Will my AT&T iPhone 5 work in the UK?
I'm traveling to the UK in the near future and it never occurred to me until today that there may be roaming charges or network incompatibilities etc. with trying to use my US-based AT&T iPhone 5 in the UK.
I haven't traveled in years and I'm curious to know if technology still has these limitations or is using my cell in a foreign country still complicated?
What is the alternative? Will I need to buy a temporary disposable phone or can a simple sim card swap do the trick? I could just go without a phone, but it might be nice to have in a pinch, especially if I wind up lost or in trouble.
Best Answer
You may want a newer phone.
You'll get 3G service in the UK and pretty much anywhere else in the world on your AT&T iPhone 5, but you can't get 4G service. Even an iPhone 5s/5c would get you 4G service.
The other thing is that AT&T must SIM-unlock the phone before you can use it with a UK-based carrier. They should do this free for the asking if your contract is up, or if you inform them you are traveling out of the country.
With those caveats, you can certainly use your iPhone 5 in the UK with the carrier of your choice -- even AT&T, if you can convince them to give you competitive roaming rates (which may be unlikely).
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