Switching sim cards from different carriers while activating the phone
I got an iPhone 5 from a friend and am trying to switch it to my number. She had AT&T and I obviously have Verizon. Even though I have a Verizon sim card, it wont let me activate the phone with the correct Sim card. Help?
AT&T iPhones don't translate into Verizon compatibility.
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Switch sim card from old phone into 3GS?
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how can i work whit this may need new apple id?
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I have followed AT&T instructions to unlock the phone and don't have any micro-SIM handy to try it out.
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Hullo Paul,
Merry Christmas, thanx for the reply. Yes I have spoken to them but because I didn't purchase the phone from them they cannot get it unlocked. I have spoken to different people pleaded, explained myself nothing worked. I have also contacted Apple who also said they couldn't help so apple asked me to contact tmobile and tmobile asked me to contact apple so I went in circles till I gave up, it's been six months now just feel disappointed I only used the phone to set it up with my tmobile sim them but that was it, can't use it anymore unless it's a tmobile sim which I don't have anymore.
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Contact the Apple store and ask them.
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Can someone answer me?
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