Sprint iphone 5 on straighttalk

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Sprint iphone 5 on straighttalk

Okay so i purchased a Sprint iphone5 from Choxi.com, it was a special offer from freedom pop. It is CDMA unlocked, When i got the phone it had a sprint sim card in it. I called straighttalk and they told me the phone was usable on there CDMA network, but that there was a number still on the iphone from sprint. So i called around got the number off the phone, and got the iphone activated on straighttalk, the downside is that it isnt exactly working. When i go to set it up it says i need to put a sim in and wont allow me past the wifi connection, so without thought i popped the sprint sim in and it let me past, but it isnt connected to straight talk. What exactly is going on and what do i do???

iPhone 5, iOS 8.3

Posted on May 6, 2015 10:18 PM

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Answer 1

May 6, 2015 11:35 PM in response to Isouperb

You can activate your phone on any computer, what you don't want to do is sync to your work computer. So, disable auto-sync under preferences>devices in iTunes(under the edit menu if using Windows). Sign into iTunes using your account, connect your phone, activate it and when activation is complete, eject the phone. DO NOT SYNC!

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Ethmoid

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May 6, 2015 11:58 PM in response to Isouperb

Well, if you put a Sprint sim card into the phone, then no, the phone will not work on Staighttalk because of the Sprint sim card.

I think you will find that because of Sprint, you will not be able to use that phone on Straighttalk ever and if you want to use the phone it will have to be by using Sprint instead.

The only other way is to go to a Straighttalk shop or any outlet that they have and ask for some help there, but you would need to get a Straighttalk sim card to allow the phone to work, although Straighttalk have a CDMA network as well as a GSM network now.

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Ethmoid

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May 7, 2015 12:00 AM in response to guru_jarvis

Wow, you obviously did not read the question properly!! What on earth does Syncing or not Syncing with a computer via iTunes have to do with a phone activating and working on either Sprint or Straighttalk?

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Answer 4

May 7, 2015 12:57 AM in response to Ethmoid

Seems like your phone is locked to a network provider. Plz try calling sprint and ask them for an unlock code for the phone. Once u have the unlock code they will ask you to connect the phone to iTunes and unlock it and to a restore of the phone. Once your phone has been restored and unlocked you can use the phone with any network. Seems

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