So apparently R-SIM does not work with Straight Talk Verizon? - GSM-Forum

DragonfireEX402 · 06-18-2018, 02:15

I currently have a locked iPhone 8 Plus that I have been using R-SIM 12 with and it has worked well with Cricket as well as the T-Mobile and AT&T versions of Straight Talk.

Apparently, this is not the case with Verizon's Straight Talk as I had tried to use the Verizon Straight Talk SIM with the iPhone 8 Plus, which is strange especially considering that the iPhone in question has the necessary CDMA bands to be able to use this. Straight Talk customer service informed me that they could not do this because they needed to verify the IMEI or some ****.

So if using R-SIM with a locked iPhone, are CDMA carriers really out of the question or is there some workaround that I had overlooked?

RexFour · 06-18-2018, 21:30

I also have this Question they use to work fine

parrotgeek1 · 06-19-2018, 06:47

First of all check if your iPhone model actually supports CDMA. Some don't in the hardware.

If it does, try to select your locked carrier and then 4g CDMA sim supreme sharp mode. Then insert CDMA sim, try to activate it. It will FAIL. Reboot and you should have 1x/3G but no 4G.

Note: RSIM is really bad at CDMA. I know that GPPLTE works better and I've heard Heicard does too but I've never owned one.

DragonfireEX402 · 06-19-2018, 17:22

That’s just it. It does because after having done that because it the Verizon SIM card itself works. However, Straight Talk customer service has told me that it will not work because they can’t verify the IMEI or some ****. Do I have to change the IMEI somehow?

Amackey903 · 06-19-2018, 17:53

Straight talk customer service are the worst, I use Net10 Verizon which is basically the same I use the heicard and I get 4glte and it’s extremely fast! The imei doesn’t really matter when it comes to Net10 or straight talk because I’m using my SIM card and imei from my old iPhone 6s Plus (which was originally Verizon) in my Sprint iPhone X without changing my imei with Net10 I just popped it out and put it in my new phone. I use the imsi code 2040400. I personally never tried the rsim for Verizon I do own one but since the heicard was working perfectly I just didn’t bother with it.

parrotgeek1 · 06-20-2018, 17:53

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Originally Posted by Amackey903

Straight talk customer service are the worst, I use Net10 Verizon which is basically the same I use the heicard and I get 4glte and it’s extremely fast! The imei doesn’t really matter when it comes to Net10 or straight talk because I’m using my SIM card and imei from my old iPhone 6s Plus (which was originally Verizon) in my Sprint iPhone X without changing my imei with Net10 I just popped it out and put it in my new phone. I use the imsi code 2040400. I personally never tried the rsim for Verizon I do own one but since the heicard was working perfectly I just didn’t bother with it.

Very useful information.

What mode did you use on Heicard's menu?
Also on settings, general, about, does it show Verizon as carrier?

Amackey903 · 06-20-2018, 19:34

It does show Verizon Wireless under general information. As for the heicard setting I’m using auto-reload TMSI I also using the iccid lock imsi so if I need to pop my SIM card out I won’t have to worry about going back through activation. When I first set up the heicard I choose perfect unlock via iccid then I selected input imsi (2040400 for Verizon). Make sure u are using a good iccid and boom everything is working! I even get LTE during calls.

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DragonfireEX402 Junior Member Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 17 Member: 2841500 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 2	So apparently R-SIM does not work with Straight Talk Verizon? I currently have a locked iPhone 8 Plus that I have been using R-SIM 12 with and it has worked well with Cricket as well as the T-Mobile and AT&T versions of Straight Talk. Apparently, this is not the case with Verizon's Straight Talk as I had tried to use the Verizon Straight Talk SIM with the iPhone 8 Plus, which is strange especially considering that the iPhone in question has the necessary CDMA bands to be able to use this. Straight Talk customer service informed me that they could not do this because they needed to verify the IMEI or some ***. So if using R-SIM with a locked iPhone, are CDMA carriers really out of the question or is there some workaround that I had overlooked? Last edited by DragonfireEX402; 06-18-2018 at 02:21.*

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06-18-2018, 21:30	#2 (permalink)
RexFour Freak Poster Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 120 Member: 2124439 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 23	I also have this Question they use to work fine

06-19-2018, 06:47	#3 (permalink)
parrotgeek1 Freak Poster Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 168 Member: 2783707 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 189	First of all check if your iPhone model actually supports CDMA. Some don't in the hardware. If it does, try to select your locked carrier and then 4g CDMA sim supreme sharp mode. Then insert CDMA sim, try to activate it. It will FAIL. Reboot and you should have 1x/3G but no 4G. Note: RSIM is really bad at CDMA. I know that GPPLTE works better and I've heard Heicard does too but I've never owned one.

06-19-2018, 17:22	#4 (permalink)
DragonfireEX402 Junior Member Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 17 Member: 2841500 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 2	That’s just it. It does because after having done that because it the Verizon SIM card itself works. However, Straight Talk customer service has told me that it will not work because they can’t verify the IMEI or some ****. Do I have to change the IMEI somehow?

06-19-2018, 17:53	#5 (permalink)
Amackey903 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3 Member: 2821689 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 1	Straight talk customer service are the worst, I use Net10 Verizon which is basically the same I use the heicard and I get 4glte and it’s extremely fast! The imei doesn’t really matter when it comes to Net10 or straight talk because I’m using my SIM card and imei from my old iPhone 6s Plus (which was originally Verizon) in my Sprint iPhone X without changing my imei with Net10 I just popped it out and put it in my new phone. I use the imsi code 2040400. I personally never tried the rsim for Verizon I do own one but since the heicard was working perfectly I just didn’t bother with it.

06-20-2018, 19:34	#7 (permalink)
Amackey903 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3 Member: 2821689 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 1	It does show Verizon Wireless under general information. As for the heicard setting I’m using auto-reload TMSI I also using the iccid lock imsi so if I need to pop my SIM card out I won’t have to worry about going back through activation. When I first set up the heicard I choose perfect unlock via iccid then I selected input imsi (2040400 for Verizon). Make sure u are using a good iccid and boom everything is working! I even get LTE during calls.