Is the Verizon iPhone 5 worldwide?
I'm moving to Poland. I here there are three carriers in Poland that operate on 1800 Mhz GSM which the iPhone 5 should be capatible with. Do I need to do anything special to make it work on these carriers (Mobyland, Aero2, CenterNet) or do they just need to insert the micro SIM at the store. I didn't buy my iPhone outright since I'm on a contract. Do I need to pay the ETF and ask someone at the store to reconfigure it to be wide open when I move or am I good to go as is?
Added (1). The phone should already be unlocked and i'm "moving" not visiting. I'm not using a verizon partner network for three years and paying international phone fees. It sounds like you're not familiar with the iPhone 5 so please do not waste my time.
Added (2). Thank you gkk. I called Verizon and they said it's already unlocked due to the new FCC laws. I just have to pay the ETF and pop in a new SIM.
When you move somewhere out of range of Verizon network you just connect a partner of Verizon who provides you the network but you will have to pay a little more. If you got the iPhone from a Verizon store it's probably blocked to any other SIM that is not Verizon. This is fixed by liberating/unlocking the iPhone to make it work with any SIM. The other SIM has to have its own contract for calling and 3G.
According to this article you just need to insert your SIM. Yes you will have to pay the ETF (early termination fees) but other than that you should be good to go.
Verizon iPhone 5 will have unlocked SIM slot
http://www.thefullsignal.com/products/12724/verizon-iphone-5-will-have-unlocked-sim-slot
ps, have a safe move!
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