Using UK Apple devices in the USA
 

A few months I decided to ditch my phone contract. So I bought an iPhone outright. I also have a relatively new Macbook Pro.

Can I use these in the States?

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The phone will work on the main networks with a new SIM card. Most US networks now use LTE (upgrade from GSM) technology like the UK does.

Does the MacBook have a phone service connection too (I don't know anything about MacBooks, and have never owned any iGadget)? .... It will work anyway, but you'll need a new power/charger cord with a US plug on the end. It will work on 120v or 240v without any sort of transformer.

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Ooooh Goody, that's good news.

Apple has it wrapped up. My phone and computer work together seemlessly. I can accept phonecalls on my Mac even when I don't have my phone at hand. Photos, iTunes, iCloud just seem to sync without effort. I'm not techie so I don't know how. Photos I take on my phone just arrive on my computer, I love it. I'd be stuck without them now.

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Yes, they are international - I took my UK iphone and macbook to the US and returned with a US iPad and iMac. I travel a bit for business so got myself a Mac travel kit as the prong part of the power bricks are interchangeable, I got it over 7 years ago and am still using it. I just got a new kettle lead for the iMac on my return and it's fine.

If you're not going to travel much, just get a new power adapters when you get there. All the power units in are suitable for 110 - 220v, so using your UK ones + travel adapter to plug in to the US sockets will work fine.

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Said no one ever in the last 24 months. Apple's cloud efforts (handoff) are embarrassing.

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To whom?

Explain please. This makes no sense on its own!

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What was referred to is Handoff, which is based in Apple's (mediocre) Cloud. Apple has never been able to do anything remotely decent with Cloud, so I find it a little inaccurate for the OP to state that Apple has it 'wrapped up', especially where Cloud is relevant.

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As far as I can tell the OP just meant that she is going to bring her iGadgets with her and carry on using them, not any technical meaning of "wrapped up" that you are inferring. :unsure:

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They meant that the way MacOS and iPhone works means they have it 'wrapped up' is how I interpreted it.

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So Horace, you're making sweeping damning statements about something of which you don't even know the proper name! Based on experience or something you read on the internet?

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As it happens, I am fully aware of the correct name. It is you who thinks that 'Continuity' is the name applied to the specific service offered to which the OP was referring (Handoff).

To even attempt to dispute that Apple is lacklustre in Cloud demonstrates a woeful lack of awareness to this market.

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Told you - I'm really not techie :o

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Well I'm with you. My iPhone and Mac work just fine for me and in the same way you describe. And no probs using them over here.

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LOL, don't worry, you have to pick your side with this lot when it comes to the important matters in life like Apple v Windows and Top Loaders v Front Loaders.

I am an Apple FanGirl - I don't need to know 'how' my tech works just that it does. We are a 2 macbook, 4 ipad, 3 iphone, 2 apple tv family. I'm usually one generation behind everyone as I get The Dudes hand me downs when he upgrades but I just bought myself an iphone 7plus in Rose Gold and I'm as happy as a pig in the proverbial :p

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Cab you show me where I said that? It looks like pure fiction to me!


...and yes, as an Apple Advisor, I have a complete lack of awareness! :rolleyes:

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You won't be able to use the US app store until you signup with a US credit card. There were some quirky things with regards to regions on my iPad, when I used to own one.

You will have to get used to switching between UK and US keyboards.

I don't know if you can moved your existing app store account from the UK to US.

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You forgot "manual v automatic". :lol:

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you can - I moved my iTunes account from the UK to the US and back to the UK again by registering my new address and country specific credit card.

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Yup - we have an orchard here too :lol:

Top loaders? I didn't know they existed anymore? :eek:

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Oh you are going to love it here on BE :)

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Hope you do a better job than the so-called "apple engineer" I had on site here last week.

Cretin. (Him, not you).

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Manual all the way, although Mr Jazz would disagree.

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Mr Jazz will have to come in here and defend himself.

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Well he likes jazz. :rolleyes:
I expect he likes top-loaders too. :rolleyes:

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And I would concur. Terminal jazz music and automatic car preferences - one wonders how we ever stay together :unsure:
And the cars can't be sporty either...booooring!

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There really is no defense for that. :lol:

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Now that would imply that he actually fills the washing machine :blink:

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Good point. If he likes jazz, I imagine he is too arthritic to do much house work. :lol:

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Or some such similar excuse.

Actually, that's unfair. He does wash and iron his shirts - he doesn't trust me with those. The same as he doesn't trust me around his turntable. So I just plug my iTunes into his music centre ....er rack, I mean :hehe: and upset him another way.

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Im pretty sure that if you move from one app store to another, whileit all works, you lose the apps you paid for in the old country. Not normally a big cost issue, but i seem to recall this happened to me. For the record, apple devices are imho just so much friendlier than android and microsoft os's. They just work seamlessly. The only addition is - if you are serious about word processing or spreadsheets, accept no substitute, microsoft office 365 is it...

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it didn't happen to me, but then I sync my iPad and iPhone with my iMac and they were all backed up.

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The apps there remained, but to get updated you have to connect to the app store, the us new apps were fine but it tells you it needs your credentials for the uk one, but if you have no valid uk credi card or your uk acct email is no linger valid - stuffed...

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The solution is to have a new account for your new residency linked to a credit card issued in said new country. You can swap between the accounts easily, and thus keep access to both stores (which you almost certainly will need).

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You stated, "you don't even know the proper name!".

What is the 'correct' name?

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I doubt any of the Apple lot outside of Cupertino know their Mach kernel from their Microkernel, but I digress.

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If any of your iDevices are under warranty, you'll be pleased to learn that Apple's warranty (unlike almost every other electronics and camera maker) is truly global.

If the device was purchased in the UK, an Apple Store in the USA will provide warranty service as if the device was purchased locally.

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I went through this when I moved - There's lots of articles online about itunes/app store.

This is the best one:
https://www.jordanmerrick.com/posts/...order-control/

Long story short
a) you can't transfer purchases
b) you can only move stores once every 90 days
c) The apps/ music/ films etc you buy in the store are licensed to the country. So if you change store from UK to US etc they will not appear in your new store.

So ok for films/ music you can download to your hard drive then re-add to the new library - sync to your devices.

Apps are harder. Some you can retain on your phone - but they will not update.

I've been in the US 2 years now and I still retain my UK store on the phone and macs.

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Er, try answering questions before posing more!

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So, I wasn't inaccurate with the term I used? Good, glad we've cleared that up.

Try sticking to helping simpletons with their devices rather than picking fights with those who know better than you.

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Has Apple made any washing machines, this is the key question here.

If they did, they would be very shiny, probably be side loaders just to be different, and would have an incomprehensible menu written in a private language on the dials and knobs.