Replacement Verizon iPhone 5 is simlocked?

[airflite40]

I bought a Verizon iPhone 5 last year at launch for full retail, and as we all know these phones were unlocked out of the box.

My phone had network issues and was replaced in July by Verizon.

I sold the phone on eBay and out of curiosity I checked on 2 different IMEI websites and both say that the phone is simlocked. I called Verizon and they gave me a standard line saying they cannot unlock the phone since it was designed for Verizon's network etc and said I need to contact Apple.

Is there any chance the replacement phone was locked?

 

[CEmajr]

It's impossible for it to be sim locked. Just try a different SIM card and see for yourself. Those websites are not entirely reliable.

 

[dictoresno]

It will be unlocked. When the phone went though it's set up process and the apple tech selected verizon as the carrier, it unlocked the sim tray.

 

[Col Ronson]

I bought a Verizon iPhone 5 last year at launch for full retail, and as we all know these phones were unlocked out of the box.

My phone had network issues and was replaced in July by Verizon.

I sold the phone on eBay and out of curiosity I checked on 2 different IMEI websites and both say that the phone is simlocked. I called Verizon and they gave me a standard line saying they cannot unlock the phone since it was designed for Verizon's network etc and said I need to contact Apple.

Is there any chance the replacement phone was locked?

verizon reps are clueless. its an FCC mandate for their LTE phones to be sim unlocked lol.

 

[airflite40]

Thanks everyone the phone is on its way to Russia so I just didn't want an angry Russian after me