Will a Cuban friend have any problem setting up my 4s in Cuba? Everything is erased/reset and Sprint said it “should” be unlocked (gave me an MSL code), but I see that Cuba isn’t on the list of countries to choose in the initial set-up.
Does any have knowledge about this?
Thanks!
iPhone 4s, 9
The 4s was the first dual-modem (CDMA/GSM) iphone. The GSM side, if locked by Sprint, can certainly be unlocked by them, but not using any code (there is nowhere to enter any unlock code). You unlock an iPhone with iTunes, once the carrier has informed Apple to provision it for release of SIM lock - see https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201328. You could check if it is unlocked now by trying any GSM SIM in it before you send it.
the iPhone 4s supports the 900 band used by Cubacel so as long as Sprint doesn’t mess their end up and you can unlock it in iTunes (if you don’t get the message in iTunes at the end of the restore that it was unlocked, then it is not unlocked), it should be able to connect.
You can check device compatibility by country and network, including Cuba, at www.frequencycheck.com.
The 4s was the first dual-modem (CDMA/GSM) iphone. The GSM side, if locked by Sprint, can certainly be unlocked by them, but not using any code (there is nowhere to enter any unlock code). You unlock an iPhone with iTunes, once the carrier has informed Apple to provision it for release of SIM lock - see https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201328. You could check if it is unlocked now by trying any GSM SIM in it before you send it.
the iPhone 4s supports the 900 band used by Cubacel so as long as Sprint doesn’t mess their end up and you can unlock it in iTunes (if you don’t get the message in iTunes at the end of the restore that it was unlocked, then it is not unlocked), it should be able to connect.
You can check device compatibility by country and network, including Cuba, at www.frequencycheck.com.
There is no App nor iTunes Store in Cuba, no supported carriers, no use of iCloud or iMessage so while an iPhone may work with a carrier there for basic telephone calls, none of the iPhone specific or advanced features are likely to work.
Thank you! This is informative. I think I have done everything I can, and the phone should work, but only, as you say, "as long as Sprint doesn't mess up their end." I didn't think to try a GSM sim before I handed it off to a friend who is making a trip there next week.
Thank you. I am aware of the lack of Apple in Cuba, and am hoping that someone can answer my question who has had experience, or knows someone who had experience, setting up an iphone in Cuba. I am in particular concerned with the 4S being an older phone. One Sprint tech told me it was impossible to unlock and another told me this was the first of the iphones to be unlockable, and it “should” be fine, but she didn’t know for sure.
Advanced features don’t matter, just use of internet, use of IMO or WhatsApp, and hopefully able to connect to Cubacel.
Use of iPhone 4s by Cuban
