Weird question (about phone compatibility)

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Okay so i know this is a droid phone forum, yes i do own a droid, and im proud of it, but my girlfriend owns the i*hone, well owned it. she recently got it stolen and she can get a new one fairly cheep but the catch is she is on at&t and its a Verizon i*hone. She and the person she talked to seemed to think that it will work with at&t ? am i missing something but i don't think it will work.. and i want to make sure she doesn't buy it and then cant use it, so anyone 100% they know the answer? Once again i doubt they will but im not 100% sure The answer would be much appreciated! thanks all

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Why not contact Verizon or ATT directly.

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Why? because she said that the guy at the at&t store said it would work but i have a feeling he has no idea what he's talking about..
 

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Why? because she said that the guy at the at&t store said it would work but i have a feeling he has no idea what he's talking about..

Why not? We're just trying to help you here. That is probably the best option. And I suggest you call. Since most of the reps don't have a clue about things like this.

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Why not? We're just trying to help you here. That is probably the best option. And I suggest you call. Since most of the reps don't have a clue about things like this.

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Why? because she said that the guy at the at&t store said it would work ..

You could even call Verizon and ask if am at&t iPhone would work on their network. If it won't work one way, it won't work the other.

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It's the radios and the networks they run on. Verizon's network is CDMA their iPhone is built w/ a cdma only radio, AT&T's is GSM. Even unlocked they are not at all cross-compatible.

There is talk that iPhone 5 may be "global" ie. Multi-band radio. But the 4 is not. As to the 5... that's a case of speculation for discussion in another forum on another site.

Btw. I was working as tier 2 tech support @ Verizon when they released the iPhone. So for this particular discussion that's as official its going to get w/o dialling 611 and getting bumped up to tech twice.

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It will not work... their networks are not even close to compatible.

You can call and waste 30 minutes, but I promise it won't.

I am also suprised by how only one or two people before me knew this.

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