Taking Straight Talk iPhone 5 to Verizon, Problem
I have a iPhone 5, model A1429 (GMS & CDMA) that was bought outright from Walmart and put on Straight Talk. I now want to put it on Verizon Regular plan.
What has been done to the iPhone 5 that it can not be registered on Verizon?
Now here is the story. I went to Verizon & got a new SIM card, put it in the iPhone 5. Verizon says the MEID number is compatible. The ICCID number shows correctly but Verizon says its not compatible and they can't get it to register.
I then took my working SIM card out of my iPhone 6 that is on Verizon, and put it in the iPhone 5. The iPhone 5 worked fine, LTE, Hot Spot, make & receive calls.
So the iPhone 5 will work on Verizon with a previously registered SIM but I can't register a new SIM card to it.
If I register the new SIM card with a new number in my iPhone 6, put that SIM card in the iPhone 5, that will de-activate my working SIM card from the iPhone 6.
My question is how do I do a work around? What has Straight Talk done to my iPhone 5? Also, when I buy a iPhone 5 outright, how can any carrier stop me from using it where I want. Its my phone!
And as most of you know, Straight Talk doesn't really have any customer service so calling them is useless.
Thanks for listening,
Bruce
iPhone 5, iOS 8.3