AT&T iPhone 5 work on Straight Talk AT&T ?

Tig Bitties · 12:50 PM

Long story short, I have a five weeks old white Galaxy Note 2, selling on CL, for a new iPhone 5. I bought my Note 2 direct from AT&T last month, full retail, in excellent condition. I have been with Android for three years now, but getting bored, looking for a change, and with the Jailbreak out now for the iPhone 5, willing to try it out again.

Anyways, my best deal is a guy with a 3 week old white iPhone 5, with receipt and box etc.. His is an AT&T iPhone 5, still on 6.1. His iPhone 5 is NOT jailbreaked, and NOT unlocked. UPDATE; just found out he's on 6.1.2

I am running Straight Talk ATT, been on that for over a year and loving the service for the low price, I know no LTE but that's ok. My question is, can I just pop in my micro SIM card into the iPhone 5, and it will work ? Or do I need to have it officially unlocked to work ? And will my micro SIM card even fit in the iPhone 5 ?

I hope do not have to unlock, because I have read, by unlocking it will automatically update to the latest 6.1.2 iOS, thus, no jailbreak out for that.

My AT&T Note 2 I did not unlock, I just popped in my Straight Talk ATT SIM right out of the box, turned on phone, and it worked first time, no unlock needed. Yes I had to change some APN settings to get it to work perfectly, but that took 30 seconds, and it was working perfectly, still never unlocked.

Is there a jailbreak for 6.1.2 ?

madsci954 · Feb 22, 2013, 12:59 PM

You're gonna have to cut the SIM, the iP5 uses a nano SIM instead of micro.

Tig Bitties · Feb 22, 2013, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by madsci954

You're gonna have to cut the SIM, the iP5 uses a nano SIM instead of micro.

Is that hard to do, or not too bad ? And is there a jailbreak out for 6.1.2 ? I think so, but not 100% sure.

617aircav · Feb 22, 2013, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Tig Bitties

Is that hard to do, or not too bad ? And is there a jailbreak out for 6.1.2 ? I think so, but not 100% sure.

Cutting sim is easy checkout YouTube. Your post was too long for.the question you are asking. Lol

js81 · Feb 22, 2013, 01:26 PM

Doesn't ST sell nano SIMs now? (I haven't looked, TBH) I figure they do since they sell the iPhone 5.

Anyhow, my wife uses an AT&T-locked iPhone 4 with ST - it does NOT have to be an unlocked phone.

Tig Bitties · Feb 22, 2013, 01:33 PM

Am I crazy for thinking of trading my new Galaxy Note 2 for an iPhone 5 ? been with Android three years now, I love Jellybean and all, but just getting bored now, want to try something different. Plus, I have to admit this Note 2 is just too large for me.

DanielNTX · Feb 22, 2013, 02:08 PM

I'm gonna say crazy. I would rather have the Note 2.

Tig Bitties · Feb 22, 2013, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DanielNTX

I'm gonna say crazy. I would rather have the Note 2.

Even with a jailbreak iPhone 5 is that not cool fun and different, compared to the Note 2 ? My main beef with the Note 2, after one month, just not comfortable with the size still, is too large for my liking. I know the iPhone 5 is the complete opposite in size, might be too small for me, but I am ready for something different.

I have been with Android for three + years now, I do like it a lot, but getting bored. Some friends have jailbroken iPhone's, and it does seem fresh nice. Good thing with an iPhone 5 is the resale value, say I hate it, can sell it again very quick for good money, and by another new Android phone this Spring, if not happy with the iPhone 5 after a couple of months.

bohbot16 · Feb 22, 2013, 02:37 PM

You won't have access to the APN settings directly from the iPhone because it will default to the AT&T settings when it detects the AT&T Straight Talk SIM. You'll want to go to straighttalksim.com from the iPhone and select DATA/APN SETTING to download the profile file that will set the APN for you.

madsci954 · Feb 22, 2013, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by js81

Doesn't ST sell nano SIMs now? (I haven't looked, TBH) I figure they do since they sell the iPhone 5.

Anyhow, my wife uses an AT&T-locked iPhone 4 with ST - it does NOT have to be an unlocked phone.

Just checked and no they don't. Actually, they had an option for iPhone for type of phone and now they don't. They just sell the Tmobile regular SIM now (online at least). I guess they want you to get the iPhone directly through them now.

617aircav · Feb 22, 2013, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tig Bitties

Am I crazy for thinking of trading my new Galaxy Note 2 for an iPhone 5 ? been with Android three years now, I love Jellybean and all, but just getting bored now, want to try something different. Plus, I have to admit this Note 2 is just too large for me.

Nope they have about the same used value right now.

bohbot16 · Feb 22, 2013, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madsci954

Just checked and no they don't. Actually, they had an option for iPhone for type of phone and now they don't. They just sell the Tmobile regular SIM now (online at least). I guess they want you to get the iPhone directly through them now.

Based on a change that they just announced for Net10, it appears that they've temporarily stopped selling the AT&T Straight Talk SIMs to transition the plan from "unlimited" data to 1.5GB. The SIMs are still for sale on Walmart.com.

co.ag.2005 · Feb 22, 2013, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tig Bitties

Is that hard to do, or not too bad ? And is there a jailbreak out for 6.1.2 ? I think so, but not 100% sure.

yes, you can jailbreak 6.1.2. go to evasi0n.com

Feb 22, 2013, 12:41 PM	#1
Tig Bitties macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2012	AT&T iPhone 5 work on Straight Talk AT&T ? Long story short, I have a five weeks old white Galaxy Note 2, selling on CL, for a new iPhone 5. I bought my Note 2 direct from AT&T last month, full retail, in excellent condition. I have been with Android for three years now, but getting bored, looking for a change, and with the Jailbreak out now for the iPhone 5, willing to try it out again. Anyways, my best deal is a guy with a 3 week old white iPhone 5, with receipt and box etc.. His is an AT&T iPhone 5, still on 6.1. His iPhone 5 is NOT jailbreaked, and NOT unlocked. UPDATE; just found out he's on 6.1.2 I am running Straight Talk ATT, been on that for over a year and loving the service for the low price, I know no LTE but that's ok. My question is, can I just pop in my micro SIM card into the iPhone 5, and it will work ? Or do I need to have it officially unlocked to work ? And will my micro SIM card even fit in the iPhone 5 ? I hope do not have to unlock, because I have read, by unlocking it will automatically update to the latest 6.1.2 iOS, thus, no jailbreak out for that. My AT&T Note 2 I did not unlock, I just popped in my Straight Talk ATT SIM right out of the box, turned on phone, and it worked first time, no unlock needed. Yes I had to change some APN settings to get it to work perfectly, but that took 30 seconds, and it was working perfectly, still never unlocked. Is there a jailbreak for 6.1.2 ? Last edited by Tig Bitties; Feb 22, 2013 at 12:50 PM.
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js81 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: KY	Doesn't ST sell nano SIMs now? (I haven't looked, TBH) I figure they do since they sell the iPhone 5. Anyhow, my wife uses an AT&T-locked iPhone 4 with ST - it does NOT have to be an unlocked phone. __________________ Late-09 Mac mini server
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DanielNTX macrumors regular Join Date: May 2005	I'm gonna say crazy. I would rather have the Note 2. __________________ Mac mini's: 1.25@1.50GHz\|1GB\|40GB\|8x DVD+/-RW DL\|AX+BT 1.42@1.58GHz\|1GB\|80GB\|8x DVD+/-RW DL\|AX+BT iBook 12":1.33GHz\|1.5GB\|80GB\|8x DVD+/-RW DL\|AX+BT iMac Core Duo 17":1.83GHz\|1.5GB\|160GB
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Feb 22, 2013, 12:59 PM	#2
madsci954 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Ohio	You're gonna have to cut the SIM, the iP5 uses a nano SIM instead of micro.
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Feb 22, 2013, 01:33 PM	#6
Tig Bitties Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2012	Am I crazy for thinking of trading my new Galaxy Note 2 for an iPhone 5 ? been with Android three years now, I love Jellybean and all, but just getting bored now, want to try something different. Plus, I have to admit this Note 2 is just too large for me.
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Feb 22, 2013, 02:37 PM	#9
bohbot16 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2009	You won't have access to the APN settings directly from the iPhone because it will default to the AT&T settings when it detects the AT&T Straight Talk SIM. You'll want to go to straighttalksim.com from the iPhone and select DATA/APN SETTING to download the profile file that will set the APN for you.
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