Can I use a Virgin Mobile IPhone with another service provider?
I'm currently with Virgin Mobile and want to switch to the iPhone. I understand I can't take another service providers phone, such as Sprint, and use it on VM but could I take my VM iPhone (later down the road) and use it on another providers plan? Eventually I might end up switching to a contract plan, but I can't right now. I just don't want to spend over $600 on an iPhone and then not be able to use it when I switch over.
I've never done that though all over Youtube there are videos of people doing this using a method called "Flashing" the phone. Good thing about iPhones and most-all Apple products is that they take a while to begin to decrease in value drastically. Just for fun I wanted to check out how much people/stores were selling the 3GS for and they were going for around 140-150, which is pretty incredible considering it's pretty obsolete. So as long as you take care of it well and don't crack/scratch up the screen or lose it, you should be fine either way, if they allow you to use it on another service or not then you can just sell it and get most of your money back.
If you buy a iPhone on Virgin Mobile your stuck using Virgin Mobile on that iPhone you can't use another carriers service. If you want an iPhone to use on another carrier you'll have to buy an unlocked iPhone which you can only use on carriers that use a SIM card like at&t and t-mobile. Also an unlocked iPhone costs as much as a iPhone from Virgin Mobile (depends what size memory you get)
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