This just applies to GSM phones, so as Sieghard says in the message
you're replying to, it'll work with any GSM based carrier, such as ATT
and T-Mobile.
On 07/08/2013 05:10 PM, Regina Alvarado wrote:
Question, if a phone is unlocked, can you use on any carrier? I am very
happy with what I
Is there any point in getting a Verizon phone unlocked?
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Christopher Chaltain
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 6:47 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Unlocked phones [was Re: In my case, the
Unlocking typically refers to allowing the phone to use SIM cards from
other carriers. This only applies to GSM phones, so it wouldn't apply to
a Verison phone.
You can unlock a Verison phone, but there's no guarantee that another
carrier will let you use it on their network. CDMA phones are
Is it possible to unlock the GSM side of a Sprint or Verizon IPhone? I'm
really considering the idea of switching to anything else I can get besides
Sprint because there's a lot of places I am the one who can't make a call,
and coverage at my place seems to be gradually getting worse over time.
I suggest looking into the frequency bands for both the GSM and the CDMA
phones. That will explain a lot.
DJ
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Brent Harding
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 9:08 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
I have heard that the verizon iphone 5 is already sim unlocked, not sure if
that is true.
On Jul 8, 2013, at 8:08 PM, Brent Harding br...@hostany.net wrote:
Is it possible to unlock the GSM side of a Sprint or Verizon IPhone? I'm
really considering the idea of switching to anything else I can
I prefer unlocked phones too, GSM is much more flexible since your account
information is stored on the sim card, and this can easily be moved to
different phones. This is why I don't like CDMA carriers like verizon and
sprint.
On Jul 8, 2013, at 6:46 PM, Christopher Chaltain chalt...@gmail.com
