User level: Level 1 (4 points)I have just ordered my new phone whilst in India, but will be going back to my home country soon. Will it work there? I’m from Zambia
Posted on Oct 15, 2026 11:24 AM
User level: Level 8 (43,489 points)Oct 15, 2026 1:12 PM in response to musatakb7
You also need to be concerned about two other items; both carrier related.
Did you purchase a completely “carrier unlocked phone” or has it been subsidized — and possibly locked — by an Indian carrier?
Will your carrier in Zambia even provision a SIM for a phone imported from another country? If they will, what “import documentation” might they require?
User level: Level 7 (20,243 points)Oct 15, 2026 12:59 PM in response to musatakb7
That depends on the cellular carriers and whether they are compatible. I tried to find this out online but was unable to do that. You can certainly contact your carrier in India and inquire, or inquire with the future carrier in Zambia.
User level: Level 10 (124,115 points)Oct 15, 2026 1:11 PM in response to musatakb7
Hello~ Hopefully it will but my biggest concern would be that the iOS Warranty isn't international. See below…
Legal - Accessory Warranty English - Apple
~Katana-San~
User level: Level 10 (124,115 points)Oct 15, 2026 1:11 PM in response to Chattanoogan
Chattanoogan wrote:
You also need to be concerned about two other items; both carrier related.
Did you purchase a completely “carrier unlocked phone” or has it been subsidized — and possibly locked — by an Indian carrier?
Will your carrier in Zambia activate a phone imported from another country? If they will, what “import documentation” might they require?
Hello~+1
~Katana-San~
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256376807