Is Verizon iphones sold in USA really unlocked ?

[AmrZeid87]

I heard that Sprint iPhones sold in USA (on AMAZON) are unlocked! while they are like 100$ cheaper than unlocked!!!

I mean they have a slot for a nano sim card and can work on all networks that accept CDMA (as far as I heard)

I am planning to take the phone with me to Egypt. so is it legal to take it abroad ?

and if I got it, will it work in Egypt on Egyptian Vodafone network?

How can I make sure before I leave USA that it will work in Egypt?

Thank you very much guys for helping me out with this

 

[Applejuiced]

Don't buy a sprint iPhone.
Those are locked.
Only the verizon iPhone 5 is fully unlocked out of the box.
Or Get one unlocked from an apple store to be 100% sure.

 

[anaqvi786]

Don't buy a sprint iPhone.
Those are locked.
Only the verizon iPhone 5 is fully unlocked out of the box.
Or Get one unlocked from an apple store to be 100% sure.

I don't think that Sprint iPhone 5s use SIM cards, instead they use some other card I think. I don't think that apple stores unlock iPhones, and the full price unlocked iPhones can't use CDMA.

 

[Applejuiced]

I don't think that Sprint iPhone 5s use SIM cards, instead they use some other card I think. I don't think that apple stores unlock iPhones, and the full price unlocked iPhones can't use CDMA.

Sprint iPhones use sims but they are used only when roaming outside the US on gsm networks.
Apple doesn't unlock iPhones, only the carrier that the phone is locked to can unlock it. Apple sells factory unlocked iPhones.
And you are correct the unlocked ones sold by Apple are only gsm. They won't work on CDMA networks.

 

[C DM]

SIMs are used for LTE purposes as well on CDMA models.

 

[dictoresno]

SIMs are used for LTE purposes as well on CDMA models.

Its required as LTE is a gsm based technology. It uses the SIM card for network authentication just as a normal gsm phone does.