If unlocked iPhone 5 comes with a nano-sim... can we link it to other providers?

If we can buy unlocked iPhone 5's that comes with a "default" nano sim...
If we live in another country that does not have a provider that provides nano sims; can't that foreign provider just link the iPhone 5's "default" nano sim to the person's account on their network? That way we would be able to use an iPhone 5 in a country on a provider that doesn't "support" iPhone 5.
I'm not sure how "linking" SIM cards work with providers... so is this actually possible?

If you buy an unlocked iphone it does come with a default "Blank" sim card. You will need to register the IMEI number or MEID with carrier to activate and start functioning. Settings>General>About lists it.

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I pre ordered an iphone 5 this morning, (first time i have ordered from apple) it didn't give me an option to select a carrier? is this normal? will it come with a nano sim if it didn't let me tell them what carrier im with? i dont want to get my new phone and not be able to use it
thank you.

roncoe wrote:
They've created a new SIM for this phone--the micro-SIM. Different SIM tray and all. If you ordered from Apple.com selecting the carrier was step two of the process.
iPhone 5 confirmed to use nano-SIM, current SIMs not compatible.
The "Micro SIM" is too large to fit in the iPhone 5.

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@bhazel
No you do NOT the iPhone 5 uses a NANO SIM
@Slick
depends which Country you are in

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Regards.

Nano sim from iPhone interchangeable with new nano sims in Moto X and new Droids?

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Thank you!! I knew they were the same size, but I just called again to a different rep who said the same thing- they are not interchangeable (she said flat out that if I put the nano sim from my iPhone 5s into the Moto X it will not work or be able to activate)... She couldn't explain exactly why except that "Apple" nano sims are singular and don't work in other devices.
I hope you are right and wouldn't mind the voicemail thing as long as I could interchange them easily :)
Thanks again! I am wondering if anyone has tried it?

Do i have to activate my iphone 5 with a nano sim, if i have it activated, and i restore the iphone using itunes

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The Verizon iPhone 5 is already unlocked, just add foreign SIM

I am planning on buying an unlocked iPhone 5 with a T-Mobile Nano Sim. I have a few questions.

I was planning on buying a 32GB unlocked iPhone 5 with the T-Mobile Nano Sim. I was going to activate the Sim with T-Mobile's prepaid $30 unltd text/data with 100 minutes plan. I've read some stories online where people were only able to use the Sim with T-Mobile's post-paid plans. Will the Sim that comes included work with prepaid and post-paid plans?
Also, assuming that it does work with prepaid, what steps would I need to go through to activate the iPhone?
Assuming that it doesn't, would cutting down a prepaid Micro Sim from T-Mobile to Nano Sim size work normally?
Thank you in advance!

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I tossed the SIM which came with the activation kit.
My local T-Mobile retail store wouldn't sell me a prepaid activation kit when I told them that I wanted the web-only $30/mon plan. The customer svc reps couldn't or wouldn't give me an activation code to use either.

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Depends on what you mean by "fully operational". As i"ve stated, the phone most likely will not support LTE where you live, & unless you're using a supported iPhone carrier, you'll have to fiddle with the APN settings.
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B-rock

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If unlocked iPhone 5 comes with a nano-sim... can we link it to other providers?

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