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Iphone Jailbreaking questions
I Read this article about jailbreaking Iphones today and this section jumped out at me...
Switching SIM Cards
Once you've unlocked your iPhone, you should be able to use any valid GSM SIM card to get service. A SIM card, or Subscriber Identity Module, is a removable card used by the various cellular networks to identify and authenticate your phone. They come in three sizes (largest is the size of credit card, smallest is actually called a "micro-SIM"). The idea is, as long as your new phone uses the same size as the old one, you can simply move your SIM card from one phone to the other to transfer your service.
You can purchase SIM cards by themselves, either prepaid or as part of a monthly plan. Here's a list of GSM providers in the U.S., the biggest of which are AT&T, T-Mobile, and TracFone Wireless. You should be able to obtain a new SIM card and cell service from any of them. Most likely, you'll want to transfer your existing phone number to the new SIM card as well, so your best bet is to do this in person at a store after you've unlocked your phone.
To replace the SIM card in your phone, follow these instructions from Apple to remove your old SIM card with a paper clip, then just pop in the new one, turn your phone on and voila! You can now make and receive calls on your unlocked iPhone through whichever GSM network you prefer.
I noticed tracfone, a prepaid phone service, is listed there. From what I read, a tracfone sim card that would fit in an unlocked Iphone could use their prepaid service.
Is this correct or have I missed something? Am I completely crossed up?
Can the same thing be done with a Droid phone?
This would be a great question for Electrosapien. Hope he's doing well.
Switching SIM Cards
Once you've unlocked your iPhone, you should be able to use any valid GSM SIM card to get service. A SIM card, or Subscriber Identity Module, is a removable card used by the various cellular networks to identify and authenticate your phone. They come in three sizes (largest is the size of credit card, smallest is actually called a "micro-SIM"). The idea is, as long as your new phone uses the same size as the old one, you can simply move your SIM card from one phone to the other to transfer your service.
You can purchase SIM cards by themselves, either prepaid or as part of a monthly plan. Here's a list of GSM providers in the U.S., the biggest of which are AT&T, T-Mobile, and TracFone Wireless. You should be able to obtain a new SIM card and cell service from any of them. Most likely, you'll want to transfer your existing phone number to the new SIM card as well, so your best bet is to do this in person at a store after you've unlocked your phone.
To replace the SIM card in your phone, follow these instructions from Apple to remove your old SIM card with a paper clip, then just pop in the new one, turn your phone on and voila! You can now make and receive calls on your unlocked iPhone through whichever GSM network you prefer.
I noticed tracfone, a prepaid phone service, is listed there. From what I read, a tracfone sim card that would fit in an unlocked Iphone could use their prepaid service.
Is this correct or have I missed something? Am I completely crossed up?
Can the same thing be done with a Droid phone?
This would be a great question for Electrosapien. Hope he's doing well.
Tags: cell, droid, iphone, jailbreak, phone, phones, prepaid
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by kifaru on -
Yeah man. if you got an iphizzle you can rock the Trac if you got a trac sim. Take not: not all jailbreaks are created equal. Some will brick your phone.
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Permalink Reply by Compound Egret on -
Thanks for the info, Kifaru. The question became pretty rhetorical once I started looking on ebay for an unlocked phone.
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