HT201328 I bought iPhone 5s no-contract phone from virgin mobile...can it be unlocked to gsm carrier?
I bought iPhone 5s no-contract phone from virgin mobile...can it be unlocked to gsm carrier
Their phones are CDMA and locked to Virgin Mobile service only.
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If i buy Unlocked Iphone 5s from Virgin Mobile can i use it with other operator?(In Europe)
If i buy Unlocked Iphone 5s from Virgin Mobile can i use it with other operator?(In Europe)
You need to clarify where you are as Virgin Mobile are a Global Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) brand however the terms and offers differ in each country.
If you are in the USA the brand is actually franchised and operated by Sprint .
Operating on Sprint CDMA and LTE frequency bands.
The CDMA radio will be provioned to work off of the Sprint towers - This IS locked down and can't be used on any other network -for instance Verizon.
The phones GSM Sim card holder and radios should be unlocked but we won't know for sure until the handsets are available to test.
The models in question are the A1453 - 5S ad A1456- 5C- these support the most channel frequencies of any iPhone , however NOT the all important European LTE band 7 (2600mhz)
So it is highly likely that the Virgin USA model will have unlocked SIM and GSM support will work on all European 3G and most earlier 2 and 2.5G networks however may have patchy to no European LTE support.
Note that comment reqarding 2G (GPRS) and 2.5 G (Often called Edge) - A number of European countries and mobile operators are re-provisionng (reusing) frequencies in the 800mhz spectrum to 800DD (digital) for future LTE and where this takes place normal subscibers without LTE contracts will loose service in some areas.
This is already taking place in the UK - Beware.
Virgin Mobile UK are not currently an Apple iPhone dealership.
And other countries with the band including Canada, France and India I have information about. -
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MMaybe it is defective or your phone isnt registered right. Did you contacted the provider virgin? it uses cdma network.
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i bought iphone 3gs in sept. 2009 (two year back) without contract from USA. Can it be unlocked official by apple now.
AT&T is NOT giving iPhone 4 unlocked. They are only thru the Apple store and Apple.com. You would need to contact AT&T to ask them but NO ONE have been able to get the iphone unlocked by AT&T. But from this article from AT&T: http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=61097&cv=820#fbid=dUnNnwJXkRI
What is the unlock code for my iPhone?
iPhone cannot be unlocked, even if you are out of contract. If you are traveling internationally, iPhone is a quad-band phone and will work in many countries across the globe. Stay connected while traveling to over 215 countries, plus get discounted rates in over 80 of those countries when you sign up for AT&T World Traveler -
Hi, I' ll be San Antonio from 8-10th of Oct and want to buy an iphone 5. According to forums there is no unlucked yet. Thus, can i get simlocked but not contracted phone from any store? and is that possible to use that phone in Turkey without any prob.
If you purchase the phone at the full contract price and have no term left on your carrier contract, the carrier will unlock it for you. That's what I am doing with AT&T. I'll pay the full purchase price for the phone and since I don't have a contract with them, they will unlock it for you. It can be difficult to get it done since most of their customer service is very ill informed but I have had many discussions with them on their chat that I have records of them stating they will unlock any phone if you do not have an existing contract. It's the law.
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Good day, a month ago I bought Iphone 5 in Russia, phone was activated 4 days ago, but today I noticed a small particles of dust under the screen. Is it a warranty case , and can I exchange my phone ?
MTS and Beeline provide all service for the iPhone in Russia. Take your phone to them and see. They will have to evaluate it.
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I bought an iphone6 T-Mobile Contract free from US. Can i gift it to my parents in India.?
Will a nano-SIM card with any Indian carrier work? They will have to just toss away the T-Mobile SIM and put in nano sim for any Indian carrier, right?
Will my international warranty still be valid? In case of any repairs/services, can that be done in India? Will these services be charged while the phone is in warranty period?If the phone is purchased in the united states, warranty service will need to be provided in the united states.
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My volume down button does not work on my phone and the button on the top of my 4s does not work..I bought the insurance on the phone from apple when. It was new
Check the status of your warranty here:
https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do
Make a Genius Bar appointment to have your iPhone checked:
http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/ -
I am from myanmar and I would like to order iphone 5s contract free from T-mobile . is it compatible with my local GSM carrier ?
You should go onto the Tmobile web site and look around. Very soon a pop up window will ask you if you want to chat. You can try asking for someone who knows Spanish (if you prefer), they might have someone available who can chat with you in Spanish.
I give this suggestion because I remember on the Tmobile website, you can order on line, but they let you choose to pay only a little money up front, then pay off the rest over 24 months, or you can choose to pay for it in full. However, their ordering process does not say whether the paid for in full phone is going to be unlocked or not.
It may not be, You may have to make a request and say that since you have paid in full please unlock. I am not so sure that a paid for in full phone is automatically sold in unlocked state.
This is why I suggest you talk to Tmobile to get a definite answer.
Unless someone else on this forum knows for sure? Hope someone else jumps in to answer. But the best way is to ask for yourself directly from Tmobile. -
I just updated my iPhone 5 from virgin mobile to ios7, and upon the normal setup i find that i my sim card is not being read; apparently now it isn't supported. please someone help me.
my iphone is and has been locked to one carrier. all i've done is a software update to ios7, like all the other updates since i bought the phone when it was released. same carrier, same sim card. :/
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Hi, I am Karan Bir from India. Can I buy unlocked iPhone 4s from US and use it in India? It is not officially announced in India and will be available in November in US. Please suggest me how can I buy it?
Plz Don't Buy It. At least not right now. We're having problems with the unlocked iPhone in India. Check this thread link then you'll know what I'm talking about !
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16632307#16632307 -
Just about to get a iphone 5 from virgin mobile, the "virgin" in the top left corner is throwing me off, if i unlock it will it go away?
Welcome to Apple Support Communities
That will go away if you use your iPhone with another carrier's network, but in that case, you will see the name of that carrier at the top left corner. That means that the Virgin text at the top left corner has nothing to do with having the device locked, but it shows because you are using a Virgin SIM card -
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I bought iPhone on eBay but its IMEI is still linked with an existing AT&T account. Seller doesn't reply on my messages. As far as I know this eBay seller isn't a contract holder. It's just a second-hand shop. I have retail box but don't have a receipt
AT&T support can't unlock it until its IMEI is in use on a customer account. What I can to do?Nothing you can do, if you the seller won't respond to you. Sell it back on Ebay. Lesson learned, only buy iphone from an authorized apple dealer.
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I bought an iphone 5s used from virgin mobile
Ok I bought this 5s from a guy on internet and the phone is locked from virgin, so I would like to used with that carrier, but I'm thinking about buy a sim through amazon and then, activat it but this iPhone has a sim card already so my question is what can I do?
Take it to the carrier its locked to or virgin and they will sort it all out for you
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Can I use iPhone 5 no contract version with T mobile contract?
I heard there is an iphone 5 version which is no contract, starting at 649USD.
I am wondering if we can use this iphone with T mobile contract.
Thanks.Note that you must BE a current AT&T subscriber or a previous one. So unless you were an AT&T customer already, you will have to sign up for service before they will unlock it (don't know if you could use a GO SIM to do that or not)
."Apple won't unlock any iphone but ATT will do"
Apple has never authorized unlocks of carrier unlocked iPhones - never worked that way. You always have to requrest the unlock via the carrier, who then works with Apple to provision the unlock request in the iTunes servers so it gets processed when you restore the phone in iTunes. Carriers authorize unlocks, and Apple processes them through iTunes.
Oh, and also note that you will not get LTE data speeds with T-Mobile using an iPhone 5
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