How can I tell which carrier this iPhone 5 belongs to?

[haoleflip]

Hello! I am a repair tech and I have a couple of iPhone 5's here, but I don't know what carrier they are for. Is there a way to tell which carrier the iPhones were made for by the serial number or IMEI? Thanks!

 

[bear7962]

Try settings>general>about an then scroll down to where it says carrier.

 

[kingjust]

Try settings>general>about an then scroll down to where it says carrier.

This way will tell you exactly

 

[scifan57]

This way will tell you exactly

Yes it will. Look at this screenshot.

 

[kingjust]

What is sasktel

 

[scifan57]

What is sasktel

That's the carrier my phone is activated with.

 

[haoleflip]

What if it says "vn fl 14.0" ??

Here's the problem I am having: I have this iPhone 5 here and when I put the MEID on a Verizon account, Verizon is telling me that the ESN is clean and that I can put it onto a Verizon account. However, when I put an AT&T SIM Card in (just for sh*ts and giggles) the Carrier changes to AT&T. Is this phone unlocked? I need to find the ORIGINAL carrier of the phone is there any way to do this?

 

[mariuss]

Did u try google online ur imei ?


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[willerz2]

Did u try google online ur imei ?


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There is a charges for IMEI finders, and frankly I wouldn't trust them. $5 or more for 2 lines of information that you'll use once

 

[bear7962]

When I googled that model number it I found it for sale by Apple. Its a 16gb Verizon phone.

 

[mariuss]

There is a charges for IMEI finders, and frankly I wouldn't trust them. $5 or more for 2 lines of information that you'll use once

There is a site called iphoneadmin or something can't think of it now and it's free


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[JHT]

Try *****, it is free to use.

Just enter your EMEI number and it tells you if your phone is locked to a carrier.

 

[JHT]

Oops have I breached some rules? My apologies if I have.
Could the op pm me for the site.