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corry20

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I have a unlocked IPhone 5 on Sprint and would like to use it in Canada in Toronto.I would like to use 4G with a Candian SIM card.Can I do this with a Sprint iPhone?Which provider should I chose?Thanks
 

NewbieCanada

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I have a unlocked IPhone 5 on Sprint and would like to use it in Canada in Toronto.I would like to use 4G with a Candian SIM card.Can I do this with a Sprint iPhone?Which provider should I chose?Thanks

You can use it in Canada on any of the major carriers (Bell, Rogers and Telus), as well as as some of the smaller brands like Fido and Virgin..

Who you should go with would depend on your needs, length of time spent here, etc.
 

corry20

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You can use it in Canada on any of the major carriers (Bell, Rogers and Telus), as well as as some of the smaller brands like Fido and Virgin..

Who you should go with would depend on your needs, length of time spent here, etc.

Will I be bumped down to 3G instead of 4G with a Sprint iphon5.With a Canadian SIM card
 

corry20

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You called Sprint to have your iphone 5 unlocked right?
I don't think the bands are compatible so it will not connect to LTE. Just 3G and HSPA+

Yes It is unlocked.Is At@T the only carrier I can get 4G LTE speeds in Canada with a Canadian SIM card
 
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iDuel

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Yes It is unlocked.Is At@T the only carrier I can get 4G LTE speeds in Canada with a Canadian SIM card

I don't think AT&T operates in Canada. You may just want to call sprint and go over with them the bands the iPhone supports so that you can see if you will pick up 4G in Canada.
 

corry20

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I don't think AT&T operates in Canada. You may just want to call sprint and go over with them the bands the iPhone supports so that you can see if you will pick up 4G in Canada.

No they don't operate in Canada was just wondering if I unlocked a AT&T phone if I could get LTE in Canada.

Sprint game me this
MHz and bands:
CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900, 2100 MHz); UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5, 13, 25)
 

Applejuiced

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At the iPhone hacks section.
Yes It is unlocked.Is At@T the only carrier I can get 4G LTE speeds in Canada with a Canadian SIM card

AT&T is in the US only.
You wont get LTE speeds outside the US in any North America country with your Sprint iphone 5. Just in Europe and certain places in Asia.

No they don't operate in Canada was just wondering if I unlocked a AT&T phone if I could get LTE in Canada.

Yes, with an unlocked AT&T iphone 5 you can get LTE in Canada.
 

corry20

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AT&T is in the US only.
You wont get LTE speeds outside the US in any North America country with your Sprint iphone 5. Just in Europe and certain places in Asia.



Yes, with an unlocked AT&T iphone 5 you can get LTE in Canada.

That was it what I thought.Thanks
 
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