find me a unlocked CDMA phone. CDMA phones are locked to the carrier it is up to another carrier to allow that phone on there network. Also there's are for more GSM carriers then CDMA world wide.
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Unlocked 4s - GSM only - ANNOYING
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Because either you're still paying for service or paying an ETF?GSM is the world standard, not cdma. Why would they do that, what would keep you from putting a sim card in from ATT and using it here.
Exactly. They can, but probably wont, unlock the phone, but it does no good since another provider won't activate it on their network. This whole fiasco makes the "world phone" identification irrelevant and and even deceptive. I don't think I'm the only one who thinks of world phone = you can use it anywhere in the world.
It's not a different phone, it's a problem with the description.
CDMA phones cannot be used on randomly selected CDMA networks. The carrier must have a contractual arrangement with Apple, and be able to program the phone to work with their network.
This means there is no such thing as an unlocked CDMA phone.
The unlocked iPhone 4S will still have the capability of using a CDMA network, however none of the licensed carriers have elected to allow you to use their CDMA network while allowing you to plug in your own GSM SIM card. You will have to also use their GSM SIM and roam when you are outside their network.
Those who do not have their own dedicated GSM network will simply have contracted with a GSM carrier in their home range. Some CDMA carriers outside the US already run both networks.
The physical phone is the same.
CDMA phones cannot be used on randomly selected CDMA networks. The carrier must have a contractual arrangement with Apple, and be able to program the phone to work with their network.
This means there is no such thing as an unlocked CDMA phone.
The unlocked iPhone 4S will still have the capability of using a CDMA network, however none of the licensed carriers have elected to allow you to use their CDMA network while allowing you to plug in your own GSM SIM card. You will have to also use their GSM SIM and roam when you are outside their network.
Those who do not have their own dedicated GSM network will simply have contracted with a GSM carrier in their home range. Some CDMA carriers outside the US already run both networks.
The physical phone is the same.
The iPhone 4 that they currently sell is not the same as the iPhone they WERE selling. The iPhone 4 was redesigned to include both CDMA and GSM tech.
Hi all! I just wanted to post that yes you can unlock your Verizon Wireless iphone. This is from our public relations department.
It is our standard unlock policy for all Global Phones. You have to have been a customer for 60 days and in good standing (meaning your bill is current) and the phone you want to unlock must be on our network at the time of the request. You call Verizon Wireless before you leave the country and we unlock the SIM. We will honor one unlock every 10 months.
Hope this clears things up for anyone traveling out of the country.
Thank you
It is our standard unlock policy for all Global Phones. You have to have been a customer for 60 days and in good standing (meaning your bill is current) and the phone you want to unlock must be on our network at the time of the request. You call Verizon Wireless before you leave the country and we unlock the SIM. We will honor one unlock every 10 months.
Hope this clears things up for anyone traveling out of the country.
Thank you
I know this is Verizon's policy and I hope they apply it to the iPhone, but I've seen posts from people saying unlocking an iPhone is not as simple as entering a code into the dial pad and then entering the unlock code. So since it sounds like you work there (referring to public relations as "our") any idea how the unlock codes are generated and ultimately applied?