Good day! I live in colombia but here iphone 5 is not available yet. All bands here work with gsm sim card. I was wondering if i buy a sprint cdma/gsm versiona can i then make it work with my carrier here?
Does sprint cdma/gsm work with sim card and without? Does this means it work with bith technologies and have sim card slot?
What is the difference between a cdma/gsm from sprint and a gsm only from at&t?
iPhone 5, iOS 6
There are no unlocked iPhones available in the US at this time.
Sprint and most US carriers will ONLY unlock iPhones (or any phone) for customers in good standing or when cancelling a contract and paying the ETF.
If the contract is cancelled in the first 30 days, they require the device to be returned.
Buy an iPhone intended for use in your country.
you should read this before buy > https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4371703?answerId=20046620022#20046620022
FYI Smejiacano , I bought in USA a Sprint iPhone "off contract", it's unlocked ( confirmed by Apple ) for international use only out of the box ... but you wont be able to send SMS on GSM network ... Apple is investigating on that problem > so do not buy Sprint iPhone 5
Well this is no problem because there is a company that can unlock the phone for me. The questions is if it could work in gsm?
Did you phone work with gsm network using a sim card? Thank you for your help
No, there is NOT a company that can unlock the phone for you. ONLY the carrier it is locked to can legally authorize unlocking it.
Once i tried it and work perfectly. But if i go to sprint and ask them to unlock it after i pay thencomplete phone and plan will it work with gsm sim card?
You will have to establish service with Sprint. If you are not a US resident, you can not do so.
Please help me with my real question im not asking if i can unlock or not. The questions is can a sprint iphone 5 can work with gsm using a sim card?
I have answer to you already , yes it works with gsm using a SIM card but you won't be able to send SMS as the iPhone 5 from Sprint gas a kind bug, and second the company who said to you they can unlock the phone for you is lying as there is no jailbreak for the moment able to unlock the Sprint iPhone, only AT&T can be and Verizon is unlocked out of the box
Not unless Sprint has unlocked it. If they have not done so, then the answer is no.
Second option > if you bought it full price "off contract" then it comes unlocked ( confirmed by Apple ) out of the box for international use only ( gsm network outside USA ) without any interaction with Sprint , BUT SMS outgoing wont work because of a bug in the unlock process from Apple
I brought a iphone5 sprint off the contract out of the box (am not sure if it is locked or unlocked) it is of clean ESN. can you please help me out how can i get it unlocked i read that Sprint iphone5 can be used internationally if it is brought off the contract. can you please help. i am staying in India now.
Sprint iPhone do not come unlocked out of the box. They MUST be unlocked by Sprint. If you have proof of purchase from a legitimate source (either Sprint or Apple) then contact Sprint about having it unlocked for international use.
Iphone 5 cdma/gsm from sprint
