Motorola W173 Unlocked GSM Dual-Band Phone with FM Radio, MMS, Speakerphone and Polyphonic RIngtones

I purchased this phone for a trip to Europe and not have tried it out yet. [See updated comment below.]

An annoyance, however, is that its charger uses an unusual plug: it has the two flat prongs arranged at 45 degree angles, for use in only Australia, I think. They include an adaptor for to convert to plugs used in the US, but now this means I have to use *two* adaptors at once in Europe: first the supplied plug adaptor to convert the 45 degree angle prongs to a US style plug and then my own adaptor to convert to the local plug style in Europe. This is workable, but still annoying. I would not have ordered this particular phone had I known this. It is not mentioned on the web page anywhere.

On the plus side, the phone is attractive and strikingly thin, so it will fit will extrmemly well in a pocket.

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UPDATED COMMENTS ADDED LATER: My son is using the phone in Spain, with a SIM card purchased there. It has been working well for him, for making and receiving calls. The phone was advertised as unlocked, and our experience confirms this.

The SIM card cost 10 euros and was preloaded with a 5 euro balance. One glitch is that he cannot send text messages from it to US phones, but this would not be the phone's fault. We have not tried sending text messages from the US to him, but our past experience on other phones is that this does not work either.

I have used this phone overseas and works flawless. This is a pretty basic phone. If you travel overseas, this is a great phone to carry where the carriers use 900/1800 Mhz frequencies. I thought it would be useful for you if I give the list of countries where this phone will work. However, check the compatibility for the latest changes in the bands the carriers use in the country you plan to visit. All that you have to do is just slide in the SIM card from the local carrier of the country and say 'hello'.

Compatible countries:Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma (Myanmar), Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, China, Hong Kong (SAR), China, Macau (SAR), Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic, Congo, Republic of the, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, East Timor (Timor-Leste), Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, French Guiana (French West Indies), French West Indies, Gabon, Gambia, Gaza Strip / West Bank, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guadeloupe (French West Indies), Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Holy See (Vatican City), Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, North, Korea, South, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Macau (SAR), Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Martinique (French West Indies), Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, West Bank / Gaza Strip, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

This is my personal experience with Motorola phone. The bar phones works the better than the flip and touchscreen.

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I used this phone for my vacation in Europe. It worked great, reception was perfect and battery lasted very long time between charges. I also like that this is a small and light phone and was very easy to use.

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Took this for a short Asian trip and it worked from day one. Just pop in a SIM card from the local carrier, and you are good to go. The battery seems to hold up well. If you need a no-frills cellphone, then this would be the way to go.

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I sent this item overseas, but it wasn't compatible with the network there. Under the product information, it says that this product is an unlocked cell phone, but clearly it wasn't. Don't buy this product, if you want to take it overseas. It isn't worth the risk.