So yesterday i went to my local t mobile retailer and got a new sim card. I requested and got the email that my iphone 6s plus was successfully unlocked. In this simple tutorial, i will show you how to remove or insert a micro sim card on the iphone 4s. Will tmobile swap my micro sim to the nano sim for iphone 5. I did a quick search on verizons support forum, and this is what i found. You can activate a cellular plan on an esim from a carrier that supports dual sim. Straight talk and iphone sim swap from nokia smartphone howardforums is a discussion board dedicated to mobile phones with over 1,000,000 members and growing. Make sure that the sim card from your previous phone can fit into your iphone. I also own a galaxy nexus and i was hoping to easily switch between phones and bought a nano to micro sim adapter off ebay. How can i determine which phones are compatible with virgin mobile. Sim checker to check which sim card you need for your nontmobile device. The iphone 4s only takes micro sim cards, not sim cards normal size you will need a sim. The picture below shows the differences in size between the nano, micro and regular sim card. After few minutes, you will get a confirmation sms.
But on the iphone 4s this didn t work, the old phone still calls and texts with no sim card installed. They gave me a new lte micro sim card and activated it. You can change the credit category after you add the item to your cart. Sim swap trick iphone straight talk is a common way for to be able to send mms on ios 6 and ios 7 versions for straighttalk. Can i swap my sim card from a htc smartphone to an iphone 4s. Learn which size sim card your iphone or ipad uses apple. These models also have a sim tray for a nano sim cardyou can use a nano sim card from a carrier. Would like to swap device from my current iphone 4s but when i enter the imei number after selecting swap my device i receive a message saying iphone is not compatile. Iphone 4s when i remove sim it says invalid sim i took out my sim card and it says invalid sim when it out of the phone. Some model iphones are compatible with more than one carrier.
Enter the requested info and follow the prompts to update your account with your new sim card and imei number. For example, a sim tray from an iphone 6s will not fit in an iphone 7. If it uses the oldfashioned mini sim or fullsize sim, youll only be able to use an iphone 3gs or earlier. Jason cipriani cnet scams related to the coronavirus pandemic are on the rise. I can see lte bars from t mobile, so the network is connecting. Unfortunately the phone has to be unlocked by verizon. In some countries and regions, these iphone models feature an esim. I want to buy an iphone 4s on t mobile, but my current t mobile sim card is a regular one that would not fit in to the iphone 4s. The iphone 5c, 5s, and newer iphones from other us carriers and apple stores. I am going to take the iphone 4s and use it has my phone with my work sim and she is going to take my iphone 4. Well worth adding to your collection if youre an iphone user on st. No matter gsm or cdma, sprint, or verizon, these iphone models will work on any carrier.
When i received it i figured i could do what i have done with my iphone 6s and just swap the sim card. He actually just upgraded to the 4s and asked me to sell his 4 for him. I have an iphone 4 through work and my wife has an iphone 3g through another account. How to switch carriers with your new iphone 5s or 5c. Insert the pin into the small hole and push it slightly until the tray popsout. Call the number on the card, press 0 or go through the menu to get a live operator, ask to do a sim card swap, before i was off the phone with the guy trying to sell me other phone services my phone was beeping with all the missed texts. With this form, you can request to swap a sim for a t mobile device. Under cellular data you see fields for data apn an mms. After a crazy week where t mobile handed over my phone number to a hacker twice, i now have my t mobile. Heres how i survived a sim swap attack after t mobile failed me twice.
Remove or switch the sim card in your iphone or ipad. Swapping sims between a 6 and 5s will be no problem sizewise since both use the same newer nano sim cards. I have tested them on both the iphone 4s and iphone 5. This video will show anyone with a full size sim how to trim it down to a micro sim card using a sim cutter tool. This is likely old news to many of you but on verizon you can now easily swap sim s between phones. You can insert a sim card from t mobile into a phone originally sold for any of the three carriers and it will work without any further registration. So it seems what i need to be able to swap between iphone 4 and android phone is to get an lte data plan and lte sim card, and then i can have the best of both worlds. Swap active sim cards between devices wireless support. How to insert a sim card to iphone and android tmobile youtube.
I updated this article for 2019 as i noticed that it was still popular. Unlocking an iphone bought through t mobile isn t too difficult. According to this page, and lte sim card does work in an iphone 4. How to do a sim swap to get mms on data with h2o on iphones what is the sim swap. Enter your sim number sim number remember to include the letter f at the end reenter your sim number. At this point double hit home button at the bottom to open camera or some other app. As you already know, your verizon iphone 4s can be connected to t mobile s network with a micro sim card. Place the t mobile sim card in and let it connect to network.
For reference, the iphone 5 uses a nanosim, iphone 44s uses a. How to unlock your iphone for use with a different carrier apple. I messed with a new apn setting but still not able to get data. Cindy was given a verizon iphone 4s, and wants to know if she can use it on t mobile. Data services don t work after swapping sim card if youre swapping a sim card from a basic phone to a smartphone or tablet, well add a compatible data plan when the. Swapping sim card between iphone 5 and s3 macrumors forums.
T mobile rep might ask few minor questions like phone model and phone number. Now that tmobile is supporting the iphone i have decided to switch back. How to use an unlocked iphone 4 with tmobile macworld. I just wanted to let everyone know that simple mobile cards also work for the sim swap trick to get mms working under ios 5. It use to be that you can jailbreak your iphone and use a program to enter these settings but a jailbreak is not. Using a verizon iphone 4s with tmobile tmobile support. Can i swap sim cards from an old iphone 4 apple community. How to fix a sim not supported sim not valid invalid. T mobile rep will eventually initiate the sim swap, then send a confirmation pin sms takes a minute or two. Why wont tmobile sim card work in i apple community. If you want to transfer contacts between iphones, you can use icloud to backup or transfer content between devices.
Ive never had more that one 4g phone and that means a phone with a sim card because ive always been on verizon until my iphone 5 arrived. When changing sim cards on my iphone will apple community. Setting up nontmobile apple devices tmobile support. T mobile may be the uncarrier, but youll still have to call them up to unlock your iphone. Sim swap method to get mms to work on data on iphones with h2o. Sim swapping is a serious trend you should know about. Would i be able to somehow move my contract on to the new micro sim. First, does the t mobile sim need to be activated and do i have to purchase minutes for it. The instructions that are given below will work for your iphone 5s, iphone 5, iphone 5c, iphone 4s, iphone 4 and iphone 3gs.
To pop open the sim tray, insert a paper clip or a sim eject tool into the hole beside the tray. If your iphone is unlocked, you may have a choice of which network to use. I have already trimmed my old sim card to fit it into the iphone 4s, but that didn t work out because i accidently cut the gold part too. If you want to activate an iphone esim on a prepaid account, download the t mobile esim app. Quick video showing how to do the straight talk sim swap with a t mobile sim in order to put in custom apn settings for straight talk iphone needs to be unlocked. I thought an lte sim card didn t work in an iphone 4. Des gives you a step by step tutorial so you can enjoy your tmobile network. For your convenience howardforums is divided into 7 main sections. Basically i have an iphone 4 under contract until october 20, but if i buy an iphone 5 on pay as you go, will t mobile swap my micro sim to a nano sim whilst im under contract. I put the tray back into the iphone 4s but the phone shows. Data services don t work after swapping sim card if youre swapping a sim card from a basic phone to a smartphone or tablet, well add a compatible data plan when the device activates on our network. But the settings screen is not obtainable with the att mvno sim cards. If your iphone isn t using the sim from your old phone.
The sim card number is located on the back of the box. Remove the physical sim card you do not need to shutdown. I purchased a refurbished iphone 4s to replace my current iphone 4s because it is getting old. However, when ive swapped the sim out, i cannot get the cellular data network option to appear in settings. Kim so my boyfriend has had a iphone 4s for little under 2 years and hes just got a htc one i gave him, when we swapped his sim card from the iphone to the htc we got a signal and he can text and ring people but can t activate his 3g network, it keeps saying its disconnected. Import contacts from your sim card to your iphone apple. However, its still showing the sim not supported message when trying a t mobile sim. Bring your number and get iphone 11 on us with qualifying tradein. Under general and cellular there is cellular data option.
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