IPhone 5 sprint unlocked or carrier?
So I'm planning to buy an iPhone 5 on Craigslist, but I'm a little confused about the unlocked and carrier stuff and I want to be sure I'm buying the right phone. I looked at a phone and it said that it was a sprint phone unlocked and then I looked at another iPhone and it said it was a sprint phone not unlocked and it was a lower price. There was also a phone that was factory unlocked I think this is the phone that can be used with any carrier but I'm not sure. I'm planning to buy an iPhone with sprint prepaid card. Will it work with the sprint iPhone 5, unlocked iPhone 5, or only with a factory unlocked iPhone 5? Sorry for the long story lol I'm just really confused about this someone help thanks. Or any suggestions about getting an iPhone 5 with prepaid? Sorry I'm new to buying my own stuff. Feeling dumb…
If the phone says "GSM unlocked" then it will not work with Sprint. If it just says "unlocked" ask the seller to specify but chances are, it is GSM unlocked and will not work. If it says "Sprint unlocked" this simply means that the phone is unlocked to work with other CDMA networks. In the US, these are Sprint and Verizon. The other networks are GSM (Tmobile ATT). If it is "Sprint unlocked" then it will work with Sprint and verizon. Obviously, this phone will cost more due to the advantage of being able to use it with more than one carrier. If it simply says "GSM unlocked" the phone will not work with Sprint. If it says "factory unlocked" you have to get the seller to specify if it is GSM or CDMA unlocked. If it is unlocked for CDMA networks then it will work for Sprint. If GSM, then it will not.
Sprint unlocked=Yes will work although you will pay more for benefit of being able to use on Verizon.
GSM unlocked=No will not work
Sprint iphone 5=Yes it will work for Sprint only.
Factory unlocked=Specify GSM or CDMA and make your choice from that… CDMA=yes on sprint. GSM=no.
Hope this helped.
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