iPhone 8/Plus Switching Carriers

[AndyJoeshow]

Hey everyone! Hope this is an easy question.

I am currently on an ATT IPhone 8 Plus on Apple’s Iphone Program. I’d like to change to T-Mobile as the coverage is better in my area.

Do I need to just have ATT unlock the phone before I go to T-Mobile? They’re on the same network I believe so there shouldn’t be too much else to it. Anything I’m missing?

 

[rui no onna]

If you bought it via Apple's iPhone Upgrade Program, then it should already come unlocked. It's via AT&T Next that's locked.

Those are two different networks, though (but the device should work on both).

 

[enrincon89]

Hey everyone! Hope this is an easy question.

I am currently on an ATT IPhone 8 Plus on Apple’s Iphone Program. I’d like to change to T-Mobile as the coverage is better in my area.

Do I need to just have ATT unlock the phone before I go to T-Mobile? They’re on the same network I believe so there shouldn’t be too much else to it. Anything I’m missing?

The phone is locked. I’m currently with an iPhone X with IUP and I traveled to Colombia like 2 weeks ago and I wanted to use a Colombian carrier SIM card and the iPhone was locked. So I called AT&T and they told me to go to att.com/deviceunlock and follow the directions to have my phone unlocked it took like 30 mins to get it unlocked.

 

[rui no onna]

Did Apple change their policy? Back when I helped someone buy an iPhone 7 and 7+ via the IUP, the devices came unlocked out of the box. Got the Congrats, your iPhone is unlocked message when we connected to iTunes to restore backup.

 

[enrincon89]

Did Apple change their policy? Back when I helped someone buy an iPhone 7 and 7+ via the IUP, the devices came unlocked out of the box. Got the Congrats, your iPhone is unlocked message when we connected to iTunes to restore backup.

I think they did. Because before calling AT&T I called Apple and they told me to call AT&T.

 

[Mrbobb]

If u got the phone from AT&T, it's locked to AT&T.
If u got the phone from Apple, the SIM-LESS phones are unlocked.
If u got the phone from Apple AND signed up with a carrier immediately, I dunno, it maybe locked.
If the phone is fully paid, no more pending monthly you should be able to unlock it with AT&T.

 

[Superrjamz54]

If u got the phone from AT&T, it's locked to AT&T.
If u got the phone from Apple, the SIM-LESS phones are unlocked.
If u got the phone from Apple AND signed up with a carrier immediately, I dunno, it maybe locked.
If the phone is fully paid, no more pending monthly you should be able to unlock it with AT&T.

no iPhone bought on using Apples upgrade program is carrier locked for the US carriers. My Intel X works fine on Verizon with the IUP program. Not sure if it’s going to work with an international carrier.

 

[AlphaGuitarist]

I bought a T-Mobile variant (no carrier check at the time of purchase) X from Apple and immediately activated it on my AT&T account. A week later, I flew to Spain for two weeks and used it with a local carrier. The phone was unlocked out of the box.