Can a Verizon Iphone 4s be unlocked for Tmobile via sim card slot?
The Verizon iPhone 4S is a world phone that has GSM capabilities. Technically it could be unlocked, and a Tmobile sim should work in it. The questions is can you get it unlocked. Right now, I'm not sure if you can or not. Since there is no jailbreak, it might not be possible, unless the carrier unlocks it. If you can unlock the phone, and use it on tmobile, it wont work on tmobile's 3G network since it's a different band then what is in the iPhone. It would only work on their EDGE network. If you have Verizon now, I would recommend calling them, and seeing if they will unlock it for you for overseas travel. They may, or may not do it for you. If they do, at that point, you should be able to put your tmobile sim in, and have it work.
Read on the Apple website ... unlocked version won't work on anything but GSM, not sure why but they do specifically state that on the website.
Hey guys
Verizon will unlock your iPhone 4s for free after 60 days of continuous service. However the phone is primarily CDMA and you can't switch between the two. If you are outside of CDMA coverage such as china then it will allow the use of gsm network.
--David
A Verizon sales rep.
The GSM innards of a Verizon iPhone can be unlocked for use on carriers OUTSIDE the US...
The way around it would be to get a GSM sim from Canada or Mexico and pay the roaming fees if you want to use the GSM side of a Verizon iPhone in the good ol' USA.
ALSO why isn't 4s LTE???? I thought the only thing holding LTE back was sim card...
Your wrong and right. I never asked about roaming to a diffrent country. My question swas if I could use the 4s with tmobile.
To answer my own question i did get it working. i unlocked my phone and put a tmobile sim card in my 4s and it worked. Only thing I had to do is go into settings-network and swith it over to tmobile. I cant use both networks at once
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