Will an Unlocked iPhone 4s purchased online in the UK (directly from the apple site) work between different networks/sims, as my time is spent in both the UK and Canada?

From what I've gathered looking around the forums, the answer seems to be yes.
However through searching more and more, I've seen some people have said otherwise or had some difficulties using their phone internationally with a different sim, so I just want to make sure that I can use it internationally with all the full features.

Thanks. I guess also my main concern is that I've heard about problems people have encountered when buying their iPhone from Carphone Warehouse here in the UK (unlocked) that once they've inserted their sim it automatically became locked to that one service provider.
I however will be buying directly from the Apple store, so I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't going to get trapped by my iPhone locking to the first carrier I insert into my phone.
Other than that I understand that certain carriers might require agreements/contracts to get connected.

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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.

Can I buy an unlocked iPhone 5, activate it in the US and then use it in Italy?

I am an italian guy studying in the states and I want to buy an unlocked iPhone 5 here in the US, but I’ll go back permanently in Italy in May.
1429 CDMA model should well with my ATT sim since it covers all GSM features, right?
Then back in Italy I just need to put in a nano sim from my italian carrier and that’s it…it should work.
Just one more question….is it better to activate the iPhone with US sim or Italian sim i have on my iPad 4?
Although I don’t have internet pack in neither of sims, thus I use WiFi to activate it, but i don’t know if it’s better to put italian sim for some reasons i don’t know…Anyway i’ll use another sim back in Italy (sim in iPad is not my “official” number, i just use it for data pack).
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progjoe wrote:
Matter of fact i do not need LTE in US, i just need normal 3G connection, and there shouldn't be any troubles with ATT for that, right?
Correct, but AT&T will require you sign a contact for new service, whether your phone is unlocked or not. They don't do pay-as-you-go for the iPhone.
Thus 1429 CDMA won't work with LTE in Italy?
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I have learned Bell is the only company in Canada that will not unlock iPhones, I have seen on the Internet that they are considering changing there rule for unlocking iPhones. I'm just wondering why Apple is allowing Bell to put Apple in a bad light like this when it is a flat out lie against Apple, hurting their reputation.
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Will an Unlocked iPhone 4s purchased online in the UK (directly from the apple site) work between different networks/sims, as my time is spent in both the UK and Canada?

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