How do I know if my iPhone 4s is factory unlocked.

I got a replacement 4s from the Apple store when my Virgin Mobile 4s broke.  They don't carry Virgin Mobile iPhones in the Apple store so I was given an unlocked CDMA 4s.  How do I know if it is really unlocked?

shaunp45 wrote:
CDMA providers do not have SIM cards to try
Not entirely true.
All iPhones 4S's and 5's have SIM cards.  The SIM is required for connecting to a GSM or LTE network.
Verizon, Sprint, and Virgin provide SIMs in their iPhones.
You are correct that traditional CDMA phones do not have SIM cards, the iPhone 4 being a prime example.

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