If I buy an unlocked Iphone 5s in America can I use it in the UK?

The phone is significantly cheaper in the States, so would it work ok if I brought it in the USA unlocked and then brought it back to England and sorted it out with a British contract?

It doesn't work, I've tried it before soz. Somehow it is set up to only work in usa.

There appears to be something in the software that stops you doing it, its probably to protect sellers in the UK.

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