I have an iphone 4s that is 8gb, and i just bought a used iphone 4s that has 16gb. Jun 27, 2019 if youre with verizon, sprint or another company, you may need to check with your carrier during the unlocking process to see if it has a sim card slot. Oct 12, 2011 all that changes with the iphone 4s, however macworld has confirmed that sprint will sell its version of the device with the micro sim slot unlocked, with verizon offering free unlocking to. I called verizon and i got an unlocking code but no instructions on how to do it. Sprints iphone 4s may be a world phone but you wont be able to enjoy local read. The my verizon app lets you manage prepaid accounts tied to this verizon sim kit. See how onesimcard international mobile service stacks up against verizon international roaming and other largest us mobile carriers. Followed the instructions for installation on the internet and it worked perfectly. May 06, 2020 ipad mini 3 and later, ipad air 2, and ipad pro support apple sim. On international travel with my iphone 4s, can i use the local sim card instead of sprint roaming. Verizon registered the phone on both their cdma network and the preinstalled verizonvodafone gsm sim card so i could roam internationally. All cell providers apart from verizon and sprint use gsm, and gsm is the technology that allows you to unlock your phone and use it abroad.
That s right, when you re traveling to other gsm countries, you ll be able to buy a local microsim card or a normal one and cut it, and pop it into your iphone 4s. Verizon international roaming vs onesimcard global mobile service compare onesimcard rates with verizon pay as you go international roaming pricing. International sim card for europe, asia, 200 global countries. Oct 11, 2011 that s right, when you re traveling to other gsm countries, you ll be able to buy a local micro sim card or a normal one and cut it, and pop it into your iphone 4s. However, in order for you to use an international sim card on your iphone, it must be equipped with a sim card slot. Use a visual voice mail app basic visual voicemail on android and iphone is free and included with your smartphone plan. Sep 19, 2019 use only the sim tray that came with your device. The micro sim card size is small compared to the original sim card but not quite as small as the nano sim card. Sim unlocking through verizon is permanent and will not affect your warranty in any way. There are 4 main providers tim, wind, vodafone and tre.
The only way ive heard about people using the iphone prepaid was with either tmobile, or att, but it is done with the phone being unlocked, and. International sim cards for iphones the essential guide wraptel. Call 18007118300 verizon global support and ask the representative for a sim unlock. First iphone ever been using android so i got to get used to some things on apple devices. To stay connected with my american iphone this time around, i decided to try out a new strategy and buy a sim card in europe. I tried to transfer the old sim card to the new phone, but its not working. With a carrier unlocked sim, iphone 4s users will be able to swap in a prepaid sim card a common practice for international travelers who want to use their handset overseas which will. Gigsky is another international sim provider with a far less antiquated looking website than onesimcards. If you have a verizon iphone, youll have two sim card slots in your phoneone for cdma use and one for gsm use, so youll also be able to unlock your phone and use it overseas. While sprint will be making this a standard, verizon will still be locking the iphone 4s sim slot for new users, and will only grant what they call international unlock for folks. Sprint offers clarification on iphone 4s international.
Sprint and verizon include global microsim cards in your phones. The apple iphone 4s is promoted as a world phone, but international. Theyre a thirdparty system that helps you unlock verizon iphone 5, and really pretty much any other phones or networks as well. No, but when it comes to the iphone, it doesnt matter. Nov 18, 2011 verizon does have prepaid, but i dont believe they allow the iphone on prepaid. They popped the micro sim card in the 5s and it worked. This allows the phone owners to use the cdma iphone on their carriers lte network or use an international sim cards while abroad. As needed and as advertised for use with moto g4 smart phone and verizon set up.
While in the us or canada, you may have an unlimited data plan that data plan ceases to exist as soon as you step across the border. How to use your iphone 4s internationally location of micro. Sprint and verizon iphone 4s models will ship with roaming sims from the respective carriers, allowing customers to access the networks of their. They have a travelers plan where for 20 euros you get 2gb data, 200 minutes and 5 euros.
As you already know, your verizon iphone 4s can be connected to tmobiles network with a micro sim card. I did a quick search on verizon s support forum, and this is what i found. Sprint, verizon to unlock iphone 4s sim for international use. To pop open the sim tray, insert a paper clip or a simeject tool into the hole beside. With apple smartphones and verizon, you can pair innovative technology with the nations largest and most reliable 4g lte network. In a first for us wireless carriers, sprint and verizon wireless will allow iphone 4s customers to unlock their mircosim card slots, which enables use on wireless networks around the world, reports jason snell at macworld. Jan 04, 2014 4s does not have lte therefore it is only for gsm international roaming. Learn how to activate a new device, swap devices on an existing line, switch to verizon and bring your own phone byod, get a new sim card and more. Traveling abroad with your iphone and want to use an international sim card. Instead the meid mobile equipment identifier of the phone is recognized by the network. Carriers fool you into thinking your iphone 4s is unlocked. In some countries and regions, these iphone models feature an esim.
But the iphone 4s supports both gsm and cdma networks, and has a microsim card slot no matter which carrier you subscribe to. The first step is to call verizon and get them to unlock the phone for international card usage. When it came to the verizon iphone 4, however, users couldnt. Heres how to properly insert a sim card into your apple iphone 4s to avoid potential service issues. A triplecut sim with an included removal tool offers compatibility with most brands of phones and helps simplify installation. Dont forget to call verizon the day before you leave to have them turn on the international calling. Each international sim card includes both a european and u. Sim card for verizon iphone 4s munich forum tripadvisor. If the card slot is not locked than i shall have an iphone 4 and only have to carry one phone when i travel overseas. Get confirmation from the rep that the unlock has been applied to your account.
Here is how to sim unlock your verizon apple iphone 4s. Verizon international travel plan faqs verizon wireless. Sprints sim cards are paired to their phones, verizon is not. For example, a sim tray from an iphone 6s will not fit in an iphone 7. How to unlock verizon iphone without sim card online one of the best techniques to unlock verizon iphone 5 is to use this online tool called doctorsim unlock service.
Verizon iphone 4s sim unlock tutorial verizon community. As you already know, your verizon iphone 4s can be connected to tmobiles network with a microsim card. International sim cards for iphones the essential guide. Will buying simfree iphone from apple work on verizon.
Do i need a different sim card for different phones. Going abroad and need mobile service to stay connected. The verizon 4s does not use the sim card for domestic use. Yes, there was a post recently where someone tried that. After i explained this to her, she finally relented and said that verizon sells two. Remove or switch the sim card in your iphone or ipad apple. The verizon iphone 4s can operate on both a cdma and gsm network, so therefore it must have a sim card. On international travel with my iphone 4s, can i u.
What is the procedure to unlocking the phone so i can use it with other carriers. Should be noted there are different models for different regions of the world because some different bands are used in different regions. So i was thinking that the freedompop global sim might work overseas but not domestically and that the lte sim would not work 1 because the iphone 4s is a 3g device and 2 because sprint verizon iphone 4s devices would not work on domestic gsm networks. International unlock for iphone 4s i just called 888227212 and asked for my daughters iphone4s to be unlocked for her trip to germany and bingo its being done, when she gets to germany she will have a german sim card installed and off she will be good to go. Its selling the handset with an unlimited data plan and an unlocked microsim slot. Actually if you have a verizon iphone 4 or 4s it comes shipped with a sim. If you have a verizon iphone, youll have two sim card slots in your phoneone for cdma use and one for gsm use, so youll also be able to. International sim card for calls, texts and data when. Verizon customers are often unable to use their cell phones while traveling. Nano sim cards are the smallest sim cards that came out in the iphone 5 in 20. Between sprint and verizon, sprint offers the better deal on the iphone 4s.
So i was thinking that the freedompop global sim might work overseas but not domestically and that the lte sim would not work 1 because the iphone 4s is a 3g device and 2 because sprintverizon iphone 4s devices would not work on domestic gsm networks. This is different than the jailbreak unlocking method. However, due to the global popularity of the gsm network and the new 4g lte network, apple added international gsm sim card readers to cdma compliant iphone 5 and newer models. Sprint and verizon to unlock the iphone 4s for international. How to use your iphone 4s internationally location of micro sim. Also take the sim out of your verizon iphone 4 or 4s. Find devicespecific support and online tools for your apple iphone 4s. I have a prepaid iphone 4s with verizon no sim card.
The ease of using an international sim card on your iphone on a trip outside north america can be particularly useful whether it is a business trip or a retreat with your family and friends for a few days. The apple iphone 4s is promoted as a world phone, but international travelers should be aware of what that means. Follow these steps for the iphone 4s not available on the iphone 4. I did a quick search on verizons support forum, and this is what i found. I want to buy an international sim card for when i arrive in italy so that i dont have to put a new phone in italy. You can buy an unlocked simfree iphone 5 or newer and all you need is a sim card for your carrier a nano sim card. How to use your iphone 4s internationally location of. Settings settings icon cellular cellular data options. If you need an unlocked gsm cell phone, then check out our international cell phone bundles. The iphone 4s is the first iphone to support both cdma networks sprint verizon and gsm networks att and tmobile, and pretty much every other nework in the world. Our post paid plan is also flexible and hassle free there are no monthly fees, contracts or miniumum usage requirements so you. And actually its a good idea if you go international and dont plan to use. I plan to use it with gms carriers within usa and abroad.
Apple iphone turn international cdma on off verizon. Oct 14, 2011 sprint unlocks iphone 4s sim card confusion. Voice calls and sms messaging go over the verizon cdma network. This online tool will help you identify and resolve problems with your device. Oct 12, 2011 with a carrier unlocked sim, iphone 4s users will be able to swap in a prepaid sim card a common practice for international travelers who want to use their handset overseas which will give them a different, local phone number, and the ability to connect to local networks at regular rates, as opposed to the jackedup roaming rates that. Get our prepaid international sim card to save 85% on international roaming charges while traveling worldwide. Dec 22, 2011 if you try to insert a sim card from a u. The only way ive heard about people using the iphone prepaid was with either tmobile, or att, but it is done with the phone being unlocked, and some other things done with it.
Remove or switch the sim card in your iphone or ipad. You can not put a verizon sim card into a cdma iphone and have it work, even if that phone supports the same lte frequencies in use by verizon. Verizon wireless 4g lte nano sim card 4ff, nonnfc, only compatible with iphone no android 3. On this video i talk about what would you need to do to use your iphone 4s internationally and where to locate your micro sim card. Saving money with international sim cards in your iphone 4s. The iphone 5 does not do voice over lte on verizon. Unfortunately the phone has to be unlocked by verizon. Sims are available for iphones, or gsmcompatible android devices. You can buy an unlocked sim free iphone 5 or newer and all you need is a sim card for your carrier a nano sim card.
Its selling the handset with an unlimited data plan and an unlocked micro sim slot. You can activate a cellular plan on an esim from a carrier that supports dual sim. Nov 18, 2011 on this video i talk about what would you need to do to use your iphone 4s internationally and where to locate your micro sim card. Onesimcard onesimcard provides roaming mobile service in more than 200 countries, with a standard saving of 85% on voice calls. It uses sim cards or, in the iphones case, microsim cards to talk to networks. To pop open the sim tray, insert a paper clip or a simeject tool into the hole beside the tray. Verizon has confirmed here and here they will unlock the sim on the iphone 4s, allowing for use of local sim cards while traveling abroad. Using a verizon iphone 4s with tmobile tmobile support.
So if youre a sprint or verizon iphone 4s customer traveling internationally, you can buy a prepaid microsim card with dramatically cheaper rates for data and voice calling, rather than pay. Saving money with international sim cards in your iphone 4s iphones are notorious for their extreme consumption of data. Micro sim cards were introduced with the iphone 4 in 2010. Skip an annual contract and get access to nationwide 4g lte through prepaid plans with this verizon sim kit. All that changes with the iphone 4s, however macworld has confirmed that sprint will sell its version of the device with the micro sim slot unlocked, with verizon offering free unlocking to. International unlock for iphone 4s sprint community. These models also have a sim tray for a nanosim cardyou can use a nanosim card from a carrier. A roaming program is one workaround for verizon iphone users.
A post paid international sim card is a convenient way of staying in touch when overseas and means you get uninterrupted service without the hassle of having to top up your cell phone each time you run out of credit. The iphone 4s is being advertised as a world phone, my question is will verizon lock the sim card port so that only a verizon gsm card can be used. Verizon does have prepaid, but i dont believe they allow the iphone on prepaid. Insert a foreign sim into the sim card slot on the side of your phone. Sprint, verizon to unlock iphone 4s sim for international. Ok out of the box it does come with a sim card i have a verizon prepay account and did my order in chat phone arrived and all i did was follow the instructions on activation. Its easy to pop out the old one and put the new one in. Using a verizon iphone 4 no sim card as apple community.
1442 145 917 154 520 963 598 622 835 952 106 22 1150 1330 713 916 1486 674 976 1004 1220 1547 467 62 559 1025 797 792 83 42 998 1323 291 1473 265 946 547 1419 1162 144 694 212 227 1346 1225 416