IPhone 3G purchased in Egypt?

A family member purchased an iPhone 3G last year in Egypt and has been using it there with a local carrier. She is moving back to the USA next week and wants to sign a contact with AT&T for service here.
Can she just walk into any AT&T store and sign up for new service using her existing iPhone 3G? Thank you.

Can she just walk into any AT&T store and sign up for domestic service, using her existing iPhone 3G? Thank you.
No. All iPhones sold through official sources in Egypt are sold as carrier locked, with no way to officially unlock them as none of the carriers in Egypt offer unlocking. Tell her to sell her phone in Egypt & then purchase an iphone when she gets to the states.

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I have a question which relates to an iPhone 3GS which was given to me as a Christmas present 6 months ago. As my family and I are temporarily living in Egypt the iPhone was purchased from the leading local operator, Vodafone. The phone is locked to this network, which while I am in Egypt is perfectly fine.
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The only answer anyone here can provide is that neither of the cell carriers in Egypt that sell the iPhone provide unlocking. That is the cell carrier's policy and Apple has no power to override it. So no, there will be no way of unlocking your iPhone. Even if you could it would be inadvisable to try and keep it when you move to another country since the warranty and support for an Egyptian-sold iPhone would only be provided in Egypt, requiring you to send the iPhone back to Egypt should it ever need service.
I'd suggest you just sell your Egyptian iPhone when you are ready to leave the country, and buy a new one, if you wish to continue with the iPhone, when you reach your permanent residence. The iPhones sold in Saudi Arabia are not locked to the local carrier.
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