Hello list,
So I’m due for an upgrade on the first of next month. I plan on upgrading to the new iPhone when it comes out, but will be keeping my 4S and will be giving it to my wife who doesn’t really care for her Android device and wants to switch platforms. She and I are on a larger family plan and though she was due for an upgrade a few months back, we figured this would be the better way to go since the 4S is still a pretty snazzy phone and she’s really not that much of a cell phone user. She’s interested in some of the new super basic plans that are coming out even though she can remain on the Sprint plan. Naturally Sprint is hemming and hawing about how unlocking isn’t possible and Apple has rules, blah, blah, but even if carrier unlocking isn’t possible (which I don’t believe) we should at least be able to sim unlock the phone. We both travel internationally for work and family and as the 4S is both a CDMA and GSm device, this is one of the reasons we want to hang on to it. I’ve read mixed information and experiences on forums and sites and such having to do with GPP unlocking packages or turbo sims, but really, she nor I am interested in jail breaking the phone for some of the offered solutions. My question is if others on here have indeed been able to unlock their 4S from Sprint to either use with another CDMA carrier or even with one of the GSM providers? If so, and again, not including a jailbreak method how did they do it? Is it really just a question of being persistent with Sprint? I’m not really pushing it now, but figured I’d get a better idea before I get my new device and have this 4S free. I actually took it in since one of the volume buttons jammed on me and I have insurance on the phone. The Sprint rep at first wanted to charge me the $200.00 deductible to replace it, but I said no way to that. A jammed volume button doesn’t need a full phone replacement especially when I’m going to get a brand new phone next month and since I’ve got insurance on it anyway. He supposedly went in the back to talk to his supervisor (whatever…) and said that they’d this one time swap out the phone for free. So I guess if anything, I’ll have a practically new or at least refurbished new phone for a few weeks that we can sell if unlocking is too much of a hassle and turn around and buy a 16gb iPhone 5 or something with the same money and go with any carrier at that point. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing [email protected]. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
