If i were to buy an iphone unlocked from the apple store in america, could i use it in uk?

i am going to new york at the end of march, and i noticed it is a **** of a lot cheaper to buy an iphone 4s in america than it is in uk. all i want to know is if i buy it unlocked from apple, which i noticed you can do, if i brought it back to uk and used my vodafone sim, would it be fully functional and receive 3G and software updates etc? i'd like to know before i buy

Unlocked prices are
16Gb $649.00  32Gb $749.00  64Gb $849.00   ALL PLUS LOCAL SALES tax
As said above in New York thats an extra 8.87%
(you may be able to claim this back at the airport on departure - however you then run the risk on UK customs catching you if you try to run the green channel)
So lets do the math on the middling model
$749.00 +8.87%   = $815.43
Todays conversion  = £518.04
You may bring in £390.00 TAX free .
You declare via red channel , you need to pay import duty on £128,.04 at 2.5%
Thats £3.20
Plus VAT at 20 % on £128.04 + £3.20 (Yes you pay VAT on the duty !)
So thats an extra £26.24
Total cost £518.04 + £3.20 + £26.24  = £547.48 and remember you have NO international warranty.
Yo could add a warranty from Protect your bubble.com - that £5.99 per month on top of calls etc.....
So you should add 12 months at £5.99 p/m = £71.88
Grand total with protection (Near equal to UK purchase)  = £619.36
Apple UK sell this phone unlocked in the UK for £590.00 - WITH warranty .
I really think you should look at the deals from the UK networks with monthly contracts before you do self import.
And remember that ALL UK networks WILL unlock contract phones after a qualifying peroid and for a small fee -Approx £20.00 is the going rate and after no more than three months.

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