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Sorry - another iPhone question - 32GB in Dubai?

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Latest post on 29 December 2013 - 14:45

Are 32GB phones available in Dubai with RuthM's specs?

TIA

RuthM
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QUOTE 21/12/2013 11:02:51

iPhones sold in the UAE should be GSM. Unless blocked by the service provider they should work in Europe (I don't know all countries) but not on all networks in US. The US uses some different bands and the majority of their networks are CDMA (Sprint, Verizon and U.S. Cellular).

My UAE iPhone 4s from Etisalat and my iPhone 5 from Du are not blocked and work in the UK on O2 without an issue. But still no FaceTime.

I am just copying this from a post on another forum.

Bands UAE networks use:

Du - band 3 (1800 MHz)
Etisalat - band 3 and 7 (1800 MHz, 2600 MHz)

Bands UK networks use:

O2 - band 20 (800 DD)
Vodafone - band 20 and 7 (800 DD, 2600MHz)
3 UK - band 20 and 3 (800 DD, 1800 MHz)
EE - band 20, 3 and 7 (800 DD, 1800 MHz, 2600MHz)

So in summary for a phone to be fully operational across all networks in both UK and UAE you need:

Band 3 (1800 MHz)
Band 7 (2600 MHz)
Band 20 (800DD)

iPhone 5s:

Model A1457 covers all these bands so just check the box to see which model you are buying.

Model A1453 which is the US model does not cover band 7. So be aware of where grey imports are from.

You'll need to check the country you are visiting to ensure the band is covered by your iPhone.

 
 

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