Well, I did not know this about newer phones, but I am doubtful the SE is in that category. If you call Verizon and ask them if you get AT&T to unlock the phone; can you use it on their network, then you'll know for sure.
Richard 🖖 Live long and prosper Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of kitty hevener Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2020 6:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: unlocking a locked Iphone Is that true for the Iphone SE? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2020 5:50 AM To: [email protected]; Simon A Fogarty <[email protected]> Subject: Re: unlocking a locked Iphone since the US carriers have moved to 4G LTE and are now moving to 5G, there is no need to choose between GSM and CDMA. https://www.androidauthority.com/gsm-vs-cdma-689328/ On 2/27/20 2:54 AM, Simon A Fogarty wrote: > From memory the last few years iPhone releasesare both CDMA and gsm > > Hence Verizon can use a or could use iPhones without sim cards > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > kitty hevener > Sent: Thursday, 27 February 2020 6:50 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: unlocking a locked Iphone > > Richard, per your suggestion, I contacted apple accessibility and have > learned that the phone is at&t. The apple person led me to believe I could > use a Gsm onCDMA. Hmm, wonder if an apple store could do whatever needs to > be done to make it work on cdma, if at&t unlocks it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Richard Turner > Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2020 12:06 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: unlocking a locked Iphone > > I'm not Mark, but GSM phones cannot be used with Verizon or Sprint who use > CDMA. > > > Richard > "There's a nap for that." -- an anonymous cat > > Sent from my iPhone SE > >> On Feb 26, 2020, at 8:47 PM, kitty hevener <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Mark, hope I am not making an issue more complicated that it needs to be. >> If I understand right, at&t uses gsm technology. So, if u get your at&t >> phone unlocked, will you then only be able to use it with other carriers >> that use gsm? You would not be able to use that unlocked at&t phone with >> gsm technology on Verizon or another carrier who used CDEMA, right? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of M. Taylor >> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 9:02 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: unlocking a locked Iphone >> >> Hello Carolyn, >> >> You will need to submit an unlock request to A T & T at the end of your >> contract as they will not automatically unlock the device. >> >> Speaking from personal experience, A T & T is absolutely wonderful when it >> comes to unlocking devices. I have unlocked many, many A T & T phones over >> the years and, in most cases, the unlock code is provided within 10 to 30 >> minutes of submitting the unlock request. >> >> When you are ready to unlock you’re a T & T device, you may submit the >> unlock request using the form located at the following URL: >> >> https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/#/. >> >> Mark >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Carolyn >> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 4:48 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: unlocking a locked Iphone >> >> Question about locked phones. I bought a phone and am on a 30-month AT&T >> contract. I know, a lot of people don't like those contracts, but this >> seemed like a good deal. I can be patient, know it won't last forever. So my >> question is, will my phone be locked with AT&T in 31 months, when I might >> want to return to Consumer Cellular? Or I eventually might want to sell my >> phone? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Cristóbal Muñoz >> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 1:06 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: unlocking a locked Iphone >> >> No kidding. If you can, return the phone and get your money back. >> I've bought iPhones on buy/sell mailing lists and eBay and have always had >> good luck. I always make sure that the description states that it's unlocked >> or have the seller provide me with the IMEI so I can check >> compatibility/status on my carrier. If eBay, I can usually tell by the >> feedback and what else the seller has posted if it's an individual seller or >> it's someone who flips phones. A professional flipper is not going to burn >> themselves over one sale, so I'm less concerned about that. >> Small consolation now I know, but just something to keep in mind for the >> future. >> >> >> Cristóbal >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf >> Of Sieghard Weitzel >> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 8:45 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: unlocking a locked Iphone >> >> Carriers to my knowledge are legally obligated to unlock a phone if it is no >> longer under contract and you should be able to find out which carrier has >> to do it. >> Here in Canada carriers can no longer sell phones locked to them, all phones >> have to be unlocked I think since December 1, 2018. This means of course you >> still find locked phones which people sell and which were locked before, but >> since then all new phones have to be unlocked. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf >> Of Carolyn >> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 8:29 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: unlocking a locked Iphone >> >> And, if Verizon can't make it work, I would have doubts that anyone could. >> At our Verizon store, the guys down there seem to live to do stuff with >> phones to get them going just right. >> >> When I had Verizon, they had a division of Customer Service for special >> problems, and the guy there helped me and Jim with a phone some years back. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel >> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 7:17 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: unlocking a locked Iphone >> >> The seller obviously lied, I would never buy a used iPhone online and unseen >> unless maybe on a list like this where I sort of know the person who is >> selling it has been around and even then I have heard stories where people >> sell stuff which is not at all as advertised or disappear with the money. >> Caveat emptor is very much in order here. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf >> Of Richard Turner >> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 9:25 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: unlocking a locked Iphone >> >> I'd call Apple and see if they can tell from the the serial number, which >> they can get if they do a screen share with you. >> Otherwise you will have to find out what the carrier was, and possibly get >> the seller to give their permission to have it unlocked. >> Sadly, it could be that the seller simply lied. >> But, call Apple Accessibility: 877-204-3930 and see what they can sort out. >> >> Richard >> "There's a nap for that." -- an anonymous cat >> >> Sent from my iPhone SE >> >>> On Feb 25, 2020, at 9:11 PM, kitty hevener <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I purchased an Iphone that was advertised as unlocked. 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