When is unlocked iphone 4s available

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These websites have let their users down the most this year Broadband. Please review our terms of service to complete your newsletter subscription. Enjoy this tip? Subscribe to our newsletter! Thank you! You have successfully joined our subscriber list. Posted by: Matt Chan in iPhone , News. November 8, at pm. October 26, at am. Jimmy says:.

October 11, at am. Win says:. Another caveat of the contract-free version of the 4S: You may be subject to a credit check, and you must be 18 or older to purchase it. But if you're game, head on over to Apple's website to grab one. Topics apple iPhone phones sim. But even if you're successful in breaking the lock on the device, there's a good chance that some of the services may not function properly.

This means that you may not be able to send or receive text messages or visual voice mail may be broken. At any rate, it's not an easy hack and it may render your device useless. To sum up, I'm sad to say that if you buy an iPhone 4S from Verizon, you're pretty much stuck using it on Verizon.

They use the same network. Dear Maggie, I just discovered your column. Thanks for all the informative stories. Here's my question.

I am a Sprint customer with an iPhone 4S. I've noticed that Virgin Mobile, which uses Sprint's network, now offers the iPhone. Could I cancel my service with Sprint, pay the early termination fee and take my iPhone 4S? After all, don't they use the same network as Sprint? Dear Ray, This is a great follow-up question to the question I just answered from J. As I described in the previous answer, the short answer is "no.

I have to admit as a consumer I find this fact incredibly annoying. You are absolutely correct about the relationship between Virgin Mobile and Sprint. Virgin Mobile is a prepaid brand that uses the Sprint network to deliver service. It's even owned by Sprint Nextel.

The only major difference in terms of the service is the fact that Virgin Mobile only uses Sprint's network.