Use current sim card in unlocked phone?
I currently have a damaged Droid Maxx and need a new phone without changing my current plan. I can get a used S4 from US Cellular. Can I use my current SIM card in the S4 on Verizon?
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The only "unlocked" devices that can be used on VzW are data-only LTE devices that support VzW frequencies. The only device like this that I am aware of is the new LTE Nexus 7, and I don't even think it's available yet.
As Ann said, the CDMA radios of these "unlocked" LTE phones are still locked to their CDMA provider, adn there's no easy way to change that.
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Can I use my SIM card in another phone temporarily?
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Can I get a cheapy GMS phone on ebay or somewhere else and take the SIM card out of the Iphone and plug it into the cheap phone?
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The SIM shouldn't damage your new phone. There is a good chance it will work just fine. In the event that it doesn't, just get a replacement from your carrier.
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Hello i try to use another SIM card with my iphone 4s now it said i need to unlock the phone with my Sim carrier ... here is what it says below
The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported.
The SIM card that you currently have installed in this iPhone is from a carrier that is not supported under the activation policy that is currently assigned by the activation server. This is not a hardware issue with the iPhone. Please insert another SIM card from a supported carrier or request that this iPhone be unlocked by your carrier. Please contact Apple for more information.So.. You need to contact the carrier for the iPhone's original sim card, and request they unlock it. The carrier is the only one that can unlock the sim of the iPhone.
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I bought this cheap from an unknown persons. I have checked it is not in blacklist. And unlocked by apple.Those are all carrier features, so contact your cell phone provider.
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I bourgh the iphone 4 in apple store UK. When I buy they said its already unlock. I came to my country and try to use diffrent SIM card but its saying 'No Services'. How can I unlock my phone Please? If anyone know UK tec support email ID please let me know????
ThanksThe ONLY source of unlocked iPhones in UK is Apple retail Stores ( Apple owned )
all others will be locked to a carrier (did you buy from carphonewarehouse )
Only the carrier who locked it can unlock the iPhone
Apple do NOT unlock iPhones
If you purchased from Apple (the Apple ) then contact the store
if not it is locked to a carrier
http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=servicefaq&geo=United_Kingdom&product=iph one -
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Will i lose my unlimted data if i switch to a non-simcard smartphone to a phone that uses a sim card
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Hi All,
Regarding iPhone 5, at the latest model, if I bought an unlocked one from UK Apple Store, iPhone 5 GSM A1429, then I tried to use CDMA SIM card inside the same phone, does it'll work and provide me signals or not. ??
Thanks for your answering.The answer is complicated. None of the major carriers offer PAYG service in the US, but if you buy a contract-free phone for full price you can get a plan that can be canceled at any time from any of the major carriers (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile). There are smaller resellers that offer PAYG service (StraightTalk, for example), but they are hard to deal with.
The most liberal is the GSM carrier T-Mobile. They have "unbundled" the phone from the service, so if you bring your own phone or pay full price for a phone the monthly cost will be lower.
The other 3 will charge you the same monthly cost whether you pay full price for the phone or get a subsidized phone.
Verizon iPhone 5 series phones are unlocked out of the box for international use (thanks to a condition the FCC imposed on Verizon when they were allowed to buy a substantial chunk of spectrum). They are the only phones sold in the US that will work on LTE bands in the UK and Europe.
Sprint is not a good choice, because they give you a hard time if you want to unlock your phone.
AT&T phones are locked, but they will unlock the phone if you pay full price or pay off your early termination fee. However, they will only work on GSM in the UK, not on LTE (4G). -
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i got in Manhattan from AT&T-
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Updating to iOS 5 removed the hack and the unofficial unlock.
All you can do is try to find out which network the phone is locked to and ask them if they can unlock it properly.
Otherwise, sell it or throw it away and buy an officially unlocked phone from an official source. -
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