Nah. I read it all.
Are you saying that the policies for the 4s are such, regardless of whether the device is active? But the 5 and above are only affected if they're active?
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING SPRINT IPHONE 4S DOMESTIC UNLOCK
If you have anything newer such as a 5 or 5s disregard this.
Sprint has 2 different unlock policies that can be applied to their iPhone 4s. One is for international use and the other is for both international and domestic.
1. 2008 - US Sprint Multi-Mode, UMTS Unlocked Except US SIM
If your iPhone has this policy applied, it is ONLY unlocked for international use and will not work domestically.
2. 2303 - Multi-Mode Unlock
If your iPhone has this policy applied, it's unlocked for both international and domestic use.
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THE FOLLWING ALL SPRINT IPHONES EXCEPT THE IPHONE 4
Further information I have learned today has proved that requesting an international unlock through Sprint WHILE the device is active on the account will result in a international unlock only. Regardless if your phone is a 4s, 5, 6 plus, etc.
To get it unlocked for domestic use, you must request the international unlock on an INACTIVE device, meaning the device cannot be activated on any account at all. Doing this will get the domestic unlock provisioned to your device.