New cellphone in Scotland

[MCmcginness]

Hey, my brother is going to university in Scotland in the next few months and consequently needs a new phone. He currently uses a iphone 4, so any newish phone is an upgrade. He has a few questions. Do you bring your own phone and they give you a UK sim card or do you have to buy the phone there? Who are some good cell phone service providers? He is going to school at the university of Edenbourgho (I know I spelled it bad) in Edenbourgho. The budget it for the phone would about 400 usd. 

 

Thanks for the help

[Aniallation]

Hey, my brother is going to university in Scotland in the next few months and consequently needs a new phone. He currently uses a iphone 4, so any newish phone is an upgrade. He has a few questions. Do you bring your own phone and they give you a UK sim card or do you have to buy the phone there? Who are some good cell phone service providers? He is going to school at the university of Edenbourgho (I know I spelled it bad) in Edenbourgho. The budget it for the phone would about 400 usd. 

 

Thanks for the help

 

If the phone is unlocked, then you can just pop in a UK SIM card and it will work. Best phone to get for that price right now is probably the Nexus 5. It's a great phone, fits in the budget well, and pretty much assured compatibility in the UK since it comes factory unlocked. 

[Jambls]

I live in Scotland and I would recommend 3 as they are cheap. Why are they so cheap you ask. Well they only have 3g networks but there is still as good or better coverage as any other provider and LTE at no extra cost!

It's spelt Edinburgh. You get LTE there.