Verizon iPhone 5 on AT&T

I was just given a Verizon iPhone 5. It was my understanding that at the point of the iPhone 5, the iPhones either supported the bands for CDMA or GSM. I stuck the sim from my Unlocked iPhone 6 in it just for the heck of it, and it worked. For like 2 hours. Now it is saying no service. If I pop the sim out and back in or do a power cycle, it comes back up for like 30 seconds (with 3-4 bars, which is what my iPhone 6 gets), and then it goes to No Service.

Any ideas what is going on?

 

Ok, so it was the 5. (Contrary to how I worded the first post) I had thought it was the 5s. Anyways.. I can't imaging this device is blacklisted. It's basically brand new.

 

It said it had LTE.. can it say it and not actually pull it?

 

So I called Apple, nothing. I'll call AT&T tomorrow, see what they say.

What I have noticed is that it will stay connected to AT&T's network while I am actively using the device. If I lock it for about 30 seconds, it goes to no service. This explains the 2 hours straight it worked earlier, because I was streaming music while I drove.

 

I know this phone worked fine.. It was my Aunt's backup phone on Verizon. Its had service since it was bought new but has not really ever been used. Looks brand new.

I'm going to call ATT tomorrow. It really seems to me like they are doing something funky on their end.

Although, the reason I took the phone is because I was considering buying an SE, and I was trying to decide if I like the 6 size or the smaller size better, and I've already determined that I like the bigger one. haha

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This phone is definitely a 5s. I don't know why I kept putting 5.

 

AT&T just told me that sim cards are phone specific. If I want to make the new one work, I have to go to an AT&T store and get a sim for it, and then I can call and switch the activation between the two devices. She also kept trying to tell me that if I switch my sim cards around that I will damage my phones and that is probably what my problem is.

So beings she gave me two completely different solutions that can't really exist together, I'm thinking that the whole this is a bunch of horse maneuver. And on top of that, I have been switching sim cards between phones for forever and never had a problem until now.

Do you think there is anything I can do short of marching down to an AT&T store?

 

Yeah I know, it was the dumbest thing I've ever heard them say.. and AT&T has been know to say some pretty dumb things. Like when they told me that my DirecTV On Demand would work without a home internet connection. (I suppose they could put a cable modem in the cable box and make that work, but we all know they don't).

Anyways, I have a data plan with them and currently use an iPhone 6. I see no reason why pulling the sim out and putting it in a 5S should be so much of an issue.

 

I have not powered down the phones when doing the swap, but I have cycled the 5S a few times after the swap. It has never made a difference. I have never had a problem hot swapping sims, and my 6 accepts it just fine while powered on. But I'll try having them both powered down just for the heck of it.

My next step was to try a different sim.. its just a 30 minute drive so I figured I'd try everything else first.

 

No, I have not been the patient. Right now, I'm too busy to be without a phone for that long.. I guess I could stick it in the 5S before I go to bed and see what happens.

 

That's what I'm kind of thinking. I guess I was just hoping someone would come along and be like "oh, your [insert dumb overlooking here] is out of date. Fix that" and then all is well.

We already have it, so they are going to have to save their evangelism for the next sucker.

 

Can you define Bolshoi? Because the only thing I can find is some theatre in Russia. I figured it was autocorrect as well. haha

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Wait. I found it. It's a horse show.

I'm really not much of a horse person.