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    TeamKansas
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    I recently purchased a Iphone from a "friend" but my current contract with Alltel doesnt expire for another year. Any help with the following questions would be greatly appreciated .....

    1) I dont know the fancy terminology but I would like to "unlock" my iphone and use it on Alltel's network. Is this possible??

    2) If #1 isnt an option is there a simply way to get out of my Alltel contract without paying the $200 cancelation fee?? Im not apposed to use AT&T so if thats the only way i can use the iphone I guess I'll have to.

    3) Like I said I got this from a "friend" which i believe he is on the up and up but I want to make sure. Is there a way I can find out if its stolen or something like that without going into AT&T and getting arrested for having stolen property??


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    Re: Iphone for Alltel??

    It is not possible to use the iPhone on Alltel because they use CDMA technology like Verizon and Sprint while the iPhone is a GSM device.

    I cannot post links yet but you can google for Alltel and go to the entry for Alltel on wikipedia.

    I believe that there is a registry for stolen iPhones. If it has been stolen, you will not be able to activate it with AT&T.

    I cannot help you with the cancelation fee question other than to say that you will probably have to pay it to switch.

    If you are at all concerned about the source of the iPhone, you could always get a brand new 8GB iPhone 3G for 99 bucks from AT&T or a refurb for even less.
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    Re: Iphone for Alltel??

    Thanks for the info ..... I believe Im going to try and sell this phone and go a diff route since my contract doesnt run out for another yr

    Thanks for the info ..... I believe Im going to try and sell this phone and go a diff route since my contract doesnt run out for another yr
    Last edited by TeamKansas; 07-01-2009 at 12:54 PM. Reason: Auto-merged Double post



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    Re: Iphone for Alltel??

    Apparently, the wikipedia page is out of date. According to the GSMWorld website, Alltel is now GSM so the iPhone might work on their network in Edge mode.

    They support the following frequencies:
    GSM 850/1900

    There is no indication of 3G support and no information about roaming partners.



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