Hey marriott, the answer is yes! You can activate that phone on your existing cellphone number on areas that 4G phones doesn't have good coverage. It is free of cost if you have access to your online account and you do the equipment exchange you will need to: 1. Log in on telusmobility/youraccount 2. Click Phone 3. Click on Change device 4.
You have an active TELUS Mobility account; The area code of the number you intend to transfer matches your local calling service area; The number you intend to transfer to your TELUS account is still active. Important: Do not cancel your account with your current provider or you will relinquish your phone number. How to Unlock a Bell Phone for Telus. Contact Telus to activate your phone on a Telus account or insert your Telus. How to Activate a Cell Phone With an.
Follow the steps required. It will ask you to enter ESN or MEID *which you can find it on the back of the phone if you remove the battery, it can start with 268******** or 01****** it is just numbers NO letters. Then once you complete all of this on the website to complete the activation you'll need to program the phone by dialing *22803 then call then listen to the phone and choose option 1 for English and then 1 to Program the phone. Note: If you have a phone that uses a simcard, you can reactivate it later on, as long as you don't keep it deactivated for more than 90 days otherwise you will need to purchase a new simcard.
I hope this will help you!
Not partners of Telus. But carriers that support your phone's frequencies. • don't expect it to work with CDMA networks. • discount carriers use something called AWS.
Not all phones support this new frequency. • are you using your phone for data? There is something like 3 or more LTE variations around the world. Apple got into a lawsuit when they discovered their 4G promotions did not work on devices in Australia. They had to change the packaging to 'cellular'.
• is this a BB7 phone? Swapping SIM will give you internet, but emails may require the Telus BIS servers. You not get your emails without the Telus SIM. • finally there is coverage. Telus has far fewer deadzones where I live, work and shop.
I don't care how cheap other cellular providers are if they require me to be outside in an urban centre to get reception. If I run into car problems in an suburban neighborhood, the phone is useless.
Sure there may be limited coverage with 'roaming'. I hate roaming charges leaving Canada. You want me to pay roaming charges at home? So it appears you are going to the States. T Mobile should be fine. I see they do sell iPhone's on their website. I recommend visiting a store and ask if they will activate and test the SIM card for you.
Some retailers will sell you the card and then say you need to activate it at home with a computer. Avoid these retailers. One issue is your iPhone 5 uses a Nano SIM. If they sell you a regular SIM, you need to go looking for a SIM cutter or paying $5 for someone to cut the SIM card for you. In my travels, 'Best Buy Mobile' was great in Bellingham. They cut the SIM for me, activated it, and then tested it before I walked out the store.
Best Buy Las Vegas told me to activate the SIM card at the hotel and I was frustrated by the experience as the card did not work properly with my phone. It did not help that the store was no where near the strip hotels. With regards to TMobile. • good general coverage • get ATT if you plan to be going to Alaska, as TMobile coverage is poor • I assume these are 'prepaid' SIM cards. Do your research.
I found some US SIM cards do NOT allow you call back to Canada. You need to get $5 phone card to make calls out of the US. Do research Roam Mobility as an option for the lower 48, while you are still in Canada. • Roam Mobility is a Canadian provider (Vancouver) that runs on the same TMobile network • Roam Mobility DOES allow you to call back to Canada • Roam Mobility charges by the DAY, not by the MINUTE.