I have a Verizon samsung galaxy s5 what is the best way to get the phone to work on GSM. ..other than the obvious of paying my bill... can it also be flashed to another carrier
I have a Verizon samsung galaxy s5 what is the best way to get the phone to work on GSM. ..other than the obvious of paying my bill... can it also be flashed to another carrier
I have a Verizon samsung galaxy s5 what is the best way to get the phone to work on GSM. ..other than the obvious of paying my bill... can it also be flashed to another carrier
Your post is BS because Verizon 4g phones are never locked due to an agreement with the FCC. I have a Verizon note 4 and I use it on T-Mobile. I also get the Sim card is not from Verizon message but the phone still works.Contrary to popular belief Verizon phones Are Locked, Drop a non Verizon sim in the phone and it will come up and tell you "Sim card not from Verizon" and not allow the phone functions to go any further, leaving you with a WiFi enabled PDA. I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 set up to enable AT&T in hand right now that wont go any further. And these are built with both GSM and CDMA capability... So the myth that Verizon phones are unlocked to start with is pure BS spread by those who do not understand how the companies work.
Technically if you have not paid off the phone that is also going to incur further charges with Verizon when you simply stop paying your bill. Also if it was a 2 year contract you will have to pay the contract buyout fee. You are potentially looking at quite a lot of money to get out of Verizon. If you are not on contract with them and simply making payments towards the phone using the edge up program then you can cancel your service and only continue making the payments towards the phone. That would be the best way to proceed saving you money and a credit score.
Also, Bo be warned that if you are still military Verizon is within their rights to contact your chain of command (judging from your profile picture this is probably public information) in order to collect the debt owed to them... Not something that looks too good on say an NCOER or 4856.
Sorry Son The FCC has nothing to do with it. It is strictly a business concern to keep the phone under their control, were the FCC involved ALL phones would be unlocked which they obviously are not.
This is fact.I'm not sure where you come from, but you're mistaken. Verizon LTE phones are SIM unlocked, and it has everything to do with the FCC. It's due to an agreement between Verizon and the FCC, related to the 700MHz spectrum which Verizon uses for their LTE. Another part of that agreement stipulates that Verizon cannot throttle their customers with unlimited data, at least data using LTE.
That said, it's only the GSM part of the phone that's unlocked. You still cannot use a Verizon phone with another CDMA carrier such as Sprint or US Cellular, but pop in a SIM from any GSM carrier, including AT&T and T-Mobile in the US, and you're good to go. Nothing more needs to be done, besides maybe adjusting the APN settings.
Your post is BS because Verizon 4g phones are never locked due to an agreement with the FCC. I have a Verizon note 4 and I use it on T-Mobile. I also get the Sim card is not from Verizon message but the phone still works.