Is there any point in getting a Verizon phone unlocked? -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 6:47 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Unlocked phones [was "Re: In my case, the Seeing Eye GPS app is quite expensive."]
This just applies to GSM phones, so as Sieghard says in the message you're replying to, it'll work with any GSM based carrier, such as AT&T and T-Mobile. On 07/08/2013 05:10 PM, Regina Alvarado wrote: > Question, if a phone is unlocked, can you use on any carrier? I am very > happy with what I have, just curious. > > Reggie and Allegra > > On Jul 8, 2013, at 1:48 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca > <mailto:siegh...@live.ca>> wrote: > > Hi Kevin, > > If your contract is done you can contact AT&T for official unlock > instructions, they are obligated by law to provide them and unlock your > phone. Once done your iPhone will work with any GSM carrier/SIM like > T-Mobile or MVNO's like Straight Talk. T-Mobile might be worth checking > into, I am in Canada and only know what I hear on the list and on > Podcasts like Today in iOS, but I believe they offer some less expensive > plans. Another advantage of unlocking your phone is that even an iPhone > 4 when unlocked has a higher resale value and is easier to sell. > > Regards, > > Sieghard > > *From:*viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Kevin Minor > *Sent:* Sunday, July 07, 2013 10:42 PM > *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* RE: In my case, the Seeing Eye GPS app is quite expensive. > > Hi Sieghard. > > I'm not sure what I want to do yet. If the Treker Breeze does the same > things the Seeing Eye app does, it may be an option. As for using > another carrier besides AT&T, is that possible with my iPhone, which > used to be with AT&T. I also should have mentioned that I was outside > of my 2 year original contract, so it didn't cost me anything to get rid > of the data plan. > > Kevin > > -- > 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 > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto: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 Google > Groups "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > 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 > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto: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 Google > Groups "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > 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 Google > Groups "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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