Hi there, I live in Australia and have the opportunity to buy a Fairphone 2 from the online store (in the next two days!). Will the Australian electicity voltage (230V 50Hz) effect the charging of the phone? Should I use an Australian charger or a European charger with an Australian adapter? Tha…

In Europa we also have electicity voltage (230V 50Hz). So there should be no problem with charging. A charger for the Fairphone 2 needs to have the following specifications: 5 volts (5V) 1 ampere (1A, 1000mA) or more micro USB Type B connector

Is Australia using the same 2G/3G/4G frequencies as in Europe? I don’t have it at hand but maybe somebody else knows?

Are you going to get it through a European friend? You know Fairphone doesn’t ship to Australia?

Maybe buying at one of the #resellers ? @nicolag Should that be the case, it might be really helpful for other customers, if you share your experience here on the forum. Especially: Where did you buy and how was customer support. Thx in advance.

[image] nicolag: Will the Australian electicity voltage (230V 50Hz) effect the charging of the phone? There is no charger included with the FP2, you have to use your own micro-USB charger - so you can get one from your own country. Phone chargers tend to support a wide range of systems though…

Thanks for the advice all. Update: my fairphone 2 arrived last week and everything is working fine except the SIM card. I can’t seem to get my Vodafone sim working. I also tried a Telstra sim and that didn’t work either. Does anyone have any ideas why the SIM cards aren’t working? I live in Sydney …

At which stage is it ‘not working’? There should be an icon in the top drawer showing: either your operator’s name, or a message such as “emergency calls only” or another error.

This is strange. Were there any changes in mobile networks in the last 2 years? I was in Australia in 2016 and my prepaid Vodafone data SIM card worked perfectly in NSW, South Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland. Even 4G worked.

[image] Stanzi: Were there any changes in mobile networks in the last 2 years? They switched off 2G recently.

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