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Sep 17, 2013 12:08 AM in response to Antonisthcyby Ethmoid,The only models that are sold in the US work in the US and might not be compatible with Cyprus, so if you want to buy from the US, go to the Apple store and purchase an unlocked GSM version of the phone, but it might not be the same model as you would get in Cyprus and it might not support the same frequency either. Unfortunately, if you choose to purchase in the US, that is the chance you take and there is nothing you can do because in the US they will sell models that work there and not in other countries.
Best advice is to wait and purcahse an iPhone 5s in Cyprus or at least in another European country and NOT the US and there is more chance of it being compatible. Not a good idea to purchase from the US.
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Sep 17, 2013 12:12 AM in response to Ethmoidby Antonisthcy,They told me that if the iphone 5s is a GSM model it will work in cyprus!!I dont know who is telling me the right thing to do!!i am confused!!!!
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Sep 17, 2013 12:23 AM in response to Antonisthcyby Ethmoid,Yes, it is correct that if you buy an unlocked GSM model iPhone 5s from the Apple store, then it will work in Cyprus and I am not telling you anything different, but what I am pointing out is that although an unlocked GSM phone will work, the frequencies may not be fully compatible with what you would get in Cyprus and the model numbers of the phone will differ.
What this means is that the 5s is a 4G/LTE compatible phone and with differing freuqencies and a different model number, you may not ever be able to get 4G in Cyprus on a US purchased iPhone, although it will still work.
Also, remember the warranty issue.
If you want to buy the phone, then yes, an unlocked GSM phone will work, but my advice is to wait until the iPhone 5s is relesed in Cyprus and buy it there and you will get full compatibility or at least buy in another European country where the phone is likely to be more compatible with use in Cyprus than a USA purchased iPhone wil be.
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Sep 17, 2013 12:28 AM in response to Ethmoidby Antonisthcy,My last question is that in cyprus we have 2100mhz!Is it compatible?Thank you ethmoid!!Your help was very good
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Sep 17, 2013 12:35 AM in response to Antonisthcyby Ethmoid,Well it should do, but rather than repeating double posts, refer to my answer in the other post and check for yourself via the link that Lawrence Finch posted.
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Sep 17, 2013 12:37 AM in response to Ethmoidby gff1983,About the Unlocked iPhone
The unlocked iPhone includes all the features of iPhone but without a wireless contract commitment. You can activate and use the unlocked iPhone on the supported GSM wireless network of your choice, such as AT&T or T-Mobile in the United States. The unlocked iPhone will not work with CDMA-based carriers, including Sprint and Verizon Wireless.
If you don’t want a multiyear service contract, or if you prefer to use a local carrier when traveling abroad, the unlocked iPhone is the best choice. If you choose T-Mobile, your iPhone comes with a T-Mobile SIM card already installed. You will need to contact T-Mobile or visit an Apple Retail Store to activate your iPhone.
Otherwise, the unlocked iPhone does not come with a micro-SIM card for iPhone 4s, or a nano-SIM card for iPhone 5c so you’ll need to get one from any supported GSM carrier worldwide. To start using your iPhone, simply insert the SIM card into the slot and turn on iPhone by pressing and holding the On/Off button for a few seconds. Then follow the onscreen instructions to set up your iPhone.
Purchasing an unlocked iPhone means you will not qualify for the lower iPhone price associated with a contract. The unlocked iPhone 5c model is A1532 (GSM). The unlocked iPhone 5s model is A1533 (GSM).
To help decide whether the locked or unlocked option is right for you, compare wireless service plans. Or call our iPhone Specialists at 1-800-MY-APPLE.
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Sep 24, 2013 3:46 PM in response to gff1983by allanyc,i have an iphone 5 from at&t and its already unlock,my question is can i use my iphone 5 to switch to verizon?
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Jan 10, 2014 9:04 AM in response to gff1983by VSMONTEIRO,I've an iPhone 5 bought thru Verizon, model A1429, and I took it to Cape Verde Islands and I got a SIM card from a local provider cut it and install it and voilà!! It worked perfectly! Cape Verde uses the same sistem than Europe so I don't think you're going to have any problems if your phone is an A1429.
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Jan 19, 2014 1:03 PM in response to gff1983by messmedia,You know, people, I am not an iPhone newbie (I've had 3g for the last 5 years, and I got 5s as a present 1 month ago), but I am a newbie in this forum.
Apple, the company, is REALLY bad when it comes to customer care. Also, they are very slow on updates of service, and - no info from them on several issues we might have with their service.
So, I see it attracts similar customers.
I mean, I've been reading this posts and all it have are partial informations, and constantly off-topic, missunderstandings ... Very hard to find any good from this. Why the heck are all you here if you won't help?
So, only gff1983 member got usefull info (apart from one post from the begining where someone (munas i think) linked apple's info on the numbers ...) However, apple's info is not complete.
And thread starter acctually wanted to know for sure what is his kind of phone. I have similar problem. My phone was bought in Hong Kong, unlocked, from certified dealer, by a relative, as a present to me. The number on the back is A1530. Apple got nothing on that, it just says:
- A1533 or A1457: iPhone 5s (GSM model)
- A1533 or A1453: iPhone 5s (CDMA model)
- A1528: iPhone 5s (GSM model China)
- A1530: iPhone 5s
... same as thread starter's 1529
I am using the phone in Europe, on T-mobile network. I don't know, and I don't wanna know what type of network T-mobile here use. I just want my phone to work as it suppose to!
I got 3 hrs usage on my phone fresh from the box. Now, after several full charges, I got 6-7 hrs. It Is Not Enough, considering the fact I GOT NO APPS on my phone and I use it to talk (very light user) and for changing settings, little bit of allarms ...
So, I want to try to CLEAN INSTALL my phone, hoping it helps. U know, I couldn't find in this support section ANY INFO on the procedure how to do clean install!!!!
Anyway, I did download an app 1 hr ago, it was 15 mb app, that was downloading for 22 minutes on my 5MBT internet speed (so it should take around 30 seconds). That is not acceptable, but, it seems no straight answer about that here too (been checking several threads)
I need to download ipsw separately, since it is over 1GB big file. THAT IS WHY I NEED TO KNOW IS MY PHONE WITH CDMA. Apple did not say yes nor no about my specific model.
But, from ALL this thread reading, espetially thanx to gff1983, i will consider my phone as without CDMA.
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Jan 19, 2014 1:09 PM in response to messmediaby TJBUSMC1973,Your iPhone was purchased in Hong Kong. Where are you?
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Jan 19, 2014 1:52 PM in response to TJBUSMC1973by messmedia,... You know, that is another problem: I live about 6-8 months of the year here, in Europe, in a country not supported by Apple. 4-6 months of the year I spend in the US (NC), and that's for the past 3 years now. My card and money is tied to a european bank, so, needless to say - I can't buy any apps. That is the reason why I never joined apple community of any sort before (but did iphone jailbreake ones, which I had to do with my last 3g, and didn't wanna) I hoped things are changed now, but nope, still lot of countries missing from apple id list (not missing for selling iphones list though)
So, what's the point of having iPhone if not being able to buy apps u need?
It seems i will have to jailbreak again.
And don't wanna do that.
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Mar 18, 2014 5:51 PM in response to gff1983by System.Administrator,You Guys are Funny. I refused to believe this information wasn't readily available so I kept searching and I found the following link detailing every model for every iPhone model. ENJOY http://www.usell.com/what-model-iphone.htm
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Mar 18, 2014 6:02 PM in response to gff1983by System.Administrator,Here is another link that may be more detailed with information on the iPhone models http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/iphone/index-iphone-specs.html