Will Apple Iphone unlocked work with Tracfone/StraightTalk

I'd say if the unit is unlocked, it will work with any carrier..

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Does it matter what type of iphone you have? I want to purchase an iphone since I will be able to use it on straight talk now..

I've had an e71 for about 6 months now on straight talk network.
I'm going to buy an unlocked iphone on ebay but need to know if it matters what ios and version the iphone is??? Ive never had an iphone so I'm clueless.
So what type of iphone do I need to buy?

Will the iphone need to be activated through At&T first with their sim card or as soon as I get it in the mail, can I insert my straight talk sim card into it?

I bought the iphone 3gs running 4.2 last week and could not be happier. Had the internet up and running in about 2 min. Everything works great.

I see that AT&T and Apple have, (or at least it seems that way) convinced Straight Talk to quit selling smart phones with SIMS cards, maybe AT&T will get the hint, and offer an unlimited plan similar to Straight Talks plan so they can get the THOUSANDS of iphone users back to them!!

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I just checked the media fire site that has the Straight Talk mobile config download, it says there have been 989,000 downloads of the Straight Talk mobile config, amazing I am sure not all have gone to iPhones but the number of downloads is amazing, no wonder Straight Talk had to quit selling the Nokia E71

I have a iphone 3g on Straight Talk. I spent a lot of time doing research and here are my adopted and tweaked instructions. I have only had usage for a short time, so I'm still waiting to see how long my iphone works on Straight Talk, which everyone who try's this is risking the disconnection of number and loss of service. I jacked these instructions from another forum and tweaked it as I fiddled with my phone. It took me 3 restore and jailbreaks to get everything working without hick-ups.

Go to Walmart and buy either a Nokia E71 or Nokia 6790 phone and a $45 unlimited card. Before you activate, make sure the sim card from either the E71 or 6790 says TF64PSIMC4 on it, if its missing the P in the part number, it will not work! If you try buying on Ebay or Craigslist make sure you ask this question before buying.

After it has been activated, use the phone for a couple of months and use the internet often. Stream lots of youtube videos to establish what will be normal use through iphone. Then take out the sim and put it in your iPhone (you will need a sim cutter to make it fit in the iPhone 4, go to ebay or amazon to buy.

Your iPhone does not need to be unlocked or jailbroken for this to work!!! In fact, don’t unlock your phone AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!

The best thing you can do is restore your iphone to its original condition. Use your own or a borrowed AT&T sim card if possible, try getting a free one from the AT&T store, or buy a new one for 20 dollars. This will ensure an easier restore process.

Don’t put the E71 sim card into the phone until the Straight Talk configuration and/or jailbreaking and tethering apps are installed and completed. PUT YOUR SIM IN LAST!!!

You can skip this step IF you are going to jailbreak your phone for MMS to work! Just go right to the "If you want MMS" instructions. If you do not want to jailbreak your iphone, download the attached StraightTalk.zip file below, unzip it, and e-mail the StraightTalk.mobileconfig file to your iphone. Use wifi network in order to receive the email.

StraightTalk.zip

Open the e-mail in your iphone (which should be connected via wifi at this point so it can get e-mails) and open the attachment and install it.

You should now have access to 3G internet!!!!!

Nothing further is needed if you dont want MMS

IF YOU WANT MMS, KEEP READING!

But if you want MMS to work, you will need to jailbreak your phone. There are many ways you jailbreak depending on which iphone you own and what version of iOS you have installed. Most notably you can use blackra1n, redsn0w, PwnageTool, Spirit jailbreak, jailbreakme 2.0, and QuickPwn. These are considered the best in Spring of 2011. Google jailbreak iphone for newer and possibly better jailbreaks.

Then follow these instructions after your phone is jailbroken and is booted into cydia.

search (in cydia) for TetherME and install it. It costs $5.00, not a big deal.

The reason for installing TetherMe is to gain access to the Cellular Data Network tab, without it, you cant get MMS to work!!!)

After TetherMe is installed, exit cydia and go to your home screen. Download the attached StraightTalk.zip file below, unzip it, and e-mail the StraightTalk.mobileconfig file to your iphone. Use wifi network in order to receive the email.

StraightTalk.zip
Go to Settings, then General, then Network, then click on Cellular DataNetwork

This is what your settings should look like!

Cellular Data
APN: att.mvno
Username:
Password:

Visual Voicemail <----dont know the settings for this one yet, will update it when I figure it out!

MMS
APN: att.mvno
Username:
Password:
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: proxy.mvno.tracfone.com:80
MMS Max Size: 1048576
MMS UA Prof URL:

How to change the carrier name from HOME to anything you want (like AT&T, or StraightTalk)

Search Cydia for a app called Fake Operator, install it. It will ask you to reboot your device, do it. After it reboots, go to settings and scroll down, you will see a new tab called Fake Operator, tap to enable fake operator, then tap on the bottom to edit the text. After you edit the text to whatever you want, reboot your phone and the new carrier text will appear at the top.

Thats it! Enjoy

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There are many ways you jailbreak depending on which iphone you own and what version of iOS you have installed. Most notably you can use blackra1n, redsn0w, PwnageTool, Spirit jailbreak, jailbreakme 2.0, and QuickPwn. I restored my iphone and upgraded to 4.2.1, then used redsnOw. I restored and jailbroke with redsnOw an additional 2 times before everything worked the way wanted.

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Straight Talk hasn't been made to stop selling the E71. I bought it for my wife just last week (4-7-11) The phone is very popular for obvious reasons. Check walmart.com every few days until it comes back into stock.

Has anyone tried the iphone that is available unlocked from apple? Does it have to be jailbroken or have all the other steps done as described in this forum to get it to work on straight talk, or can it work out of the box?
AppleInsider | Apple now selling unlocked GSM iPhone 4 in US, starting at $649

I have Straighttalk and got an iphone and downloaded all the necessary files and everything worked perfectly. MMS, Internet, everything for about 3 months. Then I needed a new number so I was sent a new Sim Card. My phone is still jailbroken and working fine except for my MMS and 3G powered internet. I tried reseting everything and taking the sim card out, reinstalling everything but nothing seems to work.. Anyone know what I need to do to fix this??

@DMF_PIRATE wow thanks for the post!!!! gonna get me some Straigttalk!!!!!

Is the E71 still available at Walmart? I tried getting information from their website, but no luck. I have a new Iphone 4 that I would like to use with ST. Is it still possible?

Concerning the E71, I understand that the phone cannot be used or sold because if it is the original sim card will be de-authorized. Would that also be the case if the E71 was used in another country?

Originally Posted by D.Dark

I'd say if the unit is unlocked, it will work with any carrier..

that is false