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Will electronics bought from america work properly in ireland

  • 09-01-2014 07:43AM
    #1
    carlowplayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 519 ✭✭✭


    Am asking this in regard to iphones,samsung galxy s4's,samsung tablets,led tvs and laptops ie macbooks etc without the need for a voltage converter


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  • #2
    Amirani
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,564 Mod ✭✭✭✭Amirani


    It really depends on the item. Were you thinking of anything in particular?


  • #3
    spank_inferno
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,884 ✭✭✭spank_inferno


    Yep.

    Purchased a nexus5 there last November.

    It uses a micro-usb charger like many handsets, so no issue charging it regarding voltage.


  • #4
    carlowplayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 519 ✭✭✭carlowplayer


    say

    Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0
    Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1
    Ipad 1-4
    Apple MAcBooks
    Samsung I9502 Galaxy S4
    Apple Airs


  • #5
    Amirani
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,564 Mod ✭✭✭✭Amirani


    carlowplayer wrote: »
    say

    Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0
    Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1
    Ipad 1-4
    Apple MAcBooks
    Samsung I9502 Galaxy S4
    Apple Airs

    All of those should probably be multi voltage and should be fine I'd say.


  • #6
    carlowplayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 519 ✭✭✭carlowplayer


    what about LED Televisions?


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  • #7
    Michael D Not Higgins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,223 ✭✭✭Michael D Not Higgins


    spank_inferno wrote: »
    Yep.

    Purchased a nexus5 there last November.

    It uses a micro-usb charger like many handsets, so no issue charging it regarding voltage.

    The only issue being that the 4G won't work in Ireland on an American Nexus 5.


  • #8
    ongarite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,628 ✭✭✭ongarite


    spank_inferno wrote: »
    Yep.

    Purchased a nexus5 there last November.

    It uses a micro-usb charger like many handsets, so no issue charging it regarding voltage.
    A US Nexus 5 doesn't work on European 4G/LTE networks but if you only ever intend to 3G then it won't matter. Same for US Galaxy S4.


  • #9
    carlowplayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 519 ✭✭✭carlowplayer


    for me a layman here what is LTE,4G and 3G there differences and if one doesnt work the other still work perfectly for wireless internet acces etc?


  • #10
    spank_inferno
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,884 ✭✭✭spank_inferno


    Michael D Not Higgins wrote: »
    The only issue being that the 4G won't work in Ireland on an American Nexus 5.

    3G was launched in Ireland 11 years ago & is still unavailable in my area.

    We will be on the 'nexus27' by the time I need to worry about 4G!


  • #11
    longhalloween
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,207 ✭✭✭longhalloween


    carlowplayer wrote: »
    what about LED Televisions?

    Check the input voltage. If it's 110V then it won't work without a transformer and probably not worth the hassle.


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