That was my same situation.
on your iPhone can you see the model number?
unlocked iPhones has different model number than the carrier locked iPhones.
thank you.
That was my same situation.
on your iPhone can you see the model number?
unlocked iPhones has different model number than the carrier locked iPhones.
thank you.
Model A1387
i assume you have iPhone 4S with ATT and went through 6 different configuration 3 black 16, 32 and 64 and 3 white 16, 32, 64 all of them have different SKUs
when you choose the iPhones and carriers and do check out you can see the model on the URL on the browser
so looks like yours is unlocked iPhone.
any one can chime in - i am doing the correct assumption here?
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when you turn on your iphone 4s if the lock icon is not there on the top were the time shows up then it's unlocked .
I picked up a white 64gb AT&T phone from the SF (stockton) store, paid full price, didn't give them my phone number, didn't need help setting up or activating, just paid, and walked out. Came home, swapped in my AT&T sim, connected to iTunes, clicked "ok" once or twice to register phone and what not, and saw the "Congratulations, your iPhone has been unlocked." screen.
I think maybe all phones are unlocked, but when you purchase it, it sets up the lock when you give them your AT&T info. Obviously if you want a subsidy then you have to give them that, but when you pay full price, there is no reason to unless you need help setting it up or swapping SIMs.
I'm going to buy another one tomorrow to see if it works the same way. I need 2 unlocked ones.
Let us know how it goes tomorrow. I'm anxious to hear what happens.
Right?
Hmm I have a micro sim from a French carrier. I wonder if I should pop that in when I activate my phone .....
Mine will be an AT&T subsidized version.
Hmm I have a micro sim from a French carrier. I wonder if I should pop that in when I activate my phone .....
Mine will be an AT&T subsidized version.
The iPhone 4S ships from Apple unlocked. Those bought at the subsidized price, regardless of carrier, become locked at activation.
Since AT&T is the only carrier in the US, all the US iPhones come with SIM cards.
I think if you give them your AT&T number during checkout, they will lock the phone to AT&T (regardless what price you pay). For those of us buying full price, and don't need help setting it up, we can just pay and walk out, so they skip that step to lock it at the store with that mobile POS thinggie they have.
So if I don't have an AT&T account, could I walk into an AT&T store and get an unlocked iPhone 4S? Did they even check if you had an account with them?
So if I don't have an AT&T account, could I walk into an AT&T store and get an unlocked iPhone 4S? Did they even check if you had an account with them?
so at what stage are the iphones locked ???? when u buy it on your line , that is when u place order or buy it in stock and they scan it with your phone number of recipt ? or when you actually activate it ?