You don't need to tell them you lost it bro. Its your phone, you can do whatever you want to do. 

furke · Jul 21, 2013 11:43 PM

Hey efg bro, I would suggest sending ATT unlocked iphone/S4 because you will never loose the unlock even if you update the phone. In CDMA phone like sprint, you will loose the unlock if you update it.  As Furke said, you don't have to worry about informing them that your phone is lost. You can do whatever you want to do. Peace

ramailo manche · Jul 22, 2013 9:17 AM

Thank you Furke and Ramailo manche. But I could not understand what you meant by loosing unlock. I have sprint connection so I don't know how can I get ATT phone. If I send Sprint galaxy 4s phone to Nepal, will they be able to use it with sim card?

efg · Jul 22, 2013 10:26 AM

USA's phones, including your Sprint Galaxy S4 are locked to their original carriers. Your phone will not work right away in Nepal because its locked to Sprint USA. To use it, you will HAVE to unlock it. I don't know if we can unlock Sprint Galaxy 4S coz its a CDMA phone (I may be wrong because I do not know a lot about Android phones). As ramailo manche said you, its a good idea to send ATT iPhone or Galaxy S4 to Nepal coz they are GSM phones and can be unlocked very easily and cheaply. ATT iPhones can be unlocked for as little as $1.99 and Samsung Galaxy S4 can be unlocked for around $5.00. By unlocking your GSM phones, you will be able to insert your Nepali Sim Card and use right away. Dealing with CDMA phones are always confusing and can be costly. Now lets talk about Sprint iPhone 4/4S. To unlock Sprint 4/4S, you will have to use a special sim adapter called Gevey Sim/GPP sim. Sprint does not unlock their phones so these adapters are the only way you can unlock your Sprint/Verizon iPhone 4/4S. Downside of this is that these adapters might not support new software in the future and you will lose your unlock and your iPhone will be again locked to Sprint network. Hence, the best thing to do is to purchase an ATT iPhone or Android phone and unlock it.

pepsi · Jul 22, 2013 11:31 AM

efg, Galaxy S4 for Sprint is not a worldwide phone. Simply speaking it doesn't have a place where you can put the sim card in it. Even though on a Samsung website it says that it is a worldwide gsm phone, which it is but only in a cell phone service like att and tmobile, not in a Sprint or Verizon. That's the downfall of CDMA service that it won't have a place to put the sim card in it. The few sprint gsm phones which you can use in Nepal are few versions of Blackberry, Sprint Iphone 4S and Iphone 5. You can unlock the Sprint Iphone 4S by calling the Sprint Internation tech support. Tell them that you're travelling abroad and need to unlock the device, they will do it for free and it can be used in Nepal forever. Once you come back you can use any other device in Sprint. No need to give any explanation. I think that Asurion, the third party insurance for sprint now do insured Iphones as well but it's $11.00 per month instead of $8.00. If you want you can insure the device before you leave and once you come back you can say that you lost the device and claim another one. But don't quote me on this because Asurion is pretty strict on this matter and remember that lying the insurance claim is a federal law. I hope this helps. Good luck and enjoy in Nepal. Last edited: 22-Jul-13 12:12 PM

Karnali Blues · Jul 22, 2013 12:02 PM

Thank you friends for your valuable suggestions.

efg · Jul 22, 2013 12:45 PM