Transferring Iphone

[Macthespoon 0]

Can my fiancé's IPhone from Philippines be transferred to an ATT line after she arrives here?

[nwolfe90 18]

Should be, just make sure to update the MMS settings and make sure the phone is unlocked.

[xmaricrisx 25]

If her phone is unlocked then yes, she can bring use it here in the US. Otherwise, you will need to have it unlocked first.

[Macthespoon 0]

Thanks. I guess I will have to check with the unlocked part. Is that something she can do or check?

[nwolfe90 18]

Yes she can do it or you can. You can either purchase an unlock code on ebay or some other website or just tell her to go to her service provider in her country and have her tell them she is moving out of country and to unlock it.

[IcezMan_IcezLady 582]

It is possible her phone is already unlocked... But you can check it .. Insert a sim card (chip) of a different carrier into the phone sim card slot . Turn the phone on and see if the system recognizes the new network. if it does, then the phone is unlocked.

She can use it with GSM networks..no CDMA or VCDMA network.

She should be able to get it unlocked for cheap in her country..

Edited September 16, 2016 by IcezMan_IcezLady

[IcezMan_IcezLady 582]

Yes she can do it or you can. You can either purchase an unlock code on ebay or some other website or just tell her to go to her service provider in her country and have her tell them she is moving out of country and to unlock it.

This is usually true for US and some western countries.

Network providers in other parts of the world are not that nice when you are no longer an asset to them.

I bet she can find a cellphone repair shop that can unlock it or they can buy a code online to unlock it.

[ScotchHans 8]

If she bought it from a retail store, like the Apple Store and not a plan from Globe or Smart or Sun, then the Phone is unlocked. If she got it from a plan then that means its locked with the carrier. That's just how you know it.

[Macthespoon 0]

She has to get her reloads from globe, so I guess it must be locked.

[dmck 80]

Most likely the phone is unlocked. Very few countries issue carrier locked phones. That is predominately a US thing these days. Especially because you say she reloads, which implies a pre-paid account which are unless caked accounts.

[ScotchHans 8]

If she is reloading, pre-paid then it is unlocked. If it is post-paid or on a contract with Globe then it is locked. Ask her if she is able to change her sims to smart or sun and if she can get a network from both of the other network companies then it is unlocked.