Can I use iPhone in uk on uk network

Can I purchase an iPhone in USA and use it on a uk network. I am currently pay as you go (no contact) in the uk on 02 network and would like to replace my phone as the phones are cheaper in USA

"unlocked" and "sim free" by normal usage mean the same thing, that the phone is not locked to a specific carrier. It is possible to purchase an unlocked iPhone in the US. You can do so only from Apple directly, either the online Apple Store or one of the retail Apple Stores. Make sure you specific that you want an unlocked iPhone, not one "without contract". 
Note, however, that the warranty on a US iPhone would be honored only in the US (unless Apple changes policy, something I have not seen any evidence of yet). So if your US iPhone fails, you would have to ship it to the someone in the US to take or send it to Apple for service. Note as well that in the US you normally have to pay sales tax in addition to the listed price. There are also often import duties when you bring a foreign-purchased electronic device into your home country. So think carefully before you decide to purchase an iPhone from another country.
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