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Originally Posted by Crooked
I think all iPads that are unlocked can also be put into Sprint or Verizon but to do it you'll have to put the iPad into Recovery Mode and do a data / app restore from iTunes / iCloud. I had to do so to get my Sprint SIM to work again after putting a T-Mobile SIM into my iPad 4.
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Yes, all iPads bought in the US are unlocked. The problem here is corporate policy of mobile carriers. AT&T and T-Mobile will allow any unlocked GSM device on their network. Verizon and Sprint are far more selective. Verizon, you can at least buy a SIM card off ebay but good luck getting a SIM card from Sprint. Also, Sprint seems to lock the SIM cards to the device it was activated in so you can't use any of the available workarounds for SIM card activation that you can use with Verizon. At least that was the case when the Air was released back in November. Dunno if the same holds true now or if they've relaxed their policies.