• After more than 15 years covering everything Apple, it’s with a heavy heart we announce that we will no longer be publishing new content on iMore and the iMore forums will be closing as of November 1st, 2024.

iMore

Hi folks. I am currently with AT&T, but not eligible for an upgrade so I will be selling my old phone and paying full retail price for the 5s. My question is, do I have to buy an AT&T model, or can I get one for any network and activate it using AT&T. I know AT&T uses different bands than Verizon, but doesn't every 5s have GSM as well as CDMA?

Thanks!!