Bought iphone in america cant use it in UK, help?

Hello
I bought i iphone 4s when on holiday in america.
I tried to put an o2 sim in it but it doesnt work, i can not make calls. The phone was on sprint in america i belive and they will not help me as i dont have an activie account with them.
Please someone help me I dont want to have wasted all the money for nothing.
Thanks,
Mark

Sprint is a CDMA carrier.
Sprint will unlock the SIM slot for International roaming for current customers in good standing.
If you are not a Sprint customer, the phone is useless to you.

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