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Using Verizon in Europe
Content: Jan 2003
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Verizon phones, unlike T-Mobile and AT&T (but like Sprint) use CDMA technology in the US to communicate with cell towers. Europe uses GSM, which T-Mobile and AT&T use in the US, too. So a Verizon or Sprint phone in Europe must first know it needs to roam on GSM to pick up anything. I have never used an iPhone overseas. My Android phone (a Verizon CDMA phone) will work on GSM but requires some crazy settings to make it work. If you want to use your Verizon phone in Europe, you first need to figure out how to set it to roam on GSM. This varies by the exact model of your phone. Looks like for an iPhone 6, you need to turn data and voice roaming on: