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iPhone just purchased iphone5 verizon 64gb was 6.0.2 can i jailbreak?
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Just jailbroke. Its perfect now!
Indeed and you also have a nice GSM factory unlocked iPhone 5 there
Wait so Verizon is unlocked?
Ummm... Factory unlocked? I would say not.
You would need to be in good standing with VZW for them to unlock the GSM side of the phone, and even then it couldn't be used with GSM carriers within the US.
So you still would have a crippled phone, despite if you fulfill your contract with VZW and want to take that phone elsewhere.
BL.
All Verizon iPhone 5's are unlocked. You would just need to restore it in iTunes.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/23/verizon-iphone-5-unlocked_n_1906034.html
Some folks need to read and understand things b4 they post.
YES, all Verizon iPhone 5 are factory GSM SIM unlocked.
That is the way they came as part of an agreement with the fcc.
Unlike the Sprint 4S that when it first came out, GSM factory unlocked, then shortly after they sent locking code to the phones on their network.
YES, all Verizon iPhone 5 are factory GSM SIM unlocked.
That is the way they came as part of an agreement with the fcc.
Unlike the Sprint 4S that when it first came out, GSM factory unlocked, then shortly after they sent locking code to the phones on their network.
The big difference here is Unlocked, vs. Factory unlocked. My understanding, and it has been posted in this forum as well, is that the GSM side is only unlocked, but it takes the carrier to unlock that side for it, as long as you meet the requisites for it to be unlocked. But as far as being Factory unlocked, I'm not too sure on, because otherwise you wouldn't need to get the carrier involved to do so.
BL.
the GSM sim slot/GSM RADIOS are factory unlocked.
In other words, purchase a Verizon iphone 5 to be used with ANY GSM provider worldwide and never worry about it being locked by itunes or other.
It was NEVER locked at the factory = factory unlocked, Verizon cannot lock them as part of the FCC agreement.
In other words, purchase a Verizon iphone 5 to be used with ANY GSM provider worldwide and never worry about it being locked by itunes or other.
It was NEVER locked at the factory = factory unlocked, Verizon cannot lock them as part of the FCC agreement.
I stand corrected. They do come factory unlocked. I read also on this site that a call to VZW had to be made so that they could activate that side of the phone, but I'm still looking for that article. It may have been for the 4S, and not the 5.
Either way, you could drop an ATT sim in it, and get 4G, but not LTE (different bands).
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1449522/
BL.
Indeed and you also have a nice GSM factory unlocked iPhone 5 there
nice for europe use...
as the americas use at&t gsm version for LTE
not necessarily, although I do admit 6.1.x did have a bunch of bug fixes. For me, it was most notably the disconnection from wifi issue (but it wasn't so bad that I was ready to throw my phone across the room). iOS 6.1.x didn't add any new features, it was all bug fixes