10-17-2013 08:02 AM
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    androidluvr2
    I know this is not an iPhone forum and I will post it over on iMore, but people here seem to know alot about iOS as well as Android and more people post here so I thought I would ask here.

    Verizon is SIM unlocking an iPhone 4S for me, so apparently the Verizon iPhone 4S has a GSM radio because it is not a 4G LTE device so there is no reason for it to have a SIM card on Verizon.

    My question is, if the iPhone 4S is SIM unlocked, does that mean that it can be used on ATT or TMobile? The reason I am asking is because on some verizon iPhone 4S listings I see that it is unlocked for international GSM carriers only, not ATT or TMobile. How can that be?
    04-03-2013 02:36 PM
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    androidluvr2
    Looks like the answer to my question is somewhere in this thread for those interested:

    https://community.verizonwireless.com/message/696707

    1-800-711-8300 Global Support is the number to call.
    04-03-2013 03:41 PM
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    androidluvr2
    Apparently there is a MCN/MCC restriction in the firmware that prevents using an ATT or T-Mobile SIM in an unlocked VZW iPhone 4S. You can however use a foreign SIM in it and when in the US it will roam on ATT.
    04-03-2013 04:19 PM
  4. GR2's Avatar
    GR2
    You can unlocking your iPhone, but it will not be compatible with any carriers in USA. It will only work outside the USA! Look here for detail Cheap Factory Unlock Verizon iPhone 4 / 4S / 5 [USA Service]
    10-17-2013 05:24 AM
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    Almeuit
    Moderator Team Leader
    Originally Posted by GR2
    You can unlocking your iPhone, but it will not be compatible with any carriers in USA. It will only work outside the USA! Look here for detail Cheap Factory Unlock Verizon iPhone 4 / 4S / 5 [USA Service]
    This thread is very old...

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    10-17-2013 08:02 AM
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