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smf72

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Does anyone know if I buy from apple store and use my Verizon payment upgrade wether the phone will be subject to the new 60 day lock from Verizon. I ask because I am traveling and use the esim and this 60 day Verizon lock is new.
 
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Will my new iPhone be unlocked?
Nearly all iPhone models sold on apple.com and at the Apple Store are unlocked. This means they aren’t tied to a single carrier. The exception is when you buy an iPhone with AT&T Next. It will be tied — or locked — to AT&T.


  • Your iPhone will be unlocked when you:
  • Choose any carrier and select One-time payment.
  • Choose any carrier and select Apple iPhone Payments.
  • Choose any carrier and either join or upgrade with the Apple iPhone Upgrade Program.
  • Purchase a SIM-free model. This is like any other iPhone, just without a carrier nano-SIM card.
    Your iPhone will be locked when you:
  • Choose AT&T as your carrier and pay with AT&T Next.
 
Verizon's policy is it will be locked for 60 days once activated on it's network. From the VZW web site. Dated July 23rd 2019.
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Will my new iPhone be unlocked?
Nearly all iPhone models sold on apple.com and at the Apple Store are unlocked. This means they aren’t tied to a single carrier. The exception is when you buy an iPhone with AT&T Next. It will be tied — or locked — to AT&T.


  • Your iPhone will be unlocked when you:
  • Choose any carrier and select One-time payment.
  • Choose any carrier and select Apple iPhone Payments.
  • Choose any carrier and either join or upgrade with the Apple iPhone Upgrade Program.
  • Purchase a SIM-free model. This is like any other iPhone, just without a carrier nano-SIM card.
    Your iPhone will be locked when you:
  • Choose AT&T as your carrier and pay with AT&T Next.

Yes they are unlocked, but once activated on VZW, VZW locks it down for 60 days.
 
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