can apple switch sims so I can have my i5 with AT&T instead of Sprint

[BreakingKayfabe]

Re: I need to know

You're not going to be able to use your iPhone 5 on the AT&T network.

From what I understand, the "unlock" you will find for Sprint is to allow use on international networks, and even with an unlock, you will not be able to use your Sprint based iPhone 5 on the AT&T network (for anything, not just LTE).

Glad I saw this. I was under the assumption that it would work the same unlocked as a Verizon
iPhone 5 would (A1429)

 

[bxnextel86]

Re: I need to know

Yes it will work.


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[BreakingKayfabe]

Re: I need to know

Yes it will work.


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Sprint iPhone 5 unlocked will only work internationally. It will not work on any GSM U.S. carriers,
LTE or not.

 

[sj-performance]

Re: I need to know

Just get the iPhone unlocked. It going to work. Don't listen to them. It doesn't matter if ur iPhone has a bad esn. Bc AT&T will use SIM card not esn number. Just google it.

http://www.iphonefaq.org/archives/972190

It has been tested with a Verizon iPhone 5 on AT&T and it work. So a sprint iPhone will work on AT&T. Just get it unlocked


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That link says exactly what many have been saying here. The phone will work on AT&T but he won't be able to use LTE on AT&T. One of the major feature on the iPhone 5 is it's LTE radio so why would u wanna sacrifice that? Sell it. Pay the difference for an iPhone 5 att version


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[rdiddy_25]

It will NOT work on AT&T. It works on GSM networks internationally not AT&T. Different radio in Sprint version

 

[anon(4698833)]

Re: I need to know

Just get the iPhone unlocked. It going to work. Don't listen to them. It doesn't matter if ur iPhone has a bad esn. Bc AT&T will use SIM card not esn number. Just google it.

Can I use the Sprint / Verizon iPhone 5 (A1429) on AT&T's GSM network? | The iPhone FAQ

It has been tested with a Verizon iPhone 5 on AT&T and it work. So a sprint iPhone will work on AT&T. Just get it unlocked


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Hey look! Conflicting information on that same website! Can I use the Sprint / Verizon iPhone 5 (A1429) on AT&T's LTE network? | The iPhone FAQ

But let's play devil's advocate here...what if you can get it to work with 3G...you're seriously going to use an iPhone 5 without LTE? That'd be like buying a Ferrari to plow snow.

But hey, what do I know..."ur" the genius here right? lol..."It going to work."

 

[bxnextel86]

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Hey look! Conflicting information on that same website! Can I use the Sprint / Verizon iPhone 5 (A1429) on AT&T's LTE network? | The iPhone FAQ

But let's play devil's advocate here...what if you can get it to work with 3G...you're seriously going to use an iPhone 5 without LTE? That'd be like buying a Ferrari to plow snow.

But hey, what do I know..."ur" the genius here right? lol..."It going to work."

He didn't ask about about lte. He just asked if he can use a sprint iPhone on AT&T. And some people don't use lte or don't even have it yet. I got my sprint iPhone 5 in oct. and didn't have lte till march. So u telling me that I should have waited march bc like u said you're seriously going to use an iPhone 5 without LTE?


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[bxnextel86]

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Hey look! Conflicting information on that same website! Can I use the Sprint / Verizon iPhone 5 (A1429) on AT&T's LTE network? | The iPhone FAQ

But let's play devil's advocate here...what if you can get it to work with 3G...you're seriously going to use an iPhone 5 without LTE? That'd be like buying a Ferrari to plow snow.

But hey, what do I know..."ur" the genius here right? lol..."It going to work."

And I told him it will not work with AT&T lte but still work AT&T 3G


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[scribacco]

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Glad I saw this. I was under the assumption that it would work the same unlocked as a Verizon
iPhone 5 would (A1429)

Sprint and Verizon are compatible because both use CDMA

 

[tlo07]

Re: I need to know

Well I haven't payed the bill would that equal a bad esn

Here's a crazy idea-- why don't you pay Sprint the money you owe them and then the ESN will be free and clear to sell the phone.

 

[Jrome.brooks]

Re: I need to know

Here's a crazy idea-- why don't you pay Sprint the money you owe them and then the ESN will be free and clear to sell the phone.

They are going to want the full amount and the termination fee too much money

 

[bxnextel86]

Re: I need to know

They are going to want the full amount and the termination fee too much money

Just go to the apple store and get a warranty swap. Say the home button keep on messing up. They will give u Another iPhone 5 with a new esn number. Then sell it.


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[Jrome.brooks]

Re: I need to know

Just go to the apple store and get a warranty swap. Say the home button keep on messing up. They will give u Another iPhone 5 with a new esn number. Then sell it.


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Great !! What's a good price to sell it for

 

[Eileen89]

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Just go to the apple store and get a warranty swap. Say the home button keep on messing up. They will give u Another iPhone 5 with a new esn number. Then sell it.

Not going to happen. The ESN is associated a users account. Therefore if there is money owed on the account Sprint won't activate the replacement iPhone for the buyer until the account that it was on has been paid off.... If it were that simple, everyone would be doing this....

 

[bxnextel86]

Re: I need to know

Not going to happen. The ESN is associated a users account. Therefore if there is money owed on the account Sprint won't activate the replacement iPhone for the buyer until the account that it was on has been paid off.... If it were that simple, everyone would be doing this....

Wrong!!!!!!! When u get the swap u don't have to Activate the phone on the spot. And the only thing associated with account is the SIM card.
http://www.iphoneforums.net/forum/i...on-12/bought-iphone-bad-esn-no-problem-55975/

http://m.imore.com/thieves-apple-stores-replace-stolen-iphones






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[bxnextel86]

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Not going to happen. The ESN is associated a users account. Therefore if there is money owed on the account Sprint won't activate the replacement iPhone for the buyer until the account that it was on has been paid off.... If it were that simple, everyone would be doing this....

U should stop giving wrong information and next time google it. And for your information. My friend bought a iPhone 4S and he didn't know it was a bad esn bc of money owe to sprint. We took it to a apple store and the home button was not working. They swap it and I add it to my account.


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[madeinhb]

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U should stop giving wrong information and next time google it. And for your information. My friend bought a iPhone 4S and he didn't know it was a bad esn bc of money owe to sprint. We took it to a apple store and the home button was not working. They swap it and I add it to my account.


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I think most people still are thinking about the older 3G phones. Those phones esn could be locked to prevent activation on other accounts. With the LTE phones, the phone is linked by the lte SIM card. That's how it registers. However, that is for data. The voice still is the same and has an esn, so a carrier can still lock that esn.

 

[kch50428]

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U should stop giving wrong information and next time google it. And for your information. My friend bought a iPhone 4S and he didn't know it was a bad esn bc of money owe to sprint. We took it to a apple store and the home button was not working. They swap it and I add it to my account.

You gamed the system Bully for you... I gather the OP's phone is in fine working order other than owing money to Sprint... so you're advocating misrepresenting that to Apple in order to obtain a device with a "clean" ESN... that's just wrong.

 

[alicepattinson]

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You can try trading it on craigslist for someone who needs a sprint iPhone and has a AT&T one

I agree, it's best if you sell it but make sure to unlock it first

 

[rlacrossjr]

Try it. My iPhone 5 verizon model A1429 works with AT&T just will not pull AT&T LTE.


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