nik52wrx

Will an iPhone bought in the US work in the Uk?
Thanks
Nik.
P.s. I'm not wanting an Apple V android thread

andy97

iTrader: (1)

You will have to check which frequencies its capable of on the specific phone you are ordering.

While the HTC Rezound is a world phone capable of being used on all frequencies

edit -looking on forums it would appear it can be done, but its just not worth the hassle

RA Dunk

My sister did this and has had no end of problems.

nik52wrx

What problems did she have and do you know how much cheaper the handset was.
Nik

Ant

If its unlocked it will work fine

RA Dunk

I'm not really sure what the problems were, I do know she has had it into the Apple shop about four times getting things fixed/adjusted.

scooby595

When I was in the states last month I asked Apple this. Yep, work no problems, and save ya self £150 !!!

nik52wrx

A saving like that would make it worth while.
Thanks.

Jaybird-UK

I seem to recall the Verizon iPhone won't work in the UK, I'd advise you to check this out.

Wouldn't buying a UK one tax free in the airport be far simpler?

nik52wrx

I tried that with an iPad 2 last year and they were only eight pounds cheaper than Argos, something to do with apple dictating the price they could sell them for. Ended up buying one in Florida and saved £100

Jamescsti

I would guess if you buy a handset directly from apple it would work fine, obviously if you buy one from a network it may well be an issue.

boxst

If you buy an unlocked one it is fine, a locked iPhone 4 doesn't even have a SIM slot in the US!

You don't save yourself that much money though:

16GB iPhone 4s is $649 to which you have to add tax. It depends on the state, but lets say 8.5%, so that is a total of $704. The exchange rate on most credit cards is around $1.5, let's be generous and say $1.52. Total is £463. Apple UK store = £499.

So SOME money, just not as much as you think.

Steve

stevebt

iTrader: (8)

Buy from the apple shop in the USA and you will have no problems

Dont buy one from the Sprint network as that doesn't use a sim card