Carrier iphone 5 verizon on international use

[rav2113]

hello everyone, lets see if someone can answer my question... i havent really seen a straight answer online but here it goes.

i have a iphone 5 currently on a plan with verizion.... i plan to travel to costa rica for a 1 year and use my phone over there.. I am aware that my phone is GSM unlocked internationally and that i can use it in costa rica..

thing is that since i am still under a plan... i dont want my line to go to waste so i plan on activating another line and give it to my daughter... i spoke with the verizon rep she told me that if I activated my US line with another phone my phone will be "blacklisted" i am assuming she meant Bad ESN

so my question is.... i dont care if my phone cant be activated in verizion anymore.... will it still work on my Costa rica GSM line??

untimately i would just sell it un costa rica and buy my self a new phone when i get back to the US

thanks in advance

 

[anaqvi786]

hello everyone, lets see if someone can answer my question... i havent really seen a straight answer online but here it goes.

i have a iphone 5 currently on a plan with verizion.... i plan to travel to costa rica for a 1 year and use my phone over there.. I am aware that my phone is GSM unlocked internationally and that i can use it in costa rica..

thing is that since i am still under a plan... i dont want my line to go to waste so i plan on activating another line and give it to my daughter... i spoke with the verizon rep she told me that if I activated my US line with another phone my phone will be "blacklisted" i am assuming she meant Bad ESN

so my question is.... i dont care if my phone cant be activated in verizion anymore.... will it still work on my Costa rica GSM line??

untimately i would just sell it un costa rica and buy my self a new phone when i get back to the US

thanks in advance

I know exactly what you mean, so I will try to answer your question.

First, if your iPhone cannot be blacklisted (bad esn) just if a new phone is on the account. You can even ask the rep to clarify. So that is a plus

As for you using it in coasta rica, it definitely will work. Even if you have a bad esn, it should work internationally. And since your phone is GSM unlocked (even works with AT&T), it should work with any carrier that supports the gsm bands that the iPhone supports. Just make sure you get prepaid

I hope this answers your question.

 

[rav2113]

thanks for the reply!!! ya... i called verizon they said that no problem.... stupid customer service never knows anything i was transfered 4 times to get a right answer.... lol