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Apple Users

Berlum

(7,044 posts) Sun Sep 29, 2013, 03:38 PM Sep 2013

Let's say you buy a 5c from Virgin Mobile, and get their $35 a month no-contract plan

The Virgin iPhone will be CDMA, rather than GSM. If you don't like the Virgin service after a while, can you just slip a sim card in your 5c and then go do business with another carrier, no-contract or otherwise?

Virgin will begin selling 5s and 5c phones this week (Oc.t 1). But if you buy an iPhone from them to get into their no-contract service plans, how easy or difficult is it to get out -- and to get with some other carrier?

Any and all clues welcome...

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Let's say you buy a 5c from Virgin Mobile, and get their $35 a month no-contract plan (Original Post) Berlum Sep 2013 OP

It's locked to the Virgin Mobile network (actually, Sprint). onehandle Sep 2013 #1

They will not reveal their policy...sigh...But are now selling the 5c for $449.99 Berlum Oct 2013 #2

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

1. It's locked to the Virgin Mobile network (actually, Sprint).

Reply to Berlum (Original post)

Sun Sep 29, 2013, 04:42 PM

Sep 2013

Dunno their unlocking policy.

Berlum

(7,044 posts)

2. They will not reveal their policy...sigh...But are now selling the 5c for $449.99