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Mobile phone. Bring with me or buy in Tripoli?

SeymourSunshine
#1
I'm sure this one has been done to death, but I can't find it.

Is it better for me to bring a phone with me or buy one when I get there?

I don't want anything fancy; just a common or garden phone for making and receiving calls. I've got an old Motorola V220 (that can be unlocked) that I love and I'd like to use that if possible.

Any advice/info welcomed.
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S
#2
u can have ur Motorola unlocked, I guess

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Mudman
#3
bring your phone and buy a SIM over here, no worries.
LibyanJag
#4
just make sure your phone is unlocked before you get here - or I suppose you can unlock over the internet.

Locally they don't seem to lock phones and as a result all the wee phone shops don't have the ability to unlock.
viplop kc
#5
Hi,
We are dealing in Mobile phones Whole Sales , so if you are wholesaler in Libya , please contact me. My contact email is yadab.neupane@krishna-intl.com.

Thanks- Yadab Neupane
libya2011
#6
fyi, phones in Libya among the cheapest you can find around, no taxes no duties.
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IHendaoui
#7
Mobile phones in Libya are the cheapest, don't worry if your motorola doesnt function here

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