Hi guys, a friend of mine bought verizon iPhone5 no contract to be used with AT&T. However, she can't get the internet to work. The AT&T reps told her something to do with her IMEI. I thought the verizon iPhone5 is SIM unlock and can be used with any carrier. Any suggestion on how to get her iphone5 to work with AT&T internet?
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Verizon iPhone5 on AT&T, How to get the internet working?
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Why on earth would someone do this? Why not buy a no contract AT&T phone? You won't get LTE on AT&T either, only HSPA+.
I am sure you will have to manually load APN settings. On wifi on the phone go to http://www.unlockit.co.nz/unlockit/ and download the AT&T settings.
Buying a Verizon iPhone to use on AT&T... may I ask why? This action seems very... counter-productive. Are they going out of country a lot or something?
Update your apn settings
From the phone via wifi go to:
http://www.unlockit.co.nz/unlockit/
Select the correct carrier
I ended up finding a white verizon i5 for real cheap from a friend.
He just wanted to unload it to pay his verizon ETF and switch to AT&T. So I bought it for $300 and its in perfect condition.
I wonder if I can use it on one of my AT&T lines without any probs?
I know it wont get AT&T LTE but HSPA+ should be good enough.
Wonder if facetime, voisual voicemail,mms and data all work ok.
Anyone else use a verizon i5 on AT&T?
Any issues besides having to enter the correct apn settings?
Do not believe any of the posts telling you to go to an unlock site if you have Verizon phone. GSM is unlocked. Are you sure your friend bought a verizon phone. Both the verizon and sprint iphone 5 have the same model number A1429. The Verizon model is unlocked, the Sprint is locked. If you do have verizon model, make sure phone is off. Activate AT&T nanosim. You can do this at AT&T or per instructions that come with nanosim. Insert sim, turn on wait a minute or two. Then go to Settings, About, and see if it network says AT&T
Yes it will work just fine for FaceTime, Visual Voicemail and MMS if your existing AT&T voice plan and features are compatible.
Note: Your line has to be provisioned correctly for Visual Voicemail and MMS. These are settings the Customer Care can set but you don't have access to these settings directly.
Dave
The OP bought full price no contract Verizon phone for use on AT&T. Your situation is quite different.
I know.
Just figured I'd sneak in and ask some questions too while we're on the same topic
