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My friend wants to send me an Iphone 5 from England purchased in June 2013 to use in Canada. I was wondering if it would work here and how? It is unlocked in England, so would I need to get it unlocked? Would a Canadian sim work in it?
PLEASE REPLY !
iPhone 5
If the phone has been officially unlocked, then it should work with the SIM in Canada. The only thing that might not work is the LTE bands, and of course, if there is warranty left on the phone, that will only be good in the UK.
If the phone has been officially unlocked, then it should work with the SIM in Canada. The only thing that might not work is the LTE bands, and of course, if there is warranty left on the phone, that will only be good in the UK.
Im sorry but what is LTE bands? and thank you so much
Those are the faster cellular bands. Not sure if your Canadian carrier has those, but you would be able to find out on their website. However, the UK phone may not work with the Canadian bands. Otherwise, it should support most everything else.
What are cellular bands though? & my friend says he bought the phone from a shop that sells used & unlocked phones, so would that be officilly unlocked?
Hard to tell. Only the carrier that the phone is locked to can authorize an unlock. Purchasing the phone from a reseller does not guarantee that phone is officially unlocked. Your friend would have to find that out. If the phone is hacked to unlock, as soon as you try to restore the phone for yourself, it will get locked back to the carrier it is locked to. Before he sends you the phone, he better make sure that Activation Lock has been removed, and that it is officially unlocked. This explains Activation lock. http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13695
Cellular phones operate like a radio, and use cellular frequency bands to operate.
Oh okay, thank you ! He said he's taken it to an asian country and 3G has worked on it and he has been able to make calls on it. So hopefully, itlll work. Thanks so much!
Just remember what I said if you update the phone. If it locks, then it was not officially unlocked. Keep that in mind as you restore the device to use on your network, and remember the information about Activation Lock. Have him either send you or keep the receipts so if Activation lock is active and you cannot contact the original owner, then you can send the device back for a refund. He might want to bring that up to the shop to ensure you can get a refund if it is locked with Activation lock.
I'll give it a go and if it locks then ill definately send it back to him and tell him to get the phone returned/unlocked officially. Also sorry for this last question but if the LTE bands dont work what will the phone not be able to do? like make calls?
It will not have access to the fastest data speeds. It will be able to make phone calls, and it will use data, but it may not be the fastest if your carrier supports LTE, it may just be 3G.
Ohhhh okay well thats fine. I just need to use my phone for little things, so that wont be a problem. I will reply to you if I have any other questions if thats okay? but thank you so much for all your help Chris !
You're welcome. Glad to help.
UK iPhone in Canada
