Can I use a pay as you go phone card on an I phone 5s?

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A friend is giving me her old I phone 5s. All I need the phone for is to text on.

 

[Sherry_B]

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It depends if the phone is locked to a carrier, or if that carrier offers Pay-As-You-Go. If that doesn't answer your question, we'll need a lot more information from you about the phone and the previous carrier.