Using US iphone with German provider.

I am soon to move from the US to Germany. Can I use my US iphone with a German network provider? Or does my iphone need to be unlocked?
Thanks for any help.

No, not unless you specifically purchased an unlocked iPhone from Apple within the last week. Prior to that, ALL US GSM iPhones are carrier locked to AT&T and AT&T will NOT unlock them for any reason.

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I doubt the phone is locked to GCI in any way
Well, you're wrong, & in fact not only is it locked, GCI does not offer unlocking for iPhones.
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