Partially Unlocked iPhones and Roaming SIMs
Aug 22, 2012, 7:01 am
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Partially Unlocked iPhones and Roaming SIMs
Verizon and Sprint will partially unlock and iPhone so that it will work with roaming SIMs. They will not work with US SIMs. My question is what do they do with the dual IMSI SIMs ala eKit, Pirahna, Maxroam, AirBaltic (USA dream), etc. Take Air Baltic for example, it has great rates in Mexico but is clearly using a US IMSI.
Aug 22, 2012, 11:06 am
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Verizon and Sprint will partially unlock and iPhone so that it will work with roaming SIMs. They will not work with US SIMs. My question is what do they do with the dual IMSI SIMs ala eKit, Pirahna, Maxroam, AirBaltic (USA dream), etc. Take Air Baltic for example, it has great rates in Mexico but is clearly using a US IMSI.
I have a tripple IMSI CelloMobile.com SIM card and it worked fine in Mexico in my Verizon Iphone 4S.
Aug 22, 2012, 6:12 pm
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So buying a Verizon or Sprint iPhone off eBay can be risky.
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Aug 22, 2012, 9:27 pm
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Wasn't planning on it. I was planning on loaning one of my SIMs to a coworker when they take their iPhone 4S out of the country on business. The phone is a contract phone good standing.
Last edited by Dubai Stu; Aug 25, 2012 at 12:05 pm Reason: I really should've proofed the original version better. But: This Siri transcription was a disaster.
Aug 25, 2012, 10:56 am
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I have Verizon iPhone 4S which they unlocked. Unfortunately, I don't understand this message at all. May I ask you to explain it, please?