Comments on: Why AT&T and T-Mobile phones won’t work on Sprint or Verizon (in the know) https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/07/25/att-mobile-phones-wont-work-sprint-verizon/ Making sense of gadgets and technology Thu, 25 Jan 2018 17:51:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.2 By: scott_miscyh https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/07/25/att-mobile-phones-wont-work-sprint-verizon/#comment-3424 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 20:20:00 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=2213#comment-3424 If your definition of Asia is China only, then your statement (in Asia, CDMA pretty much rules the roost) is correct. All South Asia (India, Lanka, Pakistan, etc) uses GSM network.

]]> By: Is the unlocked iPhone 4S compatible with my carrier? (reader mail) | here's the thing https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/07/25/att-mobile-phones-wont-work-sprint-verizon/#comment-1460 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:41 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=2213#comment-1460 […] Related: Why AT&T and T-Mobile phones won’t work on Sprint or Verizon (in the know) […]

]]> By: “Unlocked” version of the iPhone 4S goes on sale | here's the thing https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/07/25/att-mobile-phones-wont-work-sprint-verizon/#comment-856 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:24:51 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=2213#comment-856 […] 4S as a “world phone”—meaning, theoretically, that it should be able to work on worldwide GSM and CDMA networks.But on its website, Apple specifies that the unlocked iPhone 4S will not work on CDMA carriers like […]

]]> By: Ben Patterson https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/07/25/att-mobile-phones-wont-work-sprint-verizon/#comment-771 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:28:00 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=2213#comment-771 In reply to Anonymous.

Not unless it’s unlocked, unfortunately. An AT&T iPhone can roam on international networks, but only with an AT&T international roaming plan—which isn’t cheap.

]]> By: Anonymous https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/07/25/att-mobile-phones-wont-work-sprint-verizon/#comment-769 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:09:00 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=2213#comment-769 A friend gave me the IPhone 4s from AT&T but I want to use it on Dominican Republic with local carriers can I do it?

]]> By: “Unlocked” version of iPhone 4S is a no-go for Sprint, Verizon (updated) | here's the thing https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/07/25/att-mobile-phones-wont-work-sprint-verizon/#comment-554 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:57:20 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=2213#comment-554 […] micro-SIM, comparedWhat’s the catch? Well, Sprint and Verizon both run CDMA networks, which are incompatible with GSM networks and don’t even use SIM cards. Indeed, any phone used on Sprint or Verizon must be […]

]]> By: Your iPhone 4S questions, answered | here's the thing https://heresthethingblog.com/2011/07/25/att-mobile-phones-wont-work-sprint-verizon/#comment-538 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:50:16 +0000 http://heresthethingblog.com/?p=2213#comment-538 […] link.So, Apple says that the iPhone 4S is a “world phone” that works on both CDMA and GSM cellular networks. Does that mean I’ll be able to take my iPhone 4S from Verizon, put in a SIM card and use it […]

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