Can I flash a Verizon iPhone 4S to Cricket?
I recently bought my girlfriend an iPhone 4S from Verizon but her cellphone plan is with Cricket; is it possible to flash the phone without any issues? Will she be able to talk & text & use the Internet etc? How much will it cosy? I really don't want to find out that I wasted my money for nothing.
If the Iphone 4S has no contractual obligations with Verizon (aka CLEAN ESN), and if and ONLY if Cricket accepts it, then sure… Might need to redo the data APN settings, but thats it. There's no fee to flash. Cricket will tell you if the ESN is BAD or GOOD. OR call Verizon and find out now.
press *#06# SEND and get the ESN HEX MID… Write it down… Call verizon… See if its free to flash…
but if the Iphone has unfinished obligations left with Verizon, or is on contract, or the original owner was a fool, then the ESN is BAD and Verizon has frozen the ESN, making it not flashable to any CDMA carrier on Earth.
This is the issue with CDMA phones. People are stupid and buy CDMA phones thinking they are just like GSM phones. They are NOT! You can't SIM swap on CDMA! So they go on Criaglst or Ebay and get scammed and loose $200-$500… Oh well…
BAD ESN phones can still use Wi-Fi. Thats hardware. Can't control hardware. But as for voice calls, texts, and cellular data--- nope… Nada… El zippo… Comprende amigo! BAsically, its a very expensive Ipod Touch. LMAO!
lastly… Understand this… This is a CDMA Iphone… Not a CDMA android/blackberry/windows/etc… MANY CDMA carriers will NOT accept another CDMA carrier's iphone… You can cry.beg… Whine… Throw plates at the wall… If the CDMA carrier says "hell no, i don't want that on my network", then you have to deal with it. Again, CDMA is NOT GSM!
but good luck… Happy flashing…
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