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Old May 28, 2018 | 1:55 pm
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Originally Posted by eethan
I was surprised that my dad's iPhone SE couldn't get 4G on his recent trip to Shanghai. He was using the same AT&T int'l roaming service (the $10/day add-on) that I used to get 4G on my Galaxy S7. (Although he was able to get 2G using the AT&T SIM.)
Because the iPhone SE from AT&T does not support?

FWIW - Apple makes this very clear.

Originally Posted by eethan
According to the attendant, only iPhone 5S and earlier models can get 4G using China Mobile SIMs. Something happened with recent iPhone models.
You mean later?

FWIW - when you have an iPhone roaming issue in China, the chance is you are pretty much using an iPhone from AT&T/T-Mobile.
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