There is no physical difference between one being sold on cdma carriers or gsm carriers. If you are the original owner of a sprint iphone then simply call sprint believe it or not, they dont have an online iphone unlock service and find out if you can remove the sim lock. While sprint will be making this a standard, verizon will still be locking the iphone 4s sim slot for new users, and will only grant what they call international unlock for folks who ve been good and around for at least 60 days. Our mobile cell phone unlock codes work by inputting a certain number the unlock code that we give you for free with trialpay into your phone to unlock it to any cdma provider.
How to unlock any gsm or cdma iphone 4 4s to work on any. International travelers who want an iphone 4s for its global roaming should buy their handset from sprint or verizon wireless. Is it possible to unlock a cdma iphone 4s from virgin. The iphone 4s has a sim card slot inside with a roaming sim the carrier uses when traveling in gsm areas. They do not use sim cards so there is no way to unlock it. Factory unlock sprint iphone to use on other gsm networks. Our service removes the network lock on your iphone 4s so you can use it with other sim cards worldwide. In order to unlock iphone 4s to work in any network, you must choose the network in which the device works. I have an old sprint iphone 4s that hasnt been under contract for around a year now and i have a friend on tmobile and his contract doesnt end for another year and he still has a flip phone so i want to give him the old iphone. Search gevey sim, thats one of the cards people use.
Virtually all gsm devices can be unlocked for international use and you simply need to swap out your ting sim card when you get to your destination. Sprint and verizon say that they will unlock the iphone 4s preloaded sim. Mar 19, 2012 the folks over at howtoarena are reporting that a new sim interposer for the iphone 4s is about to hit the market. The gevey ultra s promises to unlock both gsm and cdma handsets, which is a fairly big deal.
Jun, 2012 in this tutorial we will show you step by step how to unlock cdma iphone 4s with gevey ultra s cdma. Unlock sprint cdma iphone 4s no need patch with rsim air. How to unlock sprint iphone and switch to other network. Do not forget to subscribe to our youtube channel for more videos. Please note that our sprint unlock is official unlock, directly via sprint and apple. Competitionchoice and also equals competitive pricing and likely unlimited data plans coming to all three. For postpaid customers with sim unlock capable devices, sprint has chosen to simply unlock active eligible sim unlock capable devices without requiring our customers to initiate an unlock. If your iphone doesnt have a sim card slot it probably is the iphone 4 cdma version. But this also requires that for international travel, that the iphone 7 is both cdma and gsm cdma is used in the states, everywhere else uses gsm, as far as i know. Hey guys i have a iphone 4s cdma and i followed the instructions on the gevey site nd when i put in my tmobile sim card it says you phone is successfully unlocked gevey 2.
Sprint s iphone 4s may be a world phone but you wont be able to enjoy local read. We always offer 100% money back with paypal if we cant unlock your iphone or it get relocked. Networks that can be unlocked for iphone 4s include. Do i have to jailbreak my iphone 4 cdma from sprint to get it to work on tmobile. I used that phone when i went back to my country vietnam and purchased a 128k sim card. Apr 07, 2017 to unlock the apple iphone 4s you need itunes, sim card from another network and to follow these short steps. If your device works in a different network than sprint usa please use the iphone unlock link, to choose the correct network. Is it possible to use a verizon cdma iphone 4 with any other carrier or payperuse carrier. Sprint or verizon will unlock the sim slot for you to use international gsm carriers though, so you can travel and avoid expensive international roaming charges.
Please note that the iphone 4 models have been discontinued. Can we use verizon iphone 4 on sprint network or on any other cdma operator. You will never be able to unlock your iphone from virgin mobile usa. The gevey ultra s promises to unlock both gsm and cdma handsets, which is a fairly big deal weve already seen a couple of sim interposers launch for apples latest handset this year. Unlocking old iphone 4s i have an old sprint iphone 4s that hasnt been under contract for around a year now and i have a friend on tmobile and his contract doesnt end for another year and he still has a flip phone so i want to give him the old iphone.
This is different than the jailbreak unlocking method. The sprint iphone 4s is a world phone, with a radio that can make calls on the sprint cdma frequency and every gsm frequency in the world. Permanently unlocking iphone xs xs max 11 11 pro from sprint. Well i recently switched my iphone 4s with an iphone 4 because an iphone 4s requires a sim card and verizon doesnt really use sim cards. The sprintverizon iphone 4s does have a gsm side to the device that is.
But if you get any cdma phone from a provider like verizon, sprint or virgin. Sep 12, 2012 that means youll make cdma calls at home, but then switch to gsm when roaming abroad verizons iphone 4 is cdma only. Im pretty new at this, just bought my brothers iphone for 50, hopefully be able to activate from sprint sbad esn to verizon. Weve already seen a couple of sim interposers launch for apples latest handset this year. How to unlock iphone 4s on verizon and all cdma iphones with. How to unlock iphone 4s on verizon and all cdma iphones. In case you had purchased your iphone before february 2015, sprint will inform you once the device is eligible to unlock. Since the two cdma carriers in the us, sprint and verizon, have a policy of not accepting walkin phones those models really arent locked, the cdma carriers just wont accept it and flash it. Sim unlock refers to enabling the sim slot of your device to allow you to insert another carriers sim card either domestically or internationally. Also, if your 4s is a sprint phone, then no, you cannot unlock for a gsm carrier.
Brand new gpp sim for any iphone 4s unlock on ios 6. Gevey ultra s unlock sprint, verizon cdma iphone 4s. X sim unlocking and activation sim card for iphone 4s ios 5. Search the internet and you will find out that sprint has locked the sim trays in all 4s iphones and started doing so since last october 11th, i believe. Oct 14, 2011 sprint unlocks iphone 4s sim card confusion. Once weve confirmed your device is unlocked for international use, follow the steps for your device with your ting sim card still installed. If you need a refresher cdma means the phone is locked to the network forever. Verizon iphone 4s sim unlock tutorial verizon community. Important this service supports only sprint usa network. Unlocks your cdma iphone 4s to work on a gsm network.
R sim 3 iii, jailbreak cdma sprint and verizon, 128k 4g. Cdma is famous for its rock solid reliability and call quality and now that iphone 4s is a world phone, it can even roam on international gsm network. Iphone 4 usually have two versions of cdma and gsm is the most distinguished through micro sim tray but with 4s is difficult to distinguish. Sprint s iphone 4s sim unlock a limited affair sign in to comment. Sprint and verizon to unlock the iphone 4s for international. Verizon or sprint iphone 4 wont work on gsm networks because it came with no sim card slot. Sim locking is when the first sim inserted will lock to that carrier and then you have to take it to apple to have it unlocked. We plan to allow existing customers in good standing to unlock the sim for international use. My question is, is it possible to unlock cdma iphone 4s from virgin mobile. Oct 11, 2011 that s right, when you re traveling to other gsm countries, you ll be able to buy a local micro sim card or a normal one and cut it, and pop it into your iphone 4s.
How to unlock any gsm or cdma iphone 4 4s to work on any carrier. Is it possible to unlock a cdma iphone 4s from virgin mobile to. There is a new gevey ultra s cdma kit,and i think it will definitely. Sprint iphone 4s unlock process easy setup youtube. The reason for this probably is that your iphone is locked to sprint carrier. Dec 12, 20 long story short, my contract with sprint ended and i wish to use my iphone 4 with tmobile. So i looked up how to switch a sprint iphone 4 to other carriers but i only found videos for how to switch a 4s so please help. Coming soon to ebay store hilandintl thanks to dev mr huczi. Gpp ios 6 sprint verizon how to unlock cdma iphone 4s. In case you didnt know, the sprint and verizon iphone 4s models are capable of running on gsm networks such as tmobile or vodafone even though verizon and sprint are cdma carriers.
How to unlock the sprint apple iphone 4s to be used on any nonus network with an international sim card. A49 then it is no 4s but the older iphone 4 cdma which does not have a sim card slot. How can i jailbreak and unlock a cdma iphone 4s using ios version 6. I have a sprint iphone 4 that has no sim card slot. At the time, when i bought it, i was completely unaware that i was supposed to have an imei code to unlock it. Any way to install a sim card into a cdma iphone 4. Unlock sprint cdma iphone 4s no need patch with rsim.
Sprint cdma iphone 4s fully unlock to use any gsm sim card. How to unlock sprint iphone for free by code generator. Ive done jailbreaks on iphone s before but the last time i did it was a 3gs. Unlike the iphone 4s, the iphone 4 had two models, a gsm model and a cdma model. I have been reading some conflicting and confusing information regarding the sim trays on cdma versions of iphone 4ss that may be able to use a gevey unlock tray to use on atttmobile just like a gsm version iphone. Sprints iphone 4s sim unlock a limited affair cnet. Unlock your cdma iphone 4s with gevey ultra s interposer sim. We will then allow existing customers in good standing to unlock the sim for. The folks over at howtoarena are reporting that a new sim interposer for the iphone 4s is about to hit the market. When you buy your 4s on a certain carrier, you are effectively locking the phones baseband compatibility to that carriers standard. Unlocking a device will not necessarily make a device interoperable with another carriers network.
Hi, a cdma iphone 4 does not use a sim card, the cdma iphone 4s however does have a sim card tray. Im thinking about getting my wife the iphone 4s, and with a possible move to germany in our future, sim card swapping is a major selling point for me. Cdma available only if iphone 4s is sold and activated for use on a. I just had to run some software on my computer while my iphone was connected via usb and it was done. Okay, i have this sprint iphone 4 8 gb that does not have a sim card tray. This is an unlock code for most cdma non sim card enabled phones locked to sprint usa. Sprints policy is to have the iphone 4s sim locked to our network.
Almost of other company offer sprint unlock but theyre using hacking unlock, it means your iphone may be relocked in the future. The reason why the iphone 4 from sprint doesnt have a slot for a sim card is that sprint is a cdma carrierthey dont use sim cards for some phones as the technology is built into the cell phones themselves. The sprint iphone 4s along with the verizon iphone 4s does have a gsm side to the device that is used for international roaming. The unlocked iphone will not work with cdma carriers such as verizon wireless or sprint, as stated on apples website. You bought your latest iphone from sprint and now you wonder why wouldnt it work on a sim from another iphone provider carrier. Newer model iphones from sprint do come with a sim slot as they are compatible with both cdma and gsm carriers. This is because the iphone 4s for sprint and verizon is a world phone, is has multiple frequencies including cdma and gsm.
Good news youre in luck because the price is not bad for the cdma gevey sim. Both the iphone 4s sold on gsm and cdma have the model no. Unlock iphone 4s to use with other sim card through a 100% safe and secure method of unlocking. With iphone 4s term we generally use world phone cdma and gsm but both terms this can make the assumption leads to many fatal mistake when choosing iphone 4s from the water network in the world. How can i jailbreak and unlock an iphone 4s cdmasprint. I did for unlocked my iphone 4s with sprint, yes, unlocked. How to unlock a sprint iphone 4 to a verizon phone. Verizon cdma iphone 4 has already been jailbroken on ios 4. Here you are about to learn how to unlock sprint iphone for free. Only the carrier an iphone was sold as carrier locked with can officially unlock the iphone or send the unlock request to apple on the owners behalf. The iphone 4s has a dual gsm cdma chip in it, so one model works on all networks. A combo cdma gsm iphone activated with sprint can be unlocked for to use a gsm carriers sim. How to use a iphone 4s that was activated on a cdma carrier with.
Cdma and gsm including sprint, verizon and all foreign 4s carriers. Unfortunately, bc this iphone does not have a sim card slot on the side, tmobile cant do anything. Do i have to jailbreak my iphone 4 cdma from sprint to get it. In this tutorial iphone repair miami beach will show you step by step how to unlock cdma sprint iphone 4s on ios 6 and how to program and. Unlock sprint cdma iphone 4s no need patch with r sim air. If they reject you or you are holding a used sprint iphone in your.
Neter pro sim how to unlock cdma sprint iphone 4s by iphonerepairmia. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to. I was told to take my iphone to any carrier and they would know what to do. The international sim unlock will allow your cdma lte capable device to accept international sims while out of the country. Although the iphone 4s has both the cdma and gsm antennae, that does not. Sprint iphone gsm and cdma, or just cdma only this is good to know. Rsim patch iphone 54s cdma software unlocking fix final. Dropping in a new sim and connecting will not update and unlock the iphone.
Prior to the iphone 4s the cdma versions do not have a sim card slot so you simply cannot use them on a gsm network except via roaming. While sprint will be making this a standard, verizon will still be locking the iphone 4s sim slot for new users, and will only grant what they call international unlock for folks. The only way to unlock it, after sprint notifies you that your unlock was approved, is to have a sim in the iphone, connect the phone to itunes and do a restore as a new not from backup iphone. Verizon and sprint iphone 4s and the limitations of cdma. Dec 27, 2019 how to unlock sprint iphone and switch to other network. Sprint uses cdma radio waves it is waves i think but someone will put me right if not not gsm radio waves although being from uk i dont have any more info. Will sprint notify me when my device is eligible to be unlockedhas been unlocked. Video tutorial shows you how to unlock any iphone 4s, any carrier. For inactive devices, customers must contact sprint customer care to request that their sim unlock capable device be unlocked and may have to take steps to perform an overtheair update to ensure the unlock programming has been relayed to the device. Flash to metropcs verizon iphone 4s with text, talk, mms, internet and apps by flash2unlock. Sprint has to unlock this phone trhemselves they have to release it. R sim patch is software part of r sim team to assist in optimizing sms and 3g functions on iphone 54s cdma wcdma sprint japan sbauverizon after unlocking.
Sprint wont give the ok to apple to all the sprint iphone 4s to be used on another us carrier domestically. If you purchased your iphone after 2015, sprint would unlock it for domestic use within the us when its eligible for it. Is there a way to unlock the iphone if it is no longer under contract. Iphone 4s domestic and international unlock sprint. For postpaid customers with sim unlock capable devices, sprint has chosen to simply unlock active eligible sim unlock capable devices without requiring our customers to initiate an unlock request. Insert both the white reset sim with the gevey ultra s cdma into your cdma iphone 4s. They may be a way, but you would have to buy a special sim card. Ips lcd display, apple a4 chipset, 5 mp primary camera, 1420 mah battery, 32 gb storage, 512 mb ram, corning gorilla glass. How to unlock sprint iphone for domestic and international use. These two carriers will unlock your phone so you can use it with any. However, if you activate it on sprint or verizon, you are stuck with that carrier in the usa.
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