Can I unlock a Boost Mobile iPhone and use it on Sprint or MetroPCS?
Boost Mobile iPhone should work on Sprint without unlocking since Sprint is Boost Mobile’s host network on CDMA technology.On the other hand, unlocking your Sprint iPhone will only unlock its GSM technology so that it could be used on other GSM networks. CDMA cannot be unlocked.If you unlock a Boost Mobile iPhone, you will be able to use it on MetroPCS since MetroPCS runs on GSM technology.iPhone 4s & 5 will not work on MetroPCS or any other GSM network within the USA after unlocking. They will only work on GSM networks oversees.
Can I use my Boost phone with MetroPCS service?
Absolutely! There is a website that will (for a small one time per unlock fee) unlock your carrier!OR1. Wait after 90 days of consistent and uninterrupted service/payments. 2. Go to the App Tray and locate the Device Unlock App. Read and follow the directions. Be sure to reboot. BE SURE TO REBOOT! 3. The app will go away, but bear in mind the MPCS wallpaper and bloatware will not.. 4. To use with another provider, remove the MPCS SIM and insert new/other SIM.5. To stay with MPCS, do nothing, The phone will no longer be LOCKED.
What if I purchase an iPhone from abroad and use in my country?
Let me keep this answer dead simplePros-Cheap price (you will get the iPhone in USA for about 10,000–15,000 INR cheaper.Cons-You will not be covered under warranty for iPhones’ warranty is restricted to its country of purchase.You will be getting the standard US charger, not the indian unit. There would be no difference in power output but you would have to purchase a converter or an indian power adapter (which retails for about 1500INR).That’s it. Personally, I believe it is a pretty decent deal to get it from the United States. No iPhone dies randomly on its own unless it is damaged physically or due to liquids, and apple warranty does not cover liquid or physical damage.P.S. If you are getting the carrier unlocked version then you will NOT face any issue regarding networks, sims, et cetera.Now, regarding the models. Please do not get the carrier locked ones. You can go for any other model (either GSM or CDMA) .
How do I unlock my iPhone without a SIM card?
You don't need an active SIM card to activate an iPhone; any SIM card that matches the carrier that an iPhone is locked to will work, or if the iPhone is unlocked, any SIM card should do. You will need to activate the iPhone via a USB connection to iTunes in this case which will processes the activation via your computer over the Internet, and in this case neither iTunes nor iOS cares about whether the SIM card is active.So, knowing this, if you can find an old SIM card laying around, or borrow somebody else's old SIM card, try sticking it in your iPhone and going through the activation process. It will either work or it won't (usually if the iPhone is locked and the SIM doesn't match), but you won't damage your iPhone or hurt anything by trying.Even if you find an old full-sized SIM card, you can cut it down to micro-SIM size to insert into your iPhone. If it's a dead SIM card anyway, you've got nothing to lose by trying this either, and instructions and templates for doing this can be easily found online.If you really can't get your hands on any SIM card whatsoever, your only other option is to resort to jailbreaking tools that will effectively bypass the activation process, colloquially known as "hactivating" an iPhone. A wide variety of information and tutorials for doing this can be found online, particularly if you search for "hactivate iPhone" so there's not much point in going into them in detail here.
Can I use Roku with my iPhone hotspot?
Though I've never done that, your WiFi hotspot should be able to handle that. As a caveat, however, you have to realize the huge amount of data you'd be streaming. Although your phone service says, “unlimited,” they may throttle you back to something unusable after 20gb or so. I have 5 bedrooms with Roku in all of them. The average usage here with an average watch time per month at just under 2 hours a day per TV is around 185Gb per month according to my usage meter on my router. There is a small amount of usage through computers, but before I got Roku the total usage was under 18Gb per month. So, be advised that you may get a few days of TV then it could be too slow to be useful. Check with your carrier. The other possibility is that the ports for some video services could be blocked by the carrier by default. Seen it happen with some VoIP services, though they're not supposed to do that. If that were the case, you just have to let them know to unblock any closed ports that might be involved in delivering the Roku video to you. Don't this would happen, but you never know.
How do you use a TracFone SIM card in an unlocked phone?
K. Franko had the best answer of them all…While you can switch your sim to a compatible phone and it will call and access data, etc; the cs rep at tracfone stated that there might/will be problems later as tracfone will still have the old esn tied to that sim. So temporarily switching sims will work….The correct procedure is to buy a new sim kit (Bestbuy $1) and call tracfone to register that new sim to the new phone’s esn. It seems that the sim is “married” to the first phone it is assigned to, thus a new esn requires a new sim to avoid problems later on.The only question I have is why you would want to use TracPhone anyway? They are one of the worst value phone plans around, and are not the easiest company to deal with…they are known primarily for cheap “burner” phones with expensive talk plans. Port your number to a legitimate company like MetroPCS and get a couple free months of service or a free phone (depending on what promotion they have at the moment) and you will be much better off…
How do I use my Sprint SIM card on my Boost Mobile?
The Sprint “SIM” you refer to isn't technically a SIM, but is rather a UICC, or Universal Integrated Circuit Card. The UICC has but one purpose and function in a Sprint device — to enable 4G/LTE connectivity. As a general rule, UICC cards are not transferrable from one Sprint device to another, and not transferrable from a Sprint device to a Sprint compatible device, such as Boost Mobile. (Technically speaking a Sprint UICC is transferrable, but that is for another forum altogether.) Most Sprint branded devices are whitelisted to Sprint's subsidiary networks, such as Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile, Republic Wireless, FreedomPop, etc. This means that your Sprint device can oftentimes be activated on Boost Mobile, but typically not vice versa. But regardless, you would never be required to transfer a UICC from one device to another. To reiterate, a Sprint UICC is not transferrable between devices.In Sprint's databases (and subsidiary networks as well) the devce's MEID is directly linked to the 20 digit number of the UICC card. (This 20 digit number is known as an ICCID). For example you purchase a Boost Mobile prepaid device which is 4G/LTE ready. When you open the device and activate it using activate.boostmobile.com, you will be asked to enter your device's MEID number. Once you do, the system will automatically fill in the 20 digit ICCID which appears on your UICC card.Sorry if I got a bit long winded, but I wanted to outline Sprint's system of linking each MEID number with the ICCiD of the UICC card which is preinstalled in the device. It is for this reason that UICC cards are not meant to be transferred between devices. The same policy applies to Boost Mobile and other MVNO networks of Sprint.
What is a Sim Network Unlock Pin?
A“Sim Network Unlock Pin (NUP)” or“Network Unlock Code (NUC)” will remove the carrier lock built into GSM mobile phones by services providers to restrict the use of these phones to specific countries and/or networks. These are usually referred to as "Network (NCK)" or "Service Provider (SPCK)" locks and can be removed using the corresponding unlock codes, which are unique to each phone depending on its IMEI.Typically, a locked handset will display a message if a restricted SIM is used, requesting the unlock code. On recent phone models running Android software, the phone will display a message saying “SIM network unlock PIN” or “Enter Network Lock Control Key” if network locked. Windows phones will display the message, “This SIM card can only be used on specific networks".Unlocking the phone is universally legal so there are more reliable services like https://www.unlockradar.com, that will unlock your cell phone so you can use it with other carriers.The unlock code is verified by the handset and is generated by the manufacturer, typically using an algorithm such as a one way hash or trapdoor function. Sometimes big telecom providers change the original factory unlock codes as an extra layer of security against unlocking services. For various big brands such as Samsung and Motorola there is no algorithm but just a random code generator where the unlock codes are programmed in the phone itself and then saved in a big database managed by the manufacturer. The unlock companies like Unlockradar have access to these databases and that is how they can deliver unlock codes to their customers.