about BAD ESN iPhone

[aymanmj79]

Hello everyone

I have a question about BAD ESN iPhone and i hope that you can help me

If I buy iPhone 5s with BAD ESN status but iCloud unlocked? and used outside USA, is it will work?
i mean is is possible to accept the new carrier if i put another SIM card outside USA, in Europe or Middle East?

Best Regards,

 

[iOS Gravity]

You have to put in another sim to find out.

 

[kch50428]

If it was a 5S used on Verizon - it should be fine to use outside the US with another provider's GSM sim.

 

[iOS Gravity]

Only CDMA phones come with an ESN #. If the carrier is Sprint, you're out of luck.

 

[kch50428]

Only CDMA phones come with an ESN #. If the carrier is Sprint, you're out of luck.

Yeah, Sprint CDMA iPhones are GSM locked... Verizon iPhone5 & 5S are not... the 4S can be unlocked by Verizon, and allegedly by 3rd party unlockers - caveat emptor on those.

 

[kataran]

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[aymanmj79]

Thank you guys for your reply.

What about bad IMEI, will work outside US, or it is the same scenario?

 

[iOS Gravity]

It depends on the carrier and if its unlocked or not. It won't be able to work on the original carrier that it's from.

 

[iOS Gravity]

Welcome to iMore.

 

[aymanmj79]

So, you say the iPhone if unlocked but has bad IMEI there is a big chance to work with a foreign mobile network?

 

[kch50428]

So, you say the iPhone if unlocked but has bad IMEI there is a big chance to work with a foreign mobile network?

As long as it was a Verizon model - yes... if it was a Sprint model, no.

 

[bobbob1016]

Yeah, Sprint CDMA iPhones are GSM locked... Verizon iPhone5 & 5S are not... the 4S can be unlocked by Verizon, and allegedly by 3rd party unlockers - caveat emptor on those.

I usually get one of those vanilla visa cards if I have to use one of those 3rd party guys. Costs $5 on top of the actual price, but the upshot is, they don't have my actual CC#, and really, no access to more money. Worth the $5 if you ask me.

 

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