First of all, realize that all the national carriers usually don’t all have the same quality of coverage in a given part of the country. Check with local folks to learn which carriers are reliable in your area and also check coverage maps with sighted people or with the carriers.
That said, you should only buy a used unlocked phone. Don’t settle for anything less, as you could run into problems. The phone could be lock to a specific account, not just to a carrier. The account may not have fulfilled its contract and you might need to pay money to activate the phone on the carrier’s network. Verizon iPhones can be used on Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile and their resellers, like page Plus, Straight Talk and Net 10. Phones for AT&T and T-Mobile can be used on each other’s networks as well as unlocked iPhones bought from Apple. These three kinds of iPhones can’t be used on Sprint or Verizon networks. Kelly On 8/28/14, Donald L. Roberts <donald.robert...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am considering the purchase of a used or refurbished 5S soon after the > new iPhone is released, primarily to get the benefits of the camera. If > I can't find a good deal on an unlocked 5S, which carrier's 5S would > give me the most flexibility if I wanted to move it to a different > carrier? For example, it is my understanding that a Verizone iPhone > cannot be moved to Sprint even though each is a CDMA carrier. Also, if > I'm not mistaken, all 5S phones come with a nano sim. Nevertheless, one > cannot just swop out the sim to make it work with another carrier? Is > this correct? > > Thanks in advance for any pointers. > > Don Roberts > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
