting a $60-70 plan plus taxes. so my suggestion bring ur phone..if u later think of buying a better device then so be it but if u feel new device becomes expensive u will have an option to use ur existing phone.

+1 once more!~
Thanks mead, that solves my query.
I shall take my phone with me!

 

[sabby2612]

This is for everyone, why buy an expensive contract when you can buy your phone urself and a get a plan as cheap as 39 dollars a month with Canada wide unlimited calling and 6GB data and unlimited text messages anywhere in the world. Wind offers a plan for 39 a month.

Get your own phone!

Contract will suck your blood slowly and by first year end if you do your calculation, you will realize you could have saved enough to buy three Iphones by simply not having this contract thing.