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Need Major Help with bringing Iphone 4s abroad
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<blockquote data-quote="JDrawz" data-source="post: 1376891" data-attributes="member: 240603"><p>That's quite untrue. The iPhone 4s is built as a dual-mode phone including both CDMA and GSM technology, so while the Verizon network may use the CDMA tech, the phone does use GSM outside of this network. Verizon will not unlock the phone for purposes of changing to another US carrier; however, Verizon is very much open to internationally unlocking your phone. Verizon will internationally unlock your phone if you're a Verizon customer, have had that phone line active for 60 days in "good standing," and have not unlocked the phone internationally for the past 10 months. Essentially, what you need to do is call them and ask for them to internationally unlock your phone. They will tell you that to complete the process you will need to purchase a foreign SIM card (while abroad) and connect to WiFi so that Verizon can verify this new network. You can find such prepaid SIM cards at a local Apple store once you are abroad. This will allow you to use your iPhone 4s with an Italian phone number, with local rates based on the prepaid SIM. I'll be doing the same thing while in Germany. In the past, the popular option was to buy a cheap global phone and then buy a prepaid SIM in that country when you get abroad. Since the iPhone 4s is a global phone, you can do so without buying another phone. Verizon only restricts unlocking of a Verizon-bought iPhone for use on another US carrier.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JDrawz, post: 1376891, member: 240603"] That's quite untrue. The iPhone 4s is built as a dual-mode phone including both CDMA and GSM technology, so while the Verizon network may use the CDMA tech, the phone does use GSM outside of this network. Verizon will not unlock the phone for purposes of changing to another US carrier; however, Verizon is very much open to internationally unlocking your phone. Verizon will internationally unlock your phone if you're a Verizon customer, have had that phone line active for 60 days in "good standing," and have not unlocked the phone internationally for the past 10 months. Essentially, what you need to do is call them and ask for them to internationally unlock your phone. They will tell you that to complete the process you will need to purchase a foreign SIM card (while abroad) and connect to WiFi so that Verizon can verify this new network. You can find such prepaid SIM cards at a local Apple store once you are abroad. This will allow you to use your iPhone 4s with an Italian phone number, with local rates based on the prepaid SIM. I'll be doing the same thing while in Germany. In the past, the popular option was to buy a cheap global phone and then buy a prepaid SIM in that country when you get abroad. Since the iPhone 4s is a global phone, you can do so without buying another phone. Verizon only restricts unlocking of a Verizon-bought iPhone for use on another US carrier. [/QUOTE]
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