I think Sprint will only domestically unlock either the 5S and up or the 6 and up. The big question will be whether to buy out my lease after it is up or get what will probably be the iPhone 7 by then. I thought about switching to TMobile at that point, but they're new in my area, and I don't know what their coverage is like.
----- Original Message ----- From: Cristóbal To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 10:43 AM Subject: RE: Switching between carriers with Sprint branded iPhone 5 This is what I’ll probably end up doing when I have a chance to get down to a store, but figured I’d ask if anyone’s already been able to do the switch. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Julian Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 7:54 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Switching between carriers with Sprint branded iPhone 5 Hi, if I were you, I would go to my local T-Mobile store and have them tested out with one of their Sim cards. Hope that helps, good luck. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 15, 2015, at 9:05 PM, Cristóbal <crismuno...@gmail.com> wrote: Hello list, So I’ve got a question that hopefully some on this list have had experience with and can help me out. One of my lines is currently using Ting as a Sprint branded iPhone 5. This phone is owned by me outright and has been internationally unlocked. I’ve been informed that for whatever reason, Sprint phones cannot be domestically unlocked. Anyway, Ting’s been great, but I’ve found that for this particular line, I need more minutes and data and T-Mobile in this instance can give me a better deal by jumping on a relative’s plan than simply watching my useage with Ting. I’ve been told that older Sprint branded iPhones such as the 5, 5S/C, 4S, etc. aren’t able to make the switch over to the T-Mobile GSM network even though the iPhone 5 is both a CDMA and GSM device. Some T-Mobile folks over the phone and in the store give conflicting information. The Internet can be just as confusing. I’m planning on grabbing one of the new 6S Plus phones later this year, but that is for a different line. I don’t want to go through the hassle of trying to obtain an older GSM iPhone 5 or 5C or 5S for that matter and then unloading this 5 just to be sure that it would work if in fact the one I currently own outright will work perfectly fine on T-Mobile’s network. Has anyone in fact moved their Sprint branded iPhone 5 from Sprint or a Sprint MVNO to T-Mobile successfully? Needless to say, going forward, I’ll be buying GSM phones from now on. Especially now that Ting also supports the T-Mobile network, but for now, I’ve got this issue with the 5. Thanks, -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. 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