Can I buy an iPhone 5s in the uk for my sister who is now living in USA will she be able to use it over there

I want to buy the iPhone 5s here in the uk and give it as Xmas gift to my sister who is staying in the USA for 6mths will it work over there?

Read what Peter said, he is from the UK. Also, if you send her money to buy one in the US, she would have one that would not support everything in the UK. Also the warranty is only good in the US, so she would have to bring it back to the US if she experienced a problem with the device. The best choice is to purchase the phone in the UK, but for it to work in the US with a US SIM, it would need to be unlocked.

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