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Buying iphone16 in USA and will it work on the UK EE network?

UKJJ — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 09:09:33 GMT

Hi, will an iPhone 16 work on the UK EE network please?

I have read that the warranty won't cover the UK. However more importantly apparently the physical SIM card on my current iPhone 11 won't fit so I will have to try to use an eSIM. eSIMs may not always work in the UK.

Re: Buying iphone16 in USA and will it work on the UK EE network?

Schockwave — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 11:09:41 GMT

Hello @UKJJ ,

Welcome to the community,

if you are on pay as you go, then ESims are not available at present, they are only available for customers on monthly contract.

Why buy a phone from the US?

Re: Buying iphone16 in USA and will it work on the UK EE network?

Peter_W — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 11:13:12 GMT

Hey there @UKJJ.

Welcome to the EE Community 😊

In theory your US iPhone should be absolutely fine to use on our network, but if it was purchased direct from a carrier it's worth checking to make sure that it isn't network locked.

You're absolutely right that phones for the US market only support eSIMs, but we do feature these on our network for pay monthly accounts.

Pay as you go accounts are only available on physical SIMs right now though, so this wouldn't be supported.

Peter