I will correct my previous response on the Verizon phones in light of this.
It appears that there is a spot on the right side of the 4s from Verizon where you can use a paper clip to access a microcard. I did not try to physically open my son's but there is a small hole. On the regular iPhone 4 from Verizon, there is no such hole on either side. ----- Original Message ----- From: Stacey Robinson To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 8:44 PM Subject: Re: Thoughts on carrier options in US Hank, Thanks, I didn't know that the phones had sym card slots anyway. Learn something new every day. On Jul 29, 2012, at 4:24 PM, Hank Smith wrote: I know that but the iphone 4s still has a spot for a sim card. I used to work for a verizon call center I know what type of system they use. if memory serves you need a apple removal tool or a paper clip to poke in the little whole on the side of the phone to remove the sim card tray. it uses micro sim. how ever you will have to make sure it isn't activated with a carier like verizon crickit, sprint or anyother cdma carier. once the phone is deactivated from a cdma carier you should be able to use the sim card part of the phone. hope this info possibly helps out. Hank On 7/29/2012 2:11 PM, Stacey Robinson wrote: With Verizon there is no sym card. On Jul 29, 2012, at 12:35 PM, Hank Smith wrote: its on the side of the phone not the top. On 7/29/2012 10:30 AM, Steve wrote: I just looked at my son's verizon 4s. Don't see anywhere where you would have a sim card as you do on the AT&T phones. ----- Original Message ----- From: Joseph Lee To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 5:46 PM Subject: RE: Thoughts on carrier options in US Hi, Yes – CDMA networks use different authentication scheme. However, before inserting a SIM, you need to call Verizon to deactivate your phone, then insert the SIM. Cheers, Joseph From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 2:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Thoughts on carrier options in US Are you sure about that? My son's iPhone 4s doesn't appear to have a Sim card, since he is on Verizon. ----- Original Message ----- From: Joseph Lee To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 4:46 PM Subject: RE: Thoughts on carrier options in US Hi, iPhone 4S can be used with any carrier provided that it is unlocked, since it contains radio chips used by AT&T/T-Mobile and Verizon/Sprint. AT&T labels HSPA+ network as "4G" and other carriers doesn't. The true 4G would be LTE, which the 5 would have it (thanks to LTE chips built on 4G iPad III). As for data plan, it depends on what you want to do with your iPhone and whether you want to use your phone as a router for others. Cheers, Joseph -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of jeremy Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 1:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Thoughts on carrier options in US I may not be totally correct on this, but I think that pretty much any IPhone you get, no matter the carrier, should be about the same. This of course was a bit different with the older devices we are used to, nokias and alike, and even some of the newer droid devices to. One thing of note I've herd people mention though, are the differences between the data plans offered through sprint, verison and at&t. Not sure if any are really considered truly unlimited, but sprint and verison apparently have an upper hand on us at&t users. One other thing that may become an issue with the IPhone 5, if it really is 4g compatible, will be how the 4g works here on AT&t. I really honestly don't know much about 4g or what they use so maybe it'll work perfectly. Take care. On 7/28/2012 3:06 PM, Richard Turner wrote: > The only thing I've heard is depending on where you live, one carrier > might drop fewer calls than the other. > Around me, Verizon seems to have the best reputation for call quality > and fewest dropped calls. This is around Portland, Oregon. > > Richard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. > Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 1:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Thoughts on carrier options in US > > Hi, > > I'm learning about iOS on an iPod Touch 4th Generation WiFi, but will > be moving on to an iPhone with the introduction of iPhone5. So, I'll > bee needing to sign up with a carrier for calls, text, and data. > > Besides the differences in calling / texting / data plans among > Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint (in the US), are there other considerations > to take into account when selecting a carrier? I'm asking because a > few posts on this list seem to have mentioned special configurations > among different carriers that may impact blind users, if I understood correctly. > > I would appreciate any guidance. 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