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I have an unlocked iphone 4s bought from apple. Will be in London and Paris and would like to know if how I can purchase a data plan while on vacaqtion

I have an unlocked iphone 4s bought from apple. Will be in London and Paris and would like to know if how I can purchase a data plan while on vacaqtion

Can I still use the phone in Boston when I move there?
Only on a supported GSM carrier.
Will there be networks I cant use?
Yes. CDMA networks.
As I understand it the 4S supports GSM and CDMA networks worldwide.
No, you've misunderstood. The GSM iPhone you can buy in Ireland supports GSM networks only i.e. AT&T

Can I use factory unlocked iphone 5 bought from U.S.A in Mongolia?

Can I use factory unlocked iphone 5 bought from U.S.A in Mongolia?

yes you can if there are GSM carriers in Mongolia. If your phone breaks, you will need to send it to somone you know in the US to bring it to Apple for repair.

Unlocked iphone 6 plus from AT&T

I found on eBay an unlocked iphone 6 plus from AT&T...... is it possible and works internationally ?
Thanks

ChrisJ4203 wrote:
I saw the phone description. I said wording is all in what they want to say. There is no such term as a factory unlocked phone, as the factory does not unlock phones.
I believe "factory unlocked" generally refers to phones that came unlocked from the factory, i.e. phones that were never locked to any carrier or intended for sale on a specific carrier. To the best of my knowledge, only Apple sells those. While perhaps not an "official" term, it does seem to have come into common usage.

Will an unlocked Iphone (originally purchased from AND unlocked by ATT) be able to be used in S. Korea?

Greetings,
I will be traveling to S. Korea in about 4 months (for about a year), and I currently have an iphone 4s purchased through ATT. I am still under contract. Since ATT is now unlocking their iphones for particular customers, I contacted them and asked if they would unlock my Iphone 4s, and they did. I received the email about a week ago on "How to Complete Your Authorized iphone Unlock". So, over one hurdle. So now that I am able to unlock the phone, will I be able to take it to S. Korea, insert a SIM card from a carrier there, and be on my way? There shouldnt be any problems right, or am I missing a step? I havent bothered to unlock the phone yet since I do not have a SIM card to check if it worked or not (or does that matter if I do it now or not??), but it shouldnt be an issue when I go overseas right?
I took a look through all of the questions regarding S. Korea but they were all before ATT made the decision to unlock their phones; so its not a legal issue or anything of the sort. I just didnt want to repeat an already asked question...
Thanks!
asv

I know you've marked this as solved, but unless Korean law has changed, you will not be able to use your phone in South Korea. All phones in South Korea by law, have their IMEI numbers registered to the Korean network, so a foreign phone whether it's an iphone or unlocked phone of any kind, will not work in Korea because the Korean network will recognize that it's a foreign IMEI and won't let you connect. You need to check if this is still true, or that Korean law has changed.

Will a UK power plug work on a new unlocked iphone 5c purchased from USA?

I am thinking of purchasing 2 iphone 5c white 16GB handsets that are unlocked and sim free from USA as christmas presents for my parents, who live in London, UK. This would save me more money than buying in the UK.
I would be very grateful if someone could help with the following questions that are troubling me? :
1. Will the unlocked sim free 5c handsets work in UK?
2. my parents are not heavy users, they will use a pay as you go sim and not opt for a contract sim - will this be ok?
3. to power the USA purchased handsets in the UK, can I use the appropriate UK iphone adaptor or will I need to also buy a convertor of some kind?
4. what are the downsides i will have to live with from not purchasing the handsets in UK?
Thanks so much..

In addition, the phones will not work on any carrier's LTE network in the UK, because the bands are different around the world. They will still work on GSM.
The power adapters are universal; all you need is an outlet pin adapter.
You will also have to either smuggle them into the UK or declare them and pay import duty and VAT. This, plus the sales tax in the US will raise the price to probably more than they would cost in the UK. Unless you smuggle them in and don't get caught. But if you DO get caught there will be a penalty on top of the import duty and VAT. So, are you a gambler?

I bought factory unlocked iPhone 4s 16GB from US last week. I am planning to use it in India. Should I activate it while in America or is it sufficient to activate from India?

Do I need to do anything else from US so that I can use it without any glitches in India?Please help out.My first experience with an apple.

You did buy it from an Apple Retail Store didn't you and definitely unlocked rather than contract free
Apple Retail sell both

Can an Unlocked Iphone 4S bought from apple in Ireland work on any network in the USA?

So im moving to the united states in a months time and im considering buying an unlocked Iphone 4S from Apple here in Ireland. Can I still use the phone in Boston when I move there? Will there be networks I cant use? As I understand it the 4S supports GSM and CDMA networks worldwide. However on other websites I have read that If I buy it here then it will only work on AT&T over there. Is this true and if so,, Why?
Any insight would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Ryan.

Can I still use the phone in Boston when I move there?
Only on a supported GSM carrier.
Will there be networks I cant use?
Yes. CDMA networks.
As I understand it the 4S supports GSM and CDMA networks worldwide.
No, you've misunderstood. The GSM iPhone you can buy in Ireland supports GSM networks only i.e. AT&T

Will an unlocked iPhone 6 bought from the Apple website work in India on Indian carriers?

Hey,
I'm thinking of buying an unlocked iPhone 6 from the Apple website. On the website it states that it will work on any of the carriers in the United States. Since it does not mention the possibility of its use in India, I wanted to confirm if it would be usable on an Indian Carrier with all the services enabled.

It will work provided you are on a supported iPhone carrier. In order to purchase it, you must have a billing and shipping address in the US.
You may not get 4G/LTE service outside the US.
You will not get any warranty or post-warranty support for the phone. You must return to the US or send the phone to a friend/relative in the US and have them bring it in.
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Hi, I am Karan Bir from India. Can I buy unlocked iPhone 4s directly from US and use it in India? It is not officially announced in India and will be available in November in US. Please suggest me how can I buy it?

Hi, I am Karan Bir from India. Can I buy unlocked iPhone 4s from US and use it in India? It is not officially announced in India and will be available in November in US. Please suggest me how can I buy it?

Plz Don't Buy It. At least not right now. We're having problems with the unlocked iPhone in India. Check this thread link then you'll know what I'm talking about !
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16632307#16632307

Can I use my unlock iPhone 4S (bought from UK) in Hong Kong?

I've heard about the GSM and CDMA carriers but not sure what they are?? So can the unlocked iPhone 4S be used internationally? I'll be travelling to Hong Kong and will get the micro SIM there.

jasdeep1901 wrote:
Apple doesn't have a feature of global warranty or something?
Not for iPhone. The problem with warranty/support in India is that such is handled by the official carriers, not Apple, and they absolutely will not touch any iPhone not purchased from them.

Unlocking iPhone 5 bought from Telefonica Movistar in Spain

I have an iPhone 5 bought from Telefonica Movistar in Spain over 2 years ago. I paid full RRP for this phone. I asked Movistar if it can be unlocked. They said they don't do it but for me to contact Apple directly to unlock. How do I get this done?

According to this article your carrier offers unlocking:
Wireless carrier support and features
The unlocking process has to be started by the carrier, Apple can do nothing about it if they don't want to unlock the device for some reasons:
iPhone: About unlocking

Can i use an unlocked iphone 5 (bought from singapore) in india?

Am about to ask my friend to get me a factory unlocked iphone5 from Singapore. Can anyone tell me if I will face any problems in using the phone in India? I am aware of the iOS 6 features that cannot be used in India. Other than that, any network issues, antena problem (like the iphone 4s) etc?

jasdeep1901 wrote:
Apple doesn't have a feature of global warranty or something?
Not for iPhone. The problem with warranty/support in India is that such is handled by the official carriers, not Apple, and they absolutely will not touch any iPhone not purchased from them.

Unlocked iPhone 6 (bought from overseas) in Verizon

Hello
I bought an iPhone 6 from South Korea few weeks ago (Model: A1586).
Now I'm back in the States, willing to use it in Verizon.
I already have a 2 year contract with Verizon and it ends at April, so if I want to use my new iPhone, it has to be through Verizon.
Cause if I try to use my iPhone through other carriers and to close my account in Verizon (since I cannot afford to pay for two lines), there will be a penalty of $150.
It seems like A1586 both works with GSM and CDMA format. And the type of LTE bands which Verizon uses, are included in the bands that A1586 supports. Also, my iPhone is unlocked. Which means, logically my iPhone should work with Verizon.
But, since my iPhone was not bought through Verizon there were some difficulties in activating. If I type in the IMEI in Verizon's website to activate, my iPhone's IMEI was not added to Verizon's database so they could not search for the device. And a message that this device is not compatible with the Verizon wireless network popped up.
Then I called the Verizon customer center and tried to translocate my information from my previous SIM card to my new iPhone's micro SIM and plugged it into my iPhone, but my iPhone just couldn't catch Verizon's signals (No service). Though I believe it should be logically possible. I restored all the information in iPhone and it still does not work.
What should I do to use my iPhone in Verizon?

It is unlikely you will be able to use this phone on Verizon.
Your best bet would be to sell your phone on a site such as swappa.com and use the proceeds to purchase a phone compatible with the Verizon network. One thing swappa.com also does is allows people to swap phones if you can find someone willing to do so. You may be able to get an even trade. Just make sure you get one which is meant for Verizon.
Your phone's ID will have to be in Verizon's database for it to be allowed on their network. A phone originally meant for a foreign network will not be in their database AND Verizon will not add it in order to be able to activate on their network.

How to unlock iPhone 4s bought from 3rd party Carphone Warehouse UK

Hi everyone!
Hope you can help?
I purchased an iPhone 4s from Carphone Warehouse UK with an Orange contract. I am traveling to the USA shortly and I would like to use a local SIM card whilst out there as it will dramatically reduce my cost for data etc.
I contacted Orange to unlock my phone. They initially said that they could do it, but when they pulled my details up they said that because I purchased my iPhone through a 3rd party (Carphone Warehouse) and that the handset was not 'Orange branded' that they were unable to do it! I will need to contact Apple to unlock it.
I rang Apple and they said categorically that they do not unlock phones and it is the responsibility of the network to unlock the handset.
I rang Orange back with Apples response. They still said that they could not do it. I tried to reason with them, explaining that I wanted to get unlocked from THEIR network. But apparently its the phone that gets unlocked and not the network?
I decided to go back to my point of purchase. Carphone Warehouse said that they don't unlock phones and that it was a very 'grey' area. They said, that what ever SIM card is initially inserted into the handset, it automatically locks to that network? They didn't like to confirm who is responsible to unlock the phone (Orange or Apple) but they were leaning more toward Apple.
So my questions are:
Has anybody else had the same problem?
Has anybody else resolved this issue?
If this is not possible, can anybody offer any alternatives, other than roaming bundles etc, as they are still expensive?
Thank you all very much for reading this, I hope to hear from you soon,
Ceri

ONLY Orange can unlock your iphone. No one else at all. ONLY Orange.
Locking and unlocking is at the sole discretion of the carrier.
You will need to keep taking to Orange.

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