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Unlocked iPhone from Apple Store?
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I was told by an AT&T rep that the AT&T iPhone sold at the Apple store are unlocked. Is this accurate?
Thanks
It depends.
Depends on what?
On if you buy it outright/full price or use some sort of subsidy or installment plan.
YesSo you are saying that if I buy the iPhone from the Apple store that is tied to an AT&T account and is discounted (AT&T subsidized) that the phone is locked to AT&T?
So you are saying that if I buy the iPhone from the Apple store that is tied to an AT&T account and is discounted (AT&T subsidized) that the phone is locked to AT&T?
Yes. That is what I am saying.
Verizon iPhones since iPhone 5 are basically factory unlocked.Same with Verizon? I heard at one point that all the Verizon iPhones come unlocked.
That said, I believe Apple stores sell just completely unlocked iPhones not tied to any particular carrier (until you get a SIM for whatever carrier you want to use basically).
Right, they do. Just not all of the phones they sell are unlocked, depends on which one you get and how you are getting it (part of some carrier upgrade/subsidy program, or doing some sort of financing through a carrier, or just buying it for full price, etc.).CDM - Thanks. That is the impression I had as well - that the Apple store sells unlocked iPhones.
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