Is the phone unlocked from Verizon? If so, have you verified this with Verizon? In general, Verizon iPhones starting with the iPhone 5 can accept a nanno SIM card from a GSM carrier, such as AT&T and T-Mobile. This came about in a legal settlement with the federal government. I cannot speak to the specific offer you examined. If it sounds different from normal practice, run away and find a phone that has this standard feature.
Kelly On 11/27/14, Donald L. Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > I am shopping for a used or refurbished 5S and need clarification about > carrier specifications. At present, I have two IOS devices a 4S which > is activated on Verizon, and a 4 which is activated on Page Plus. Page > Plus operates on the Verizon network which of course is CDMA. > > Until this morning, I was under the impression that if I bought a 5S, > all I had to do to get it to work was to buy a Sim from either carrier > and the phone would work. I had also thought that I could even go to a > GSM carrier if I wished, and the 5S would work if I had a sim from the > chosen GSM carrier. However, in reading the specs on a 5S from one > vender, the language indicated that this particular 5S would work only > on the Verizon network, specifically that it would not work on GSM > networks. > > Therefore, I post this message asking for a clarification as I really > don't want to make a stupid and very avoidable mistake. Thanks in > advance for feedback. > > Don Roberts > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > --- > 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]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- 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]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
