Verizon iPhone 5 comes unlocked, usable on AT&T

Verizon's iPhone 5 comes unlocked, allowing it to be used freely on AT&T's network.

by Brooke Crothers

September 22, 2012 2:48 PM PDT Follow @mbrookec

(Credit: Verizon)

The Verizon iPhone 5 comes unlocked out of the box, a Verizon representative confirmed with CNET today.

Reports have been trickling out over the last 24 hours or so saying that Verizon's iPhone 5 can used on AT&T's network.

A Verizon representative confirmed that it is "GSM unlocked" -- and that the iPhone is unlocked out of the box.

Of course, there are a bunch of caveats. This "feature" could be "fixed" via a future update. And AT&T's and Verizon's 3G/4G-class networks achieve different levels of connectivity speeds.

That said, iDownloadBlog, wrote on Friday that "the big news here is that we have confirmed that you can use a Verizon iPhone 5 on AT&T or T-Mobile, freely, even if you're a brand-new customer under contract."

Updated on September 23 at 5:10 p.m. PDT: adding comment from Verizon representative.