Iphone 4s (Virgin Mobile) to T-mobile

Hey guys!
   Thanks in advance for looking into this question. There is a lot of misleading information in every place I search for, so I figured down the line this thread might help more people than even myself, so here is the issue:
I was a Virgin Mobile customer until I purchased an iPhone 6 from which then I moved over to T-mobile, no problems so far and loving it. However, I gave my previous phone (iPhone 4s) to my spouse who I have on my new T-mobile plan (Virgin Mobile only does individual plans, so I had to manage two separate plans with them). Given that the iPhone 4s from VM uses CDMA, it has been a hassle to try and get it to work for T-mobile. T-mobile reps said the phone was locked. Since then I have been trying to figure out how to unlock my iPhone 4s and have encountered different information from "It can't be done because it is CDMA" to "You just need to reset it" naturally I have followed the directions from those who claim it could be done but no luck thus far. Checking through VM's websites can also be misleading (e.g., you may be looking at the Australian rather than the USA website) and the rules for every country are different. In short, I am looking to know whether it is possible to get my iPhone 4s CDMA from VM unlocked to be able to use it with T-mobile. I appreciate your help and also would appreciate if you could attach a link with the information (just please don't post a link from a website whose information is for another country).
Thanks

UPDATE: Virginia mobile does not offer unlocking services even for the phones that are purchased directly through them. They may start to include auch service starting February 2015 (note that different policies may be applicable to other countries) pretty much if you have any phone even iPhone purchases through virgin mobile, it can't be uocked unless you find a third party to do so.
thank you stevejobsfan for your answer.

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