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Wil sim free iPhone from America work in ireland

  • 12-01-2013 5:31pm
    #1
    Browntown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭


    Hi guys
    I'm headin to America shortly and I'm just wondering would a sim free iPhone from America work in Ireland I'm kinda getting two different stories so could someone please help me out I'd appreciate it as I don't want to buy one and it not be any use to me cheers


Comments

  • #2
    Mycroft H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,313 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    I can't see a reason why it wouldn't but someone who knows better than me might be able to confirm.


  • #3
    guil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,534 ✭✭✭✭guil


    It has to be GSM to work here. Some networks in America use CDMA but I think the iPhone 5 might support both. Not sure though


  • #4
    SnowDrifts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,733 ✭✭✭SnowDrifts


    Is it an iPhone 5? If so, everything will work fine except for the 4G whenever that service becomes available in Ireland. See here...

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056824971


  • #5
    Browntown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭Browntown


    It's the iPhone 4 s a lot people I spoke to are telling me that once it's sim free and gsm I shouldn't have any problems well hopefully not thanks for your help


  • #6
    BeerSteakBirds
    Closed Accounts Posts: 502 ✭✭✭BeerSteakBirds


    i have a iphone 4 from at&t, chicago which I easily unlocked here in dublin with no issues,


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  • #7
    Browntown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭Browntown


    BeerSteakBirds wrote: »
    i have a iphone 4 from at&t, chicago which I easily unlocked here in dublin with no issues,

    And you never had a problem with it?


  • #8
    barglee83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭barglee83


    It will work fine. I bought a sim free 4s in US and just popped a vodafone sim into it here when I got home no problem.

    I think the previous generation iphones £GS and before had different versions for US and Eurpoe CDMA and GSM.... but from 4s on i think they are "international phones" and the same models worldwide.


  • #9
    BeerSteakBirds
    Closed Accounts Posts: 502 ✭✭✭BeerSteakBirds


    Browntown wrote: »
    And you never had a problem with it?


    Nope never. I initially had a gvsim , a second sim card that sits under the microsim but I got really sick of that and got a Chinese guy to unlock it in the Ilac centre for 20 Euro. I had to wait for 3 days for some unlocking code to be produced but thats all it needed.


  • #10
    Browntown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭Browntown


    barglee83 wrote: »
    It will work fine. I bought a sim free 4s in US and just popped a vodafone sim into it here when I got home no problem.

    I think the previous generation iphones £GS and before had different versions :)for US and Eurpoe CDMA and GSM.... but from 4s on i think they are "international phones" and the same models worldwide.

    Perfect thanks for that


  • #11
    Browntown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭Browntown


    BeerSteakBirds wrote: »
    Nope never. I initially had a gvsim , a second sim card that sits under the microsim but I got really sick of that and got a Chinese guy to unlock it in the Ilace centre for 20 Euro. I had to wait for 3 days for some unlocking code to be produced but thats all it needed.

    Sound puts my mind at ease cheers for ur input


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