Re: Do US LAND (fixed, not cell) phones work in Europe?

On Sat, 08 Oct 2005 11:10:14 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>raylopez99 writes:
>
>> Anybody know if US LAND (fixed, not cell) phones work in Europe? I
>> want to take a US fixed land line phone to Europe (Italy).
>
>Generally, yes, they do, although in most cases you cannot legally
>connect them to the network.

I never heard of such a restriction in Italy.

> I believe there are some minor
>differences in the standards among the different countries but most
>telephones still manage to work.

When I first came to Italy, I had an "international modem", which I
bought specifically for using here. I set it to Italian standard and
it didn't work. After several phone sessions with my tech support guy
in the US and the modem manufacturer, one day I decided to set it back
to US standard. It worked perfectly. I also know people who have
bought phones in the US and used them here in Italy.

>> I am aware of the mechanical phone jack problem and power supply
>> problem, but want to know if the phone will even work once properly
>> plugged in.
>
>It probably will, but it's at your own risk, and if you damage the
>network you'll be held responsible.

Wouldn't connecting your modem to the network be just as risky?
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