Hello,
I'm leasing my unlocked iphone 7plus from apple with At&t as my carrier. I looked into switching to Verizon but when I put my phone's serial number in on the Verizon website it said the phone was not compatible. I thought when I got an unlocked phone I could go to any carrier. Anyone have advice on what to do? Thanks.
iPhone 7 Plus
First off your iPhone is not currently unlocked if you are leasing it. Second the iPhone 7 models for GSM networks (T-Mobile and AT&T) and the legacy CDMA systems (Verizon and Sprint) are different. There is no CDMA capability in your iPhone 7 and if you are in an area that has no LTE coverage your phone becomes non-functional as to calls, texts and data.
But your first hurdle is paying off your lease and unlocking your iPhone.
We are having the same issue and it takes more than just paying off your lease, the two phones are different. Apple says you just need to unlock it with your carrier but Verizon says you have to have a Verizon iPhone. My husband I will be visiting the Apple Store and exchanging our phones since we were not made aware of this prior to purchasing our phones. I suggest if you want to switch you should do the same
That's good news. I'm looking to switch from att to Verizon because our service ***** with att. They told me I had to get a new phone for Verizon so I was worried I'd be stuck with these for att that I got through Apple! I'm ready to switch though!
Same here! My husbands phone is fine because he just got it a few months ago - I bought my phone when the 7 first came out so those are the ones with the issue. Apple knows about it so they were very helpful and I had a new phone in no time. Now we can switch over
Did they take them back at the Apple Store? We've run into this same problem!
Yes- I took mine back and they credited me for my phone and gave me a brand new one 🙂
iphone 7 switch from At&t to Verizon
