US Verizon iPhone 4 - visiting Japan help needed to avoid roaming
hi
I've got an original Verizon iPhone 4 running iOS 5 and will be going to Japan. I want to avoid roaming charges but I would like to be able to use my apps on wifi.
After talking to Verizon, it sounds like if I break down and update to iOS 7, then I can put my phone on "Do not Disturb" and I won't get calls or texts, but can use wifi.
Does this sound right? Or should I just plan to turn my phone off before leaving the US and turn it back on only upon my return?
Thanks
No you CAN'T use that AT&T sim card for a Verizon phone.
You have a Verizon iPhone 4, which is a CDMA phone only and does NOT come with a sim card tray. It was the Verizon iPhone 4s and above that came with the sim card tray to be used for international travel only. There is nowhere for you put a sim card in a Verizon iPhone 4, so you can't do that.
If you want to be able to do that and use local sim cards, then you will have to buy a new Verizon phone such as an iPhone 5s that comes with a sim card tray that is unlocked for international use, but you CANNOT use it in a Verizon iPhone 4 because there is no sim card tray.
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I was wondering if anyone knows if I can use a Verizon iPhone 5S on Japan's au with an au SIM card???
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I'll be living in Japan for just 7 more months, so it doesn't make sense to buy an impossible-to-unlock Japanese iPhone now. I'll be back on Verizon when I move back to the States, so if I can use an American Verizon phone on au, I would love to buy one right now while I'm home in Hawaii for the holidays.You can't. Doing so is not supported.
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So My Verizon iPhone 5 runs on the CDMA network, but it also has GSM unlocked capabilities.
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