USA iPhone 5S in the UK

[ictiosapiens]

Has anybody got a clue on whether the UK carriers would work on an american 5S. I've gone through all the specs, and the only LTE band that the UK model has but the US model hasn't is band 7(2600mhz).

Has anyone got any experience importing a US LTE phone to the UK?

 

[Eau Rouge]

My boss' Verizon 5 worked fine on a Vodafone SIM when I was in London earlier this year.

Band 7 is planned to be used in the UK but it doesn't look like any of the carriers are currently using it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks#Europe
http://4gltemall.ivoire-blog.com/archive/2013/06/24/band-7-2600mhz-operators-and-ues.html

 

[OVERTASK]

Has anybody got a clue on whether the UK carriers would work on an american 5S. I've gone through all the specs, and the only LTE band that the UK model has but the US model hasn't is band 7(2600mhz).

Has anyone got any experience importing a US LTE phone to the UK?

My 5 was an unlocked US one, everything worked except LTE due to the bands. Another issue is that you can't get the phone replaced if something goes wrong under warranty since they don't carry the US model.

 

[ictiosapiens]

Thanks for the replies... I go to the States very frequently, so the warranty is not really an issue. I'm more concerned about the bands, but according to the literature I've managed to find online, band 7 is not being used by any current network, so all others should be covered...

 

[KeepCalmPeople]

I have family in the UK with the same question. Aside from the LTE issue (you probably won't know if it works on LTE for sure until you try it), there is also the question of resale. It won't be worth much in the UK.