I currently spend time in both the USA and the UK, due to work. It sounds way more exciting and better paid than it is.. I travel back and forth regularly enough that I have pay-as-you-go simcards in both countries. I use my unlocked iPhone 4, after my Vodafone contract ran out.
In the UK I have a Vodafone payg sim. I put a £20 Freedom pack on for 300 minutes, 3000 texts and 500MB web access when I'm in the UK.
In the USA I have a MySimpleMobile payg sim, which works on T-mobile network. I pay $40 a month for unlimited minutes, messages and internet. Down side is my iPhone won't use 3G on MySimpleMobile, something to do with T-mobile and 3G. Edge is slow, but better than nothing.
Soon the iPhone 5 comes out and I figure I'm going to buy it unlocked so I can continue using both numbers. I haven't any idea how the nano-sim thing is going to work out, it may be a blocker to getting the new iPhone.
Does it seem likely that if I buy a straight unlocked iPhone 5 in the USA that it will work on Vodafone's fledgling 4G network? Or should I buy the phone in the UK, pay more (!) and hope it works on USA T-mobile 4G?
(the nano sim issue might make this mute, which would save me ~$800 while the nano sims become available)
In the UK I have a Vodafone payg sim. I put a £20 Freedom pack on for 300 minutes, 3000 texts and 500MB web access when I'm in the UK.
In the USA I have a MySimpleMobile payg sim, which works on T-mobile network. I pay $40 a month for unlimited minutes, messages and internet. Down side is my iPhone won't use 3G on MySimpleMobile, something to do with T-mobile and 3G. Edge is slow, but better than nothing.
Soon the iPhone 5 comes out and I figure I'm going to buy it unlocked so I can continue using both numbers. I haven't any idea how the nano-sim thing is going to work out, it may be a blocker to getting the new iPhone.
Does it seem likely that if I buy a straight unlocked iPhone 5 in the USA that it will work on Vodafone's fledgling 4G network? Or should I buy the phone in the UK, pay more (!) and hope it works on USA T-mobile 4G?
(the nano sim issue might make this mute, which would save me ~$800 while the nano sims become available)