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Have a Tmobile cell phone that the service was cancelled a few weeks ago by tmobile, the phone is...

Have a Tmobile cell phone that the service was cancelled a few weeks ago by tmobile, the phone is now locked and cant be used. would love to transfer to verizon network. how do I go about unlocking that cell phone?
Tony asked this question 9 months ago
  • Cell Phone Geek

    I have worked with cell phones since 1995, for all 4 major carriers. I was a technician as well as a...

    Accepted answer

    That phone is gsm and can be unlocked, cellphoneunlocker.net, but you will not be able to use it on Verizon, they are CDMA

  • Black Tie

    Straight Answers, No Fluff...

    if Tmobile put a "Bad ESN" status on the phone, you're not going to have luck putting it back on T-Mobile until it's cleared, but yes you can unlock it and put it on other networks....HOWEVER, the network you decide to go with makes the world of a difference. Verizon works off of a completely different network in the US (CDMA) where Tmobile, ATT, and a handful of other carriers use what's called GSM. If you want to keep using that phone, I would suggest ATT. I'm about 90% sure that phone won't work on Verizon (I have seen phone wizards work some seemingly impossible things, hence the 90%) My advice is to sell the phone on ebay or craigslist and just use the money to buy a verizon phone if you're not open to the idea of taking it to ATT