Friday, November 11, 2011

iPhone 4S and International Roaming

If you're the proud owner of an iPhone 4S, and are wondering whether you'll be able to pop in a local wireless carrier's microSIM card when traveling abroad, wonder no more.

The rules are different for the main three wireless carriers in the US. AT&T won't unlock your SIM, no matter how much you beg or threaten them. Verizon will unlock it after 60 days of paid phone bills. Sprint initially shipped their iPhone 4S with the SIM functionality unlocked, but has now changed their policy, and will unlock your phone after 90 days of paid phone bills.

So now, if you're outside of the US, you won't have to pay exorbitant roaming fees to your wireless carrier. Unless your wireless carrier is AT&T.

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