I got bad advice at the Apple store - ended up with an iPhone 6 I can't use properly. What now?

Hey folks,
I'm hoping I have some options that I can leverage.
The story goes like this:
- I went to the Apple Store in Palo Alto as I was visiting
- I wanted to purchase the iPhone 6 with the intent of using it in Australia
- I spoke with the staff and they told me that I should purchase the device full price and they pointed me to a model on their product list as well that would work far east / Australia
- I proceeded to make the iPhone 6 purchase at full price
- When I reached back in Australia, to my dismay, it turned out that the phone refused to support 4G LTE because of incompatible frequencies. I was told by folks locally that the model I was told to purchase was the wrong one for the market (A1549) !!
Two questions:
- Aren't the Apple store folks supposed to know the difference between the models particularly as I'd specifically requested for it?
- Is there absolutely any recourse for me (now that the phone and I are both in Australia) ?
Thanks!

There is no guarantee that any US iPhone will get 4G/LTE in any other country but it should work on 3G. You also have no warranty with that phone. The only unlocked iPhone currently sold at the Apple Store is the T-Mobile model although the Verizon model is also unlocked.
To get a model for the Australian market that works on 4G/LTE you should purchase the model A1549 in Australia. If you purchased your iPhone from the US in the past 30 days you can return to the states and return it.

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