AT&T iPhone 7+ Work In Ireland?

[Gmouse]

I'm going to Ireland in June. My wife and I have iPhone 7+ from AT&T, and I've heard various things about whether they will work in that country. I heard that the Verizon version of the iPhone WILL, as it has the better (or works with more phone vendors) modem chips, but that the AT&T version of the phone will not work in Ireland or most other European countries.

Has anyone actually been in Ireland with an AT&T brand iPhone, and...did it work?

Thanks!

 

[C DM]

Well, most of Europe is covered by GSM providers, similar to AT&T and T-Mobile (rather than CDMA ones like Verizon or Sprint), so an AT&T phone, which is a GSM phone, should work fine on those, assuming that the phone is unlocked.

 

[craig1024]

I am not sure but I live in Ireland and all my iPhones have been CDMA

 

[0970373]

It'll work. It'll cost you whatever AT&T is charging for roaming but it'll work.

 

[Applejuiced]

Ireland and all of Europe uses GSM tech.
So your phone will take a local Irish sim only if its unlocked like said above. If its locked to AT&T it will not work with any other sim besides AT&T's unless you want to roam internationally and get an international call/text/data package plan.
It will work with your current AT&T sim inside in Ireland but could get pretty expensive.

IRELAND
2G capabilities
GSM 900, GSM 1800
3G capabilities
UMTS 2100
4G capabilities
LTE 800, LTE 900, LTE 1800

 

[nburwell]

If your phone isn't unlocked, your best bet is just to rely on Wi-Fi hotspots (can use Wi-Fi calling for back home). AT&T will charge you an arm and a leg if you use your phone outside the U.S. Even if you add their international plan.

You can pick up a unlocked iPhone on the cheap (SE, 5s, etc.) and get a local SIM card so you can use your phone as normal (will just have an Ireland based number while you're there).

 

[C DM]

I am not sure but I live in Ireland and all my iPhones have been CDMA

Were you just getting the SIM-free ones perhaps? Otherwise I'm not sure why they would specifically need CDMA models there (aside from basically some iPhone models that only had CDMA + GSM options and no separate GSM-only versions).

 

[Cessna602]

I'm going to Ireland in June. My wife and I have iPhone 7+ from AT&T, and I've heard various things about whether they will work in that country. I heard that the Verizon version of the iPhone WILL, as it has the better (or works with more phone vendors) modem chips, but that the AT&T version of the phone will not work in Ireland or most other European countries.

Has anyone actually been in Ireland with an AT&T brand iPhone, and...did it work?

Thanks!

Yes, I go to Ireland regularly with my 7+ on ATT. It works perfectly with ATT international roaming (expensive). Because I bought my phone unlocked, I have purchased a pre-paid SIM and have an Ireland phone number to with it. Mine is with Meteor.ie. There are others like "3" that have similar deals

 

[jmhays]

Confirmed, your AT&T iPhone WILL work in Ireland. I bought an AT&T iPhone 6s for my nephew who lives in Ireland and sent it to him to use (I live in Minnesota). He says it works perfectly.

 

[Pspressart]

When I was in Ireland this past spring with my unlocked AT&T iPhone 7, it worked perfectly.

 

[craig1024]

Were you just getting the SIM-free ones perhaps? Otherwise I'm not sure why they would specifically need CDMA models there (aside from basically some iPhone models that only had CDMA + GSM options and no separate GSM-only versions).

No they came from Vodafone I've had both CDMA 5 & 5s bought straight from the store on contract and Vodafone didn't support 4g on the iPhone 5 but other networks did I don't know why