Use UK sim in iPhone bought in Italy

I think i'll buy an iPhone 5 in Italy with the operator 3 ITA. Sometimes I go to UK, can I use a 3UK sim in my iPhone 5?
Thanks.

SpagD wrote:
Ok, seeing the Apple doc and googlin a bit all italian phones are sold sim free. The question is: they are sim free also outside Italy? Or sim free but stuck with italian carriers?
A factory unlocked iPhone is a factory unlocked iPhone. If it is sold without a carrier lock on the SIM card slot, then it will work with any SIM card, anywhere.
Also, just for clarity for anyone reading this - SIM-free does NOT necessarily mean unlocked.
An unlocked iPhone simply means that the SIM card slot will accept any SIM card, and will use the network connection information on any SIM card.
A SIM-free iphone simply means the phone is sold without a SIM card, but it may still be carrier locked (ie. a "contract-free" AT&T phone sold in the USA comes with no contract commitment to AT&T but the phone is still carrier locked to AT&T's network), or it may be setup to lock to the network of the first SIM inserted and activated in it.

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