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Zebulon76

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Sep 11, 2013
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Hello guys,

Unfortunately my country isn't in the first wave of Iphone 5S shipping.

As I'm going in the US in october for my vacation, I'm wondering if I can buy a Iphone there.

I know that in the past it wasn't possible to buy the phone without a carrier contract, but now in the Apple store online they mention a unlock contract free version (see picture below).

Any risk of compatibility issue (should be use in a GSM-LTE network in Switzerland)? Any tips or advice on buying a iphone in the US?

They mention 5S model A1533 when I currently use model A1429 of iphone 5 (are they equivalent?)

Thanks a lot in advance for your answer

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Hello guys,

Unfortunately my country isn't in the first wave of Iphone 5S shipping.

As I'm going in the US in october for my vacation, I'm wondering if I can buy a Iphone there.

I know that in the past it wasn't possible to buy the phone without a carrier contract, but now in the Apple store online they mention a unlock contract free version (see picture below).

Any risk of compatibility issue (should be use in a GSM-LTE network in Switzerland)? Any tips or advice on buying a iphone in the US?

They mention 5S model A1533 when I currently use model A1429 of iphone 5 (are they equivalent?)

Thanks a lot in advance for your answer

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Yeah, pick that one. Definitely. Or buy it from a carrier thats unlockable (shhh, do it back in Europe, not in the US where its illegal :))
 
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