On Mar 10, 2011, at 12:25 PM, Ken Miller wrote: > I can use my iPhone in the UK as it is GSM (CDMA will not). The Motorola is > also GSM. AT&T just has unreasonable rates even with the international > plan...... > ken
Technically the GSM is only the 2G part (that both AT&T and the UK use). The 3G is HSPA/W-CDMA. If you unlock the iPhone, you should be able to put in your orange sim. But as mentioned, the iPhone 4 uses the micro SIM so you would need to cut it down here is one way (Google has lots of ways) http://www.johnbenson.net/How_to_Convert_a_SIM_to_a_MicroSIM_with_a_Meat_Cleaver/How_to_Convert_a_SIM_to_a_MicroSIM_with_a_Meat_Cleaver.html or get Orange to give you a microSIM > > On Mar 10, 2011, at 7:20 PM, Craig Finseth wrote: > >>> 2) I live in the US and try to travel to the UK at least once a >>> 2) year (twice if I have been a good boy). I have an old >>> 2) Motorola with an Orange sim card that I use when there >>> 2) instead of my iPhone (AT&T loved that I used my iPhone one >>> 2) year). If I unlock my iPhone (NOT jailbreak), could I remove >>> 2) the AT&T sim card and put in an Orange sim with payasyougo? I >>> 2) have an Orange plan targeted at international calls out of >>> 2) the UK. I miss my iPhone when using the Motorola. >> >> The iPhone 4 uses a micro SIM . . .a regular SIM won't fit in it; >> if it's a micro then I have no idea if it will work or not. You >> could just get the international plan for when you're overseas >> . . .you can turn it on and off at will without affecting your >> contract. >> >> As far as I know, the US is on a different frequency band from the >> rest of the world. Thus, a US model won't work overseas. >> >> Craig >> > > > _______________________________________________ > iPhone-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/iphone-talk _______________________________________________ iPhone-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/iphone-talk
