Mobiles allowed to be exported to Cuba
Restrictions lifted
AMERICANS WILL SOON be allowed to mail mobile phones to friends and family in Cuba.
President George Bush said that an easing of restrictions on will be a test of the Communist country's economic reforms and that the move was "reaching out to the Cuban people".
In an ideal world, this would mean that mobile phones could actually take off in the country as few can afford to buy them at local prices.
However there is no indication that the Cuban government wants an influx of phones from the US, or if the American phones will even work.
The change is an extension to the US existing policy that allows gifts to be sent to families in Cuba rather than a crack in the embargo. µ
L'Inq
Reuters
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GSM in Cuba
GSM phones will definitely work in Cuba. These are sold by the likes of AT&T and T-Mobile. Beware, however, because they need to be tri-band. That's because Cuba uses the old 900 MHz bandwidth like O2 and Vodafone in the UK. US readers might have old handsets around that only supported 1900 MHz as used in the USA. Those with old cdmaOne handsets for networks Verizon or Sprint needn't send phones to Cuba either.US up to old tricks
Don't jump the gun..."Mr Roque also dismissed President George Bush's announcement on Wednesday that US residents would be able to send mobile phones to relatives in Cuba."
And if you were thinking of sending some money to Cuban 'friends', think again.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7415894.stm
Shocking, not even allowed to stir the pot these days...