i wanna be able to use my s5 on a different carrier how do i unlock my SIM?

[reapereditz]

PLEASE HELP ME ASAP!!!

[Snn5]

Do you know that you can use your Verizon S5 on another carrier?

[reapereditz]

i wanna use it for t-mobile but they told me that i had to get it unlocked before i could get my account switched over to it?

[Snn5]

It may only partially work.  Different bands frequencies and all that.  More than likely, you'd wind up buying a phone from them anyway.

[reapereditz]

so basically what your saying is no that it cant be done?

[reapereditz]

im confused been trying to find answers on switching carriers without getting a new phone from t mobile all day i have an account with mobile i got the S5 from my buddy who just got a new S5 from Verizon and i wanna use it for t mobile so is it possible to do? can you elaborate please

[GalaxyClass · Accepted solution]

Verizon does not lock 4G LTE devices, and no code is needed to program them for use with another carrier. However “unlocking” a device will not necessarily make a device interoperable with other networks – a device designed for one network is not made technologically compatible with another network merely by “unlocking” it.  Additionally, unlocking a device may enable some functionality of the device but not all, an unlocked device may support voice services but not data services when activated on a different network).This S5 will not operate on the T mobile GSM system as normal.    sorry , Galaxy Class

[reapereditz]

thank you

[GalaxyClass]

Glad I could help. 

[reapereditz]

what carriers could be used?

[Snn5]

When you talk about a Verizon phone...I know of none.  You just have to look at the specs for the phones.  This is an EXAMPLE.  I use the iPhone 5S for this EXAMPLE.

• AT&T          Model A1533 (GSM)*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25)
• VERIZON    Model A1533 (CDMA)*: CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25)

[reapereditz]

can it be used on walmarts straight talk services?

[Snn5]

I have no Idea.  StraightTalk does weird stuff with splitting voice on one network and data on another.

[reapereditz]

thanks you two for the help

[GalaxyClass]

Yes, no problem with Straight Talk and on a CDMA system.  good night...

[Snn5]

Man, on that note, have you seen the cost of an LG G3 on Straight Talk? 

• Number of payments: 12
• Upfront payment due today: $0.00 - $75.00*
• 11 remaining lease payments of: $95.00 - $102.00*
• Total for all lease payments: $ 1122.0
• 
  
• That's a big bag of NO!!!