Technically, I believe that means it's "incompatible" with your SIM card, from which your region is derived. As an expat, I vastly prefer Apple's approach to a

Technically, I believe that means it's "incompatible" with your SIM card, from which your region is derived. As an expat, I vastly prefer Apple's approach to all this: if you have a method of payment in one country, you have a completely valid account for that country.