I purchased a iPhone 7 plus that was unlocked I went to activate it under my carrier after I activated the phone the meid number kept coming up invalid and it won't let me swap to the iPhone from my Android even though the device is indeed unlocked.
OK, so you input the IMEI on your carrier's website to swap devices from Android to an iPhone 7 Plus. Understood.
I am going to now speak some tech stuff however will also summarize below so you will know what I am talking about. The iPhone 7 Plus came in two versions CDMA & GSM and the other was GSM only. It appears that you may have the model that is GSM only and you are trying to activate on a CDMA cellular provider's network. For example in the US, it would be like activating an AT&T (GSM) iPhone 7 Plus on a Verizon network (CDMA).
I recommend that you call your carrier and clarify what I stated above to be 100% certain. Thanks.
Axel F.
If the message is that the MEID is invalid it either means that the phone was reported stolen or Boost just doesn’t have it registered in their database. You should call Boost and ask. They are a reseller of other carrier’s networks, they don’t have their own network.
Can you try and activate the iPhone with your carrier using the IMEI number instead of the MEID number? I ask because thus far I have always activated cell phones using the IMEI numbers in the US.
Axel F.
Yes I did try that I'm not very tech savvy so I got them mixed up!! I entered the IMEI number on my carriers website to swap devices and a error message came up
OK so how would I know if it was GSM only and is no way to get around that or what I had to activate it on a different carrier?
If it has an MEID it is CDMA & GSM.
as I said, if it has an meid it is a CDMA+GSM iPhone. Wasn’t I clear the first time I said it?
And that means what to me that I should be able to activate it or that’s why is not activating I’m confused
What carrier are you trying to activate it with?
Boost mobile
Invalid MEID
