Can you use another sim card for a verizon iphone 5C?

I have an iphone 5c from verizon and i'm looking to go to a prepaid plan, i'm on a plan with a friend and i'm terminating my phone (yes i know about the fee) but i'm keeping the phone. Can i just pop out the NANO SIM card and put in a tmobile one (from a SIM starter kit) or do i have to unlock the phone first? I bought the phone from a verizon store.

It looks like you can do that, according to this article (http://www.idownloadblog.com/2013/09/27/the-verizon-iphone-5s-unlocked/). The article was for iPhone 5S, but I think it applies to iPhone 5C as well. A T-Mobile starter kit doesn't cost much anyway, so it is definitely worth a shot!

You may need to unlock the iPhone first.

Head over to http://unlock-4.me/ and fill in the form to get unlock instructions through your email; worked for me!