Activating used AT&T iPhone 5S with R-SIM

[thinkdan]

Hi guys,
I'm planning to buy a used AT&T iPhone 5S. The guy who is going to sell it to me says he's using a Gevey card (I suspect it's probably an R-SIM) to use it with a different carrier. I will use the phone down in Mexico with Telcel, and he says it should work perfectly. Should I expect any problems? Am I going to be able to act?vate the phone even though I don't have an AT&T account? I've seen posts and videos regarding the R-SIMs and I know they seem to work, but I don't want to run into any surprises, like not being able to activate it, etc.
I don't know a thing about iPhones, so I hope you can help me.
Thanks!

 

[jsntrenkler]

Hello and welcome to iMore! When it comes to R-SIM's it really can be a mixed bag. There are many posts out there stating that people have been having problems with R-SIM's functioning correctly. IMO you would be better off looking for a unlocked device to take with you to Mexico.

 

[thinkdan]

Hello and welcome to iMore! When it comes to R-SIM's it really can be a mixed bag. There are many posts out there stating that people have been having problems with R-SIM's functioning correctly. IMO you would be better off looking for a unlocked device to take with you to Mexico.

But should I be able to activate it providing I get signal and data?

 

[EmceeGeek]

Are you completely positive that this person is actually using a gevey sim? I've heard of a problem with them.


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