{"id":411,"date":"2012-02-03T18:16:28","date_gmt":"2012-02-03T18:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shivdev.com\/blog\/?p=411"},"modified":"2012-04-25T07:02:02","modified_gmt":"2012-04-25T07:02:02","slug":"how-to-use-the-verizon-iphone-4s-overseas-without-roaming-legally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shivdev.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/03\/how-to-use-the-verizon-iphone-4s-overseas-without-roaming-legally\/","title":{"rendered":"How to legally use the Verizon iPhone 4S overseas without roaming or jail-breaking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The iPhone 4s is a World Phone (supports GSM\/CDMA) and upto 3G for data. It has a Micro SIM Card slot and can be used overseas. To unlock the phone, the carrier (Verizon etc.) will request\/authorize Apple to unlock the iPhone and permit it&#8217;s use overseas. <\/p>\n<p>Here are instructions on how to go about it (without any jailbreaks etc.) <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Call Verizon&#8217;s Global Department at (908)559-4899 and tell them you wish to use the phone overseas<\/li>\n<li><strong>They will only authorize the phone&#8217;s use overseas with Apple<\/strong>. This does NOT unlock the phone (No Unlock Code for the iPhone either)<\/li>\n<li>Now when you&#8217;re in a foreign country<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>Power off your phone<\/li>\n<li>Insert the foreign SIM Card<\/li>\n<li><strong>Restart your phone and connect to iTunes<\/strong> (or do it over Wifi) to have Apple unlock (&#8220;unbrick&#8221;) the iPhone for use with the foreign carrier<\/li>\n<li>You should be able to use the phone overseas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>When you&#8217;re back in the US, remove the SIM Card and the iPhone will default to Verizon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-411 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/shivdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Verizon.png'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/shivdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Verizon-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/shivdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Vodafone.png'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/shivdev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Vodafone-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<blockquote><p>\nI recently traveled to India and used a Vodafone Micro SIM and as you can see in the top left corner of each of the images, my Verizon iPhone is now a Vodafone IN iPhone.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Word of caution: <strong>Turn Off 3G and Turn Off Cellular Data<\/strong>, from Settings -> General -> Network<\/li>\n<li>I lost about INR 200 in a minute when I just connected my iPhone to my PC to charge it. My PC was connected to the Internet and Vodafone billed me for data usage. (my work email is insane)<\/li>\n<li>The rates for phone calls seem pricey. International SMS and Calls are pretty high too. I&#8217;m not sure if it&#8217;s the iPhone or just Vodafone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>So, this is just my theory (I don&#8217;t know how true it is, it&#8217;s just a theory)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I believe Apple has created one device (iPhone 4s) that can be used with any carrier (the hardware)<\/li>\n<li>When you buy it (say in the US), they&#8217;ve already set the country and the default carrier (on the software\/firmware)<\/li>\n<li>Now, when you&#8217;re in a foreign country (and assuming the phone is unlocked\/unbricked) you can use it with a local carrier based on the SIM<\/li>\n<li>The Unlock Process is controlled by Apple, based on your carrier&#8217;s authorization<\/li>\n<li>If the phone is Not Unlocked, your carrier can make HUGE Bucks and charge you exorbitant rates for foreign use<\/li>\n<li>When you&#8217;re back in your home country (say the US), the phone will automatically default to the carrier that was set on the phone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The iPhone 4s is a World Phone (supports GSM\/CDMA) and upto 3G for data. It has a Micro SIM Card slot and can be used overseas. To unlock the phone, the carrier (Verizon etc.) will request\/authorize Apple to unlock the iPhone and permit it&#8217;s use overseas. Here are instructions on how to go about it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18,12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/shivdev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/shivdev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/shivdev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/shivdev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/shivdev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=411"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"http:\/\/shivdev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":469,"href":"http:\/\/shivdev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411\/revisions\/469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/shivdev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/shivdev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/shivdev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}