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AT&T carrier switch to Verizon
I have iPhone 7 from At&t
I Unlock the device from at&t and it’s successfully done. And I followed the instuction to switching carrier, and I see the Verizon wireless on left top corner but no signal.
what did I missed?
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@Constructive
I was thinking that same analogy, but if the square peg is small enough.... and this poster doesn’t seem to understand hardware. 🤷🏼♀️ How does one not understand hardware?
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689berendo
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Thanks
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6 years ago
@lizdance40i guess a better one would be you have an am radio trying to get fm
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6 years ago
Good one!
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MerryWV
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5 years ago
An AT&T model? I bought an unlocked, refurbished i7 recently at Best Buy. Nothing was indicated about it being an AT&T iphone. I thought I could buy any cell service. I choose AT&T, but their signal is bad and I want to switch to Verizon. What a hassle. I keep running into walls. I still want to buy the service I want. How can I do that?
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5 years ago
Best Buy doesn’t sell an At&t version. They sell a universal model which is subject to Apple’s US flex activation policy. That means Apple servers lock your phone to the first carrier used. If that was At&t, you now have to unlock the phone.
For future purchases, the only place to buy an unlocked iPhone is Apple.
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MerryWV
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5 years ago
I paid extra to get an "unlocked" iphone7. Doesn't seem fair if it can't connect to any of the carrier services except AT&T. Why did Apple do this? Why isn't it in the sales information when people are buying their phones?
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5 years ago
You paid less if you bought a refurbished phone. And Apple price fixes, so you did not pay extra for unlocked phone, the price is the same. Now read the thread. Your iPhone purchased for Best Buy is universal, but locked because it was activated on At&t first. Just request an unlock from the portal.
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MerryWV
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5 years ago
Thank you very much. It is difficult to learn all this stuff. I assume "portal" means AT&T.
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5 years ago
Yes: https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/#/
But I bet ya a quarter you’ll get an ‘IMEI not found’ or ‘not an AT&T device’ and have to call.
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