Yes, that's absolutely true. Grant
On 10/3/12, James Mannion <mannion...@gmail.com> wrote: > To add to that I have heard it put out there that VZW will not be > locking their IPhone 5. I have heard you can even put an AT&T sim in > it, although you will not get AT&T LTE though. Just 3G or what they > call 4G. > > On 10/3/12, Grant Hardy <grantha...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I was perusing a forum the other day and came across some strange >> reports from people who own unlocked iPhones on iOS 6. The reports >> claim that users are being presented with the activation screen upon >> swapping in a SIM, and are requested to connect to the internet to >> activate. Of course, this never used to be the case: once a phone is >> unlocked, you are meant to be able to swap SIMS at your leisure >> without ever having to reactivate. It wouldn't be ideal to have to >> reactivate every new SIM, because you'd obviously have to have a data >> connection to do the activation. When traveling this could be tricky. >> The reports claim that this is a new measure in iOS 6 to curb >> unauthorized unlocks. >> >> The bizarre thing is that I've read an equal number of reports >> claiming that this absolutely isn't the case and that users are not >> being presented with the activation screen. I've also read theories >> that this might differ between iPhones sold unlocked directly through >> Apple, and carrier-unlocked phones; though I don't really see why this >> should be the case. >> >> Personally, I don't own an unlocked iPhone at the moment but am sure >> that my upcoming iPhone 5 will be unlocked. I would therefore like to >> ask what people's experiences are with unlocked iPhones, swapping SIMS >> in iOS 6. >> >> Grant >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
