Verizon has taken a large leap in the right direction when they announced that they will be selling only unlocked iPhone 5\u2019s.<\/p>\n
A Verizon representative indicated that the company plans to sell iPhone 5\u2019s right out of the box without any locks on them, contrary to what they\u2019ve done in the past. Though nothing has been confirmed as of today, there are reports and rumors flying around indicating that Verizon\u2019s iPhone 5 can be used on the AT&T network (and, possibly, Sprint and T-Mobile as well). And that would make sense, because typically unlocking a phone gives all other major carriers access to carrying it on their own networks.<\/p>\n
However, the Verizon agent did not indicate whether this \u201clocked\u201d feature is going to be available to people right off the bat, or if it\u2019s a future \u201cupdate\u201d that the company plans on installing on their iPhones once they\u2019ve sold the majority of them. The speed on Verizon\u2019s 3G\/4G-class networks are also completely different, so an iPhone 5 made specifically for Verizon may not handle the AT&T network as well as it should.<\/p>\n
The iDownloadBlog, a well-trusted Apple-oriented blog, said late last week that that the biggest triumph was with the smaller carriers. “The big news here is that we have confirmed that you can use a Verizon iPhone 5 on AT&T or T-Mobile, freely, even if you’re a brand-new customer under contract,\u201d said the blog.<\/p>\n