I have a question about unlocked iPhones

[gabrielfnts2]

I just bought an iPhone 4 and I just realized that I bought it as an unlocked phone on apple.com and I wanted to know what is the difference between an unlocked phone and a regular locked phone that you would buy from AT&T?

 

[Agent-P]

I just bought an iPhone 4 and I just realized that I bought it as an unlocked phone on apple.com and I wanted to know what is the difference between an unlocked phone and a regular locked phone that you would buy from AT&T?

A regular iPhone bought from AT&T will only accept an AT&T sim card to operate the phone functions while an unlocked iPhone will accept a sim card from any carrier that uses sim cards (which includes carriers in europe and other parts of the world as well).

 

[gabrielfnts2]

A regular iPhone bought from AT&T will only accept an AT&T sim card to operate the phone functions while an unlocked iPhone will accept a sim card from any carrier that uses sim cards (which includes carriers in europe and other parts of the world as well).

but other than that there is no difference between an unlocked iPhone and a locked iPhone?

 

[macingman]

but other than that there is no difference between an unlocked iPhone and a locked iPhone?

No the only difference is the ability to use different carriers.

 

[gabrielfnts2]

No the only difference is the ability to use different carriers.

ok thanks so much for clearing everything up for me

 

[psxguru]

but other than that there is no difference between an unlocked iPhone and a locked iPhone?

An unlocked phone has better resale value