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Unlocked iPhone from Apple Store?

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vesnyder

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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
 
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?
 
vesnyder said:
Same with Verizon? I heard at one point that all the Verizon iPhones come unlocked.
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Verizon iPhones since iPhone 5 are basically factory 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).
 
CDM - Thanks. That is the impression I had as well - that the Apple store sells unlocked iPhones.
 
vesnyder said:
CDM - Thanks. That is the impression I had as well - that the Apple store sells unlocked iPhones.
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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.).
 
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