I'm moving to US from Germany and have an iphone 4 that i purchased from tMobil. I would like to change to a US cell phone carrier like AT&T or Verizon and continue to use my German device. What do I need to do to make this possible?
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iPhone 4, tMobile purchased iPhone
I need someone to clarify for me...I am about to purchase a iPhone 4 full retail price $599 with no contract...Well if I am not on a contract with Att will my phone be unlocked?Or will I have to do this myself?If so is there any current solution for tmobile users? I read many rumors that the phone was coming to tmobile... But nothing official should wait some more?
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There are two major GSM networks in America (AT&T and T-Mobile) and two major CDMA networks in America (Verizon and Sprint)
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Way i can get an unlocked iphone 4S on contract
Info:iPhone 4S
I'm getting an iPhone 4s, and I wanted to know if I absoloutely, postively had to have a contract and/or service plan, because I don't want a plan, just the iPhone.
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iPhone 4S
I bought an iPhone 4 two years ago in San Francisco Apple store, without any carrier contracts and it is locked to carriers other than AT&T. Here are the resuls of a phone check:
imei: 012421006441020
family: iPhone
type: iPhone 4 16GB BLACK
version: 5.1
serial: 7V03723YA4S
mac: CC08E069507F
iccid: 89014103243563264800
purchase date: 2010-09-20
purchase country: US
warranty coverage: Out of Warranty
registered: YES
activated: YES
carrier: AT&T USA
locked: YES
How can I unlock this phone for use with any carrier, since I paid the full price?
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iPhone 4, iOS 5.0.1
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Here's the deal. My wife has the unlimited data plan, since she signed up with Att last year. Currently she has a iPhone 3GS and sees no need to upgrade to the new version.
I on the other hand had been using a paygo T-mobile plan (had been waiting for the iPhone).
Now the thing is she doesn't really use her data and I most definitely could with my shiny new phone (hopefully arriving on June 24th), but am unable to as I don't already have a contract with them.
I know people would suggest to switch the sims when I get the phone, but that's a no-go as the Misses is very attached to her number and does not want to change it (under no condition whatsoever)
So what I need all you guys to tell me is a way to get her number switched over to my contract so I can give her my sim (I'm aware of the sim differences in the two phones and will sort that out.
So any clue how to do this?
I was thinking of porting over her number to a different carrier and then porting it back to a new line on att (though this would mean I lose my preorder).
Though I don't know if I can port over her current ATT number and still maintain the contract. Does ATT allow that. And how difficult do you guys think it would be to port it back to a new connection on ATT.
Also, her number is originally from Wisconsin and now we live in Chicago.
Is there an easier solution?
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iPhone 3GS, Windows 7
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