Buying an android tablet in the US

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I'm going to be in the US next week and was thinking of picking up an android tablet. Is there any reason not to buy in the US to use in the UK? Are sim cards and standards the same in terms of 3G capable ones?
 
The US doesnt have 3G ie UMTS, over there they have CDMA2000 which is slightly different. I would guess that the radio in them would be dual band though, else they would have to manufacture different units which would be a hassle.
 
The US has both GSM and CDMA networks so first of all make sure you buy one with a SIM card because CDMA doesn't use SIM cards of any sort.

However they use a different set of radio frequencies so you need to check and compare those before buying.
 
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