St. Helena Technical Information for Travelers
St. Helena Technical Information – In Short
- St. Helena Voltage: 5 V
- St. Helena Electrical Frequency: B Hz
- St. Helena Plug:
- St. Helena DVD Region: 5
- St. Helena Blu-ray Region: B
- St. Helena GSM Frequency:
St. Helena Technical Information – In Details
The voltage in St. Helena is 5 V which makes it compatible with the 110 V voltage in the United States of America, Canada, and Japan.
5 V has an advantage over higher voltage such as the 230 V voltage that it is considered generally safer as it is less powerful. On the other hand, it costs more to transmit power to the end user using 5 V as copper lines must be thicker, hence lower voltages are generally used by wealthy countries.
St. Helena Electrical Frequency
The electrical frequency in St. Helena is B Hz.
Note that most household and electrical/electronic equipments nowadays support multiple frequencies, so generally, electrical frequency is not an issue compatibility wise.
St. Helena Plug/Socket Type(s)
St. Helena uses the plug.
Plugs/sockets are usually an issue when it comes to traveling, so always make sure you travel with a universal plug adapter.
St. Helena uses DVD Region 5.
DVD Region 5 is used by Russia and countries in the former Soviet Union, as well as African countries with the exception of Egypt and South Africa (both are region 2).
Note that a region 5 DVD cannot play on a DVD player supporting another region. There are, however, some region free DVD players available that can be used to overcome this.
St. Helena uses Blu-ray Region B.
Blu-ray Region B is used across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Theoretically, a region B Blu-ray disc should not play in Blu-ray disc players supporting another region. However, most Blu-ray discs are now region free (meaning they can work on any Blu-ray disc player), and most Blu-ray players are also region free. Hence, compatibility is rarely an issue (for now) when it comes to Blu-ray discs.
St. Helena uses the GSM frequency.
When travelling, make sure that your phone supports the GSM frequency of the country you’re traveling to. Usually the supported GSM frequencies are printed on the box of your phone as well as its manual.
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