LIST: Things you SHOULDN'T have brought with you

yeah, it was Virgin via Sprint...its not exactly a new model either, i read that older models are automaticaly unlocked or something but nope :/

I'm fairly certain ALL of the older models (4S and earlier) are carrier locked in the US. It was after that that you could get your phone unlocked. My last US phone was a 4S and I would have had to jailbreak it to use it over here.

yeah, it was Virgin via Sprint...its not exactly a new model either, i read that older models are automaticaly unlocked or something but nope :/

Just went through this. Sprint doesn’t use SIM cards, so if you’ve purchased your phone through them, you won’t be able to unlock it to transfer it to a UK carrier. Verizon does though, so you’d be okay there. Alternatively, if you buy the phone outright from Apple or Best Buy or something, you can ask them to make sure they unlock it and give you a SIM card ready model. Same is true for androids-we just bought ‘em outright in the US and then had our choice of carriers in UK. Helps to get round the lack of UK credit issue too, since no UK carriers would give us anything other than a month to month.

Ok so I've got an iPhone 7 through AT&T here in the states. I know I can get it unlocked once I pay it off as I just did that recent,y with an iPhone 6 through the same company. But I'm still confused as to whether I can use it once I'm in the U.K.?

Ok so I've got an iPhone 7 through AT&T here in the states. I know I can get it unlocked once I pay it off as I just did that recent,y with an iPhone 6 through the same company. But I'm still confused as to whether I can use it once I'm in the U.K.?

If it is unlocked and takes a SIM card, you’ll just buy a UK SIM card after you arrive and it’ll work like a phone you bought here.

If it is unlocked and takes a SIM card, you’ll just buy a UK SIM card after you arrive and it’ll work like a phone you bought here.

Ok thanks!!

ehh it was  5s but no matter, he just got a 7 on a contract from 3 I think...? maybe they aren't so worried about credit histories :p