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T-mobile iPhone full price comes unlocked?

Kulfon

Kulfon

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Folks, I want to order a full price iPhone and need to be sure it comes unlocked. Will T-Mobile full price option work? It used to be the case in the past. Thanks!
 
Full price AT&T, TMobile and Verizon phones purchased through Apple should be unlocked. Those purchased direct from the carriers are all locked I believe.
 
Kulfon said:
Folks, I want to order a full price iPhone and need to be sure it comes unlocked. Will T-Mobile full price option work? It used to be the case in the past. Thanks!
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Guaranteed full priced T-Mobile is unlocked. I put my att sim at a T-Mobile full purchased priced and I made a phone call with no problem.
 
Kulfon said:
Folks, I want to order a full price iPhone and need to be sure it comes unlocked. Will T-Mobile full price option work? It used to be the case in the past. Thanks!
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Bought a T-Mobile full-price at Apple store today in San Diego - confirming is unlocked, works with my wife's AT&T SIM card.
 
Thanks a lot! Does it come with a sim card or without?
 
throwthedice said:
...and does WiFi calling work on a full price TMob phone purchased from Apple?
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This is definitely the case. It even works on my iPhone 5c bought in the UK, which is technically not 100% compatible with T-Mobile US network. It's purely a software feature.
 
unclemax said:
This is definitely the case. It even works on my iPhone 5c bought in the UK, which is technically not 100% compatible with T-Mobile US network. It's purely a software feature.
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Right, I kinda meant to ask if you need any special "TMob Bloatware" to get it to work.

I'm assuming since the phone is "unlocked" I won't see any bloatware.. :oops:
 
throwthedice said:
Right, I kinda meant to ask if you need any special "TMob Bloatware" to get it to work.

I'm assuming since the phone is "unlocked" I won't see any bloatware.. :oops:
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No, the software I was talking about is part of iOS. So if it sees you're on T-Mobile you can enable WiFi calling by going to Settings --> Phone.
 
throwthedice said:
Right, I kinda meant to ask if you need any special "TMob Bloatware" to get it to work.

I'm assuming since the phone is "unlocked" I won't see any bloatware.. :oops:
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And, by the way, iOS is not as bloatware-friendly as Android. Maximum what carriers can do is offer their dedicated apps on App Store that can be installed and deleted as any other apps.
 
shadesofearl said:
Bought a T-Mobile full-price at Apple store today in San Diego - confirming is unlocked, works with my wife's AT&T SIM card.
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Did you try your cellular data? I brought a T-Mobile full-price iPhone6S online, and the cellular data doesn't work without an extra profile, also the personal hotspot doesn't work.
 
I ordered today a full price T-Mobile iPhone 6s 64 GB from apple.com

The order says: iPhone 6s 64GB Space Gray (GSM). Nothing else...no reference to T-Mobile or any other carrier. Hope it will work with my GSM network.
 
I've got my T-Mobile Apple.com 128GB 6S Plus on AT&T right now. It is missing Band 30, but that is not a big deal yet.

To the point though, it's unlocked absolutely.
 
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