Have you tried any online business?

There are lot of online business available to earn money from home.
I would suggest website reselling business.If you want to start this business,you should have reseller account and small amount of money.If you need reseller account visit Goresellers.com  This reseller account includes domain name registration,hosting,seo,web design etc..Then you can fix your own rate and start your business.Now i make some good amount of money through this way.I hope it will be helpful for you.

Do you need to switch your carrier?

Both carrier are same,you will be able to switch your network when you need.If it is different one,you will need to unlock your new phone.You can unlock your mobile phone using network unlock code.It's one of the best way to unlock your mobile phone.If you need an unlock code visit Prounlocking.com  Here you can unlock your phone at low cost.

Try default codes like 12345,00000 or else try to reset your mobile phone using master reset code.If you need master reset code for your mobile pone visit Unlock-free.com Here they will need your mobile model no,imei.After that they will generate your reset code within a minute.Then you can easily remove your security lock They have reset code for some alcatel and Nokia mobile models only.