8290 Use In Uk

[Duane]

HI I HAVE A FRIEND WITH A 8290 FROM THE STATES IS IT POSSIBLE TO USE IT IN THE UK ,IF SO WHAT HAVE I GOT TO DO TO IT.
IT IS UNLOCKED AND TAKES ANY SIM BUT HAS NOT GOT ANY SIGNAL BARS.
PLEASE ADVISE.
THANKS IN ADVANCE

[cprafferty]

Nope it will never work it works on 1900Mhz GSM and in the UK we use 900/1800Mhz GSM.

[candrist]

I have an 8210 that is unlocked for the uk market and I need an 8290 unlocked for the us market. TRADE?