That's good to know, I think eventually the CDMA networks will be
phased out and it will all be GSM lte which is a good thing since
that's what the rest of the world is using.
Original message:
Mike, this was true last century.:) Actually a little more recent than
that but is no longer the case, sort of.:)
First, yes, you can most definitely buy an unlocked iPhone from Apple
directly for example and slap a Verizon SIM in the phone and join the
network no problem. Is this officially supported, not exactly but
Verizon runs a pretty open network so phones should join and auto
provision including LTE. This is actually the part of the VZ network I
worked on. The LTE channel now supports voice so your calls route over
the data channel and use GSM just like the rest of the world now.:)
Verizon gives you some other interesting features like video over the
voice channel and of course now that it’s all GSM / LTE you can browse
and talk on the same device at the same time.
Sprint it’s been my experience could accept other phones but
locks their network to the phones they sell. I have been told though I
believe on this list and as well on the eyes free list that you can now
insert a Sprint SIM in to an unlocked phone and it ill join their
network. I don’t know about their frequency usage other than they are
doing a carrier aggregated thing similar to T-Mobile across more than
one band. One of the good things about the 6S is it has the same radio
chip across the product line so you get a wide amount of support in one
handset. It’s a true world phone.
Hope that helps.
On Apr 11, 2016, at 7:51 PM, Mike Arrigo <[email protected]> wrote:
With unlocked iphones, you can definitely choose at&t or t-mobile, with
verizon and sprint it's a bit more interesting, unless this has
changed, you need to have the model of iphone designed for these two carriers.
On Apr 11, 2016, at 5:52 PM, E.T. <[email protected]> wrote:
Scott G, you probably can answer this easily. I am on a family plan
now but may need to go on my own. If I buy an unlocked iPhone (likely
the 6s) from any source, any capacity, can I choose any plan from any
carrier (likely Verizon)? Reason I ask is I just looked at their site
and did not see any 6s models, just the plus.
I should probably go to a local store and at least look at the
different models and compare sizes. Could ask about plans too while there.
From E.T.'s Keyboard...
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