Do You Have A Verizon iPhone 4S? (SIM Card Question)
Jan 10, 2012, 1:32 pm
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Do You Have A Verizon iPhone 4S? (SIM Card Question)
I have had conflicting answers to this question which has been discussed on this forum but not in the following specific way:
If you own a Verizon iPhone 4S does it have a slot for a SIM card that can be accessed without opening the phone?
(The issues raised previously on the forum had to do with whether or not the phone could be unlocked for non-USA carriers. Someone at Apple's Fifth Avenue, Manhattan store told me last week that there is no SIM card slot in the Verizon model but he did not seem to be very convincing in his speaking.)
If you own a Verizon iPhone 4S does it have a slot for a SIM card that can be accessed without opening the phone?
(The issues raised previously on the forum had to do with whether or not the phone could be unlocked for non-USA carriers. Someone at Apple's Fifth Avenue, Manhattan store told me last week that there is no SIM card slot in the Verizon model but he did not seem to be very convincing in his speaking.)
Jan 10, 2012, 3:13 pm
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Jan 10, 2012, 4:41 pm
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Currently in Taiwan using local prepaid sim card. Was in Bangkok in late December using local postpaid account. Both worked smoothly.
Jan 10, 2012, 5:36 pm
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What happens in locales (such as Beijing) that have CDMA networks as well as GSM with a VZ 4S? Can you shut off the CDMA section to use a local SIM, or does it default to the CDMA side?
Jan 10, 2012, 6:33 pm
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Taiwan has CDMA and that guy is using it. The CDMA roaming rates are cheaper in some countries than the GSM ones so greater control would be a plus. I am rather frustrated with Apple on this one, I would pay the $800 for an unlocked iPhone 4s if I could get free access to both GSM and CDMA. The unlocked 4s cannot be activated on CDMA.
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Jan 11, 2012, 1:03 am
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That seems like the only logical explanation since all of the units appear to be "dual system."
Jan 12, 2012, 6:19 pm
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I know there was/is 1 CDMA carrier in the US that would allow 'bring your own device' but they have long since been swallowed up by Sprint.