International Service in Zimbabwe and South Africa IPhone 6?

In a few months I will be traveling to Zimbabwe and South Africa. What are my service options for wireless calls, texts, data and Internet access?

AGAIN you are not even using verizon service when you are in another country so what difference would it make if you have a sprint phone or a verizon phone? AGAIN I know plenty of people who have had great expierence over seas.
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dnhorner wrote:
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Vodafone (Vodacom) South Africa
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Username for APN: web
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Hi HayCam,
Sounds like you accidently got changed to another store....
So, go to Settings>iTunes & App Store, and click on your AppleID at the top. Then click on View account, sign in, and then click on Country/Region, and follow the instructions to change your store to South Africa.
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When I got to South Africa and realised I didn't have any service, I purchased a roaming '30 mins anywhere non EU' add on. However I still don't have service?
Please can someone help!
Thanks so much in advance!

Buying a bundle doesn't mean that your device will work aborad you need to make sure roaming is enabled on your account.
If you have a EE extra plan you still need to make sure roaming is enable on your account your plan only gives you free/cheaper calls when abroad.
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