Phone Carrier Compatibility Checker & BYOD Tool

Will my phone work on this carrier? This phone compatibility checker covers 30 markets and 80 carriers using official carrier evidence. It targets BYOD compatibility, unlocked phone compatibility, international phone compatibility, imported phone compatibility, and travel phone compatibility. No guessing from generic band lists: when evidence is insufficient, it fails closed.

Quick start

Enter just four required fields:

• Phone brand - for example, Apple or Samsung.
• Phone model - for example, iPhone 15 or Galaxy S25.
• Use in country - where you want to use the phone.
• Carrier to use - the mobile network you plan to use.

Run the Actor. Each phone returns a human-readable status, summary, and next_step, plus stable machine fields for APIs and AI agents.

CARRIER_CONFIRMED means the reviewed official evidence supports the scoped carrier conclusion. CARRIER_CONFIRMATION_REQUIRED is a normal, useful result- not an error: the official evidence was found, but the carrier still requires its own confirmation step. UNKNOWN means the evidence is insufficient, unavailable, blocked, or has changed, so the Actor fails closed instead of guessing.

Optional regional/hardware variant and eight-digit tac can make a check more specific. Full IMEI is never accepted. For bulk phone compatibility, add additional_queries with up to 99 extra phones for 1 to 100 checks per run.

Phone carrier compatibility checker for BYOD and unlocked phones

Use it before switching carriers, activating an unlocked phone, taking an international phone abroad, checking an imported device, preparing travel, resale, provisioning, or automating compatibility decisions in an API or AI-agent workflow.

Current official-source coverage

Market	Carriers	Verification
Australia	Optus, TPG, Telstra, Vodafone	Optus: manual official check; TPG: official source; Telstra: official source; Vodafone: official source
Austria	A1, Magenta	A1: manual official check; Magenta: official source
Belgium	Orange, Proximus	Orange: official source; Proximus: official source
Brazil	Claro, TIM, Vivo	Claro: manual official check; TIM: manual official check; Vivo: manual official check
Canada	Bell, Rogers, TELUS, Virgin Plus	Bell: official source; Rogers: official source; TELUS: manual official check; Virgin Plus: official source
France	Bouygues Telecom, Orange, SFR	Bouygues Telecom: official source; Orange: official source; SFR: official source
Germany	Deutsche Telekom, O2, Vodafone	Deutsche Telekom: manual official check; O2: official source; Vodafone: official source
Hong Kong	China Mobile HK, csl	China Mobile HK: manual official check; csl: official source
India	Airtel, Jio, Vi	Airtel: official source; Jio: official source; Vi: official source
Indonesia	IM3, Telkomsel	IM3: manual official check; Telkomsel: official source
Italy	Vodafone, WINDTRE	Vodafone: official source; WINDTRE: manual official check
Japan	NTT docomo, Rakuten Mobile, SoftBank, au	NTT docomo: official source; Rakuten Mobile: official source; SoftBank: official source; au: official source
Malaysia	CelcomDigi, Maxis, U Mobile	CelcomDigi: official source; Maxis: official source; U Mobile: official source
Mexico	Movistar, Telcel	Movistar: official source; Telcel: manual official check
Netherlands	KPN, Odido	KPN: official source; Odido: official source
New Zealand	2degrees, One NZ	2degrees: official source; One NZ: official source
Philippines	Globe, Smart	Globe: manual official check; Smart: official source
Poland	Orange, Plus, T-Mobile	Orange: manual official check; Plus: official source; T-Mobile: manual official check
Portugal	MEO, NOS, Vodafone	MEO: official source; NOS: official source; Vodafone: official source
Saudi Arabia	Mobily, stc	Mobily: official source; stc: official source
Singapore	M1, SIMBA, Singtel, StarHub	M1: official source; SIMBA: manual official check; Singtel: official source; StarHub: official source
South Africa	MTN, Vodacom	MTN: official source; Vodacom: official source
South Korea	KT, SK Telecom	KT: official source; SK Telecom: official source
Spain	Orange, Vodafone	Orange: official source; Vodafone: manual official check
Switzerland	Salt, Sunrise, Swisscom	Salt: official source; Sunrise: official source; Swisscom: official source
Taiwan	Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile	Chunghwa Telecom: official source; Taiwan Mobile: official source
Thailand	AIS, True-dtac	AIS: official source; True-dtac: official source
United Arab Emirates	du	du: official source
United Kingdom	EE, O2, Three, Vodafone	EE: official source; O2: official source; Three: official source; Vodafone: official source
United States	AT&T, Google Fi, T-Mobile, Tello, Verizon	AT&T: official source; Google Fi: official source; T-Mobile: manual official check; Tello: manual official check; Verizon: official source

Coverage expands only when a fixed official source can be safely verified and fixture-tested. An unregistered carrier cannot receive a positive compatibility claim. The product does not claim universal phone compatibility.

Machine-readable coverage: global-phone-compatibility-checker coverage --json.

Reading the result

Each dataset item starts with three human-readable fields: status gives the plain-language outcome, summary explains what the official evidence supports, and next_step tells you what to do next when another carrier check is required. verdict remains the canonical machine decision for APIs and AI agents.

CARRIER_CONFIRMED means the returned official evidence supports that scoped carrier conclusion. CARRIER_CONFIRMATION_REQUIRED means the carrier still requires its own confirmation step. UNKNOWN means the available evidence is insufficient, unsupported, conflicting, or unavailable.

SOURCE_UNAVAILABLE means a registered official source could not be safely retrieved or verified during the run. The Actor keeps the result truthful—normally UNKNOWN—instead of retrying until it finds a favorable answer.

Feature findings such as VoLTE, VoWiFi, 4G, or LTE are scoped evidence and are not a universal compatibility verdict. A policy requirement alone does not prove that a specific phone supports that feature on that carrier.

Common uses

• Check whether an unlocked phone can be used before switching carriers.
• Check an international or imported phone before travel, resale, or activation.
• Add evidence-backed BYOD compatibility to onboarding and provisioning workflows.
• Let an API client, automation, or AI agent retrieve a stable result plus official evidence.
• Identify when an official carrier confirmation step is still required.

FAQ

Will my phone work with my carrier

Enter the phone brand, model, country, and carrier. If the carrier is registered, the Actor evaluates its official evidence and returns a scoped verdict. If evidence is missing or the source has drifted, it fails closed instead of guessing.

Check an unlocked or international phone

Yes. The same contract can be used for unlocked, imported, and international phones. A carrier may still require its own eligibility or device-confirmation step.

IMEI checker boundary

No. This Actor intentionally does not accept a full IMEI. An optional TAC is limited to exactly eight ASCII digits. When a carrier requires a full IMEI, the result can tell you that carrier confirmation is still needed without collecting the identifier here.

AI agents and APIs

Yes. The Actor has stable input/output schemas and returns human-readable status, summary, and next_step fields alongside verdict, confidence, checked_at, features, evidence, source_urls, and confirmation_steps, making it suitable for Apify API, MCP discovery, automation, and agent workflows.