Hmmm...didn't know that. Thanks for the correction. I'd seen some people who switched between AT&T and T-Mobile but didn't realize the radio in the 5 is universal.
Todd On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 2:12 PM, Ricardo Walker <rwalker...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi, > > This is actually not true. all iPhone 5 phones with the exception of the > one released for T-mobile in February, have all the same radios. And if > you own your phone out right on Verizon, an unlock code should make it > possible for you to use that phone on AT&T’s network. > > hth > > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecore.info > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Sep 26, 2013, at 2:06 PM, Todd W <toddstechby...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Donald, > > > > Unfortunately it's not possible to use a Verizon phone on the AT&T > network. The two carriers use different radio technologies. Of the big > four carriers Verizon and Sprint use CDMA technology for cellular service > while AT&T and T-Mobile use GSM. It's not even possible to switch the > phones between the two CDMA carriers. > > > > Todd > > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 12:08 AM, Donald L. Roberts < > donald.robert...@gmail.com> wrote: > > An acquaintance is using an iPhone 5 on Verizon. He is considering > switching to A T and T. Not sure why anyone in his right mind would want to > do that. But, be that as it may, he wants to know if the iPhone 5 will work > if he merely puts an A T and T nano sim in the phone; or, is it locked to > Verizon in such a way that it won't work on A T and T. He is not interested > in an international unlock, he merely wants to switch to A T and T. > Incidentally, since the 5 came out less than a year ago, I suspect that he > is still under contract to Verizon; so that may be an issue. > > > > Thanks for any clarification on the phone's usability on A T and T. > > > > Don Roberts > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. > > > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. > > > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > 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. > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. > > > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. > > > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > 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. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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