How to verify sprint iphone 5 is unlocked

I called sprint to get my phone unlocked for international use, I was told it was.  I was told to do a backup and do a factory restore and it should say congrats your iphone is unlocked, but it didn't.  How do I truly verify it was unlocked?

Hey whitie213,
I would double check with your carrier and then double check the steps in the following article.
iPhone: About unlocking
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5014
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
-Norm G.

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