Android phone, no carrier

Hello all. 
I am from Denmark, travelling to the states in late June. I want to buy a new android phone, but I have some concerns: 
1) How do I ensure that the phone will work in Europe
2) Is it possible to buy android phone without a contract with a US-carrier - as far as I can see from the website, I can buy the Google Nexus S withoit a carrier, but I would rather buy the Samsung Galax S II - if it is available in the US at that time. 
Br, Henrik 

henrikib wrote:
Hello all. 
I am from Denmark, travelling to the states in late June. I want to buy a new android phone, but I have some concerns: 
1) How do I ensure that the phone will work in Europe
2) Is it possible to buy android phone without a contract with a US-carrier - as far as I can see from the website, I can buy the Google Nexus S withoit a carrier, but I would rather buy the Samsung Galax S II - if it is available in the US at that time. 
Br, Henrik 
1)  Check support for the 3G bands used in your country.  Quadband GSM is almost a given for Android phones, however previously nearly all phones that supported the US UMTS bands also supported UMTS2100 (European 3G), however, that is no longer a given.  For example, the HTC Inspire 4G from AT&T does not support UMTS2100.
2)  Not sure.  Possibly - prices will be significantly higher.  The phone will come locked but the carrier might unlock it if it's no-contract.  Talk directly to the carriers for this, this is a "corner case" where store employees at non-carrier-owned stores will have insufficient training.  Even employees at carrier-owned stores may refer you to their customer service call center.
*disclaimer* I am not now, nor have I ever been, an employee of Best Buy, Geek Squad, nor of any of their affiliate, parent, or subsidiary companies.

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