Not only locked, but also frequency. Even you buy the phone in Canada.
三频手机is 900/1800/1900, 1900 MHz is used most in North America, but 在美国某些地方不能使用, because of 850 used, same as 900 in China, came from 10 years ago for the analog system.
Quad-bands phone is international, best to buy.
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table below outlines which type of cell phone will operate in which countries.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=504 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center width="25%">Network and MHz
</TD><TD vAlign=center width="46%">Countries
</TD><TD vAlign=center width="29%">ossible cell phones
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width="25%">W-CDMA (3G) only
</TD><TD vAlign=center width="46%">Japan
</TD><TD vAlign=center width="29%">Special 3G (rental only)
</TD></TR><TR><TD width="25%">GSM 1900 MHz
</TD><TD width="46%">Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, El Salvador, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, United States, U.S. Virgin Islands
</TD><TD width="29%">Single-band (GSM 1900)
Dual-band (GSM 1900/900)
Dual-band (GSM 1900/850)
Tri-band (GSM 1900/1800/900)
Tri-band (GSM 1900/1800/850)
Quad-band (GSM 1900/1800/900/850)
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width="25%">GSM 850 MHz only
</TD><TD vAlign=center width="46%">Anguilla, Colombia, Ecuador, Montserrat, Panama, St. Kitts and Nevis, Turks and Caicos Islands, expanded U.S. coverage
</TD><TD vAlign=center width="29%">Dual-band (GSM 1900/850)
Tri-band (GSM 1900/1800/850)
Quad-band (GSM 1900/1800/900/850)
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width="25%">GSM 1800 MHz only
</TD><TD vAlign=center width="46%">Brazil, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago
</TD><TD vAlign=center width="29%">Tri-band (GSM 1900/1800/900)
Tri-band (GSM 1900/1800/850)
Quad-band (GSM 1900/1800/900/850)
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width="25%">GSM 900 MHz
</TD><TD vAlign=center width="46%">All other GSM countries besides the ones mentioned above
</TD><TD vAlign=center width="29%">Dual-band (GSM 1900/900)
Tri-band (GSM 1900/1800/900)
Quad-band (GSM 1900/1800/900/850)
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width="25%">GSM 900/1800 MHz
</TD><TD vAlign=center width="46%">Approximately 50 countries worldwide (Note: 1800 MHz coverage may be limited to urban areas.)
</TD><TD vAlign=center width="29%">Tri-band
(GSM 1900/1800/900)
Tri-band
(GSM 1900/1800/850)
Quad-band (GSM 1900/1800/900/850)
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center width="25%">CDMA 1800 MHz only
</TD><TD vAlign=center width="46%">South Korea
</TD><TD vAlign=center width="29%">Special CDMA 1800 (rental only)
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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