[mpgo4th]

I'm out of contract with Verizon on my iPhone 5. I'm trying to leave vzw and go to another carrier but verizon claims they can't unlock my phone. They say they don't have any unlock codes. Please help.

[rayz336]

Did you talk to Verizon's customer service or just one of the retail store people? They are supposed to grant your unlock request

[Just_Me_D]

Verizon iPhone 5 comes factory unlocked. Just insert the SIM of a GSM carrier and you 'should' be good to go.

[SwitchBeach]

Yes. The phone is definitely already unlocked.

[Jaguarr40]

Verizon iPhone 5 comes factory unlocked. Just insert the SIM of a GSM carrier and you 'should' be good to go.

GSM or CDMA did you mean?? VZW is CDMA.

[mpgo4th]

Did you talk to Verizon's customer service or just one of the retail store people? They are supposed to grant your unlock request

I called CS at VZW. They were not at all helpful..

[SwitchBeach]

GSM or CDMA did you mean?? VZW is CDMA.

The iPhone 5 and 5s are world phones. The GSM/LTE side is absolutely unlocked from the get go.

Cannot be used on Sprint.
Can be used used on AT&T and TMobile.

[rayz336]

^ that's right Verizon's iPhone 5, 5C, and 5S are GSM unlocked out of the box because of an FCC agreement. I forgot about that for a second.

[anon7833325]

The only caveat is that while the VZW iPhone 5 will pick up ATT or T-Mobile HSPA+ or "4G" network, it cannot pick up the LTE band. But it will work perfectly other than that.

However, the corporate stores, at least from my experience with ATT, will not activate a VZW phone.


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