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UK iPhone with Facetime - will it work in Dubai?

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 27 August 2014 - 07:00

Hi, my sister is moving here from the UK and she has an iPhone. She's read that Facetime does not work on UAE-purchased iPhones because it is disabled. But since hers was bought in the UK, will she still be able to use Facetime to keep in touch with family/friends if she's using a UAE pre-paid sim card?

Does anyone here have an iPhone they've bought from abroad which they use with a UAE sim card where Facetime works?
Thanks!

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 27 August 2014 - 18:25
Thanks!
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EW GURU
Latest post on 27 August 2014 - 10:00
Facetime will work fine for her, my iPhone was purchased from the UK and it works perfectly. UAE iPhones don't have the Facetime software on them at all, which is how it is blocked, but if the iPhone has the Facetime software on it then you can use it as you would in the UK even if it has a UAE sim card. You can actually buy the iPhone with Facetime here from some retailers, and it will be sold as an "international version with Facetime".
 
 

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