Hi all,
I live in Beirut and plan to buy a factory unlocked iPhone 5 in Amsterdam next week. My iPhone 4S (used) is still worth quite a bit for resale here in Lebanon, so I am selling that and upgrading to the new phone for a comparatively small fee.
I have two questions:
1. What US networks will the global unlocked iPhone 5 (purchased in Holland) work on? Sprint/Verizon? AT&T? I understand it runs on both CDMA and GSM, but uses specific LTE bands that would basically limit my choice when I move back to the US. I am not worried about which carrier I have to choose, since they are all pretty good where I will be living. I tried to figure it out but ended up mostly confused.
2. A more obscure question.. Does anyone know if the Amsterdam Apple Store will give a VAT refund form? There is 21% sales tax in Holland and obviously I will only buy one if I do not have to pay that.
Thanks for help on these obscure questions
I live in Beirut and plan to buy a factory unlocked iPhone 5 in Amsterdam next week. My iPhone 4S (used) is still worth quite a bit for resale here in Lebanon, so I am selling that and upgrading to the new phone for a comparatively small fee.
I have two questions:
1. What US networks will the global unlocked iPhone 5 (purchased in Holland) work on? Sprint/Verizon? AT&T? I understand it runs on both CDMA and GSM, but uses specific LTE bands that would basically limit my choice when I move back to the US. I am not worried about which carrier I have to choose, since they are all pretty good where I will be living. I tried to figure it out but ended up mostly confused.
2. A more obscure question.. Does anyone know if the Amsterdam Apple Store will give a VAT refund form? There is 21% sales tax in Holland and obviously I will only buy one if I do not have to pay that.
Thanks for help on these obscure questions