Question about European iPhone and various carriers

[Will Cheyney]

OK. So here's something I've been wondering about.

In the UK the iPhone is exclusively on 02.
In Germany the iPhone is exclusively on T-Mobile.
In France the iPhone is exclusively on Orange.


So here is my question.
I live in the UK and am currently with T-Mobile. If I went to Germany and bought an iPhone, would it work with my T-Mobile SIM back in the UK?

 

[MikeDTyke]

OK. So here's something I've been wondering about.

In the UK the iPhone is exclusively on 02.
In Germany the iPhone is exclusively on T-Mobile.
In France the iPhone is exclusively on Orange.


So here is my question.
I live in the UK and am currently with T-Mobile. If I went to Germany and bought an iPhone, would it work with my T-Mobile SIM back in the UK?

Unlikely out of the box. T-Mobile like any other mobile company runs seperate networks, as Apple is restricting use to the network they're partnered with then i would expect it to not work with your uk sim.

Most likely you'll need to jailbreak it to work without roaming in the UK.

Regards
Michael 🙄

 

[Sobe]

You'd think something like this would be perfect for EU-wide distribution. I guess it's just not set up for something like a continent wide cellular provider.

Imagine if in the states we had t-mobile in New York, Sprint in Minnesota, AT&T in Pennsylvania, etc