Using a US iPhone 5S in EU

[mp3dk]

Greetings all,

I have been asking this question before when the iPhone 5 launched last year, but at that time I didn't buy the iPhone 5.

Now the time has come to say goodbye to my iPhone 4 through three years and get the new iPhone 5S.

With the iPhones 5S, is it still the A1429 model I want to go for or will any 5S work in Europe?

Cheers.

 

[d123]

Greetings all,


With the iPhones 5S, is it still the A1429 model I want to go for or will any 5S work in Europe?

Cheers.

The A1429 is the iPhone 5, so if you want a 5s it's definitely not the phone to be ordering.

Check the LTE bands available on the Apple site, the EU bands are 800/2600 and 1800. The US model covers 2 of the 3

http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/.

 

[mp3dk]

The A1429 is the iPhone 5, so if you want a 5s it's definitely not the phone to be ordering.

Check the LTE bands available on the Apple site, the EU bands are 800/2600 and 1800. The US model covers 2 of the 3

http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/.

Can you tell me what the difference is between CDMA and GSM? This is regarding what I should choose then.

 

[d123]

Can you tell me what the difference is between CDMA and GSM? This is regarding what I should choose then.

Probably worth having a look at google and reading up on it.

This is one of the first hits:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2407896,00.asp

 

[steveza]

Can you tell me what the difference is between CDMA and GSM? This is regarding what I should choose then.

If you want to use the phone in Europe then you will want to get the GSM model.

 

[ski2moro]

The most important thing to look for is if your DK carrier uses Band 7 2600 MHz. (The US phones don't have this band.) It is best to ask your carrier if you will need this band for LTE in Denmark.

 

[d123]

The most important thing to look for is if your DK carrier uses Band 7 2600 MHz. (The US phones don't have this band.) It is best to ask your carrier if you will need this band for LTE in Denmark.

All 3 networks showing in the wiki page use 2600 MHz.

3 Denmark is 1800/2600
Telia is 800/1800/2600
TDC is 800/2600.

LTE coverage will probably be degraded by not having 2600 MHz available in the phone, especially in urban areas where networks will probably be using the 2600 MHz.