Are these phones locked no matter what?
No buying outright?
I mean, I know it's a pre-paid plan, so you have to buy the phone outright in any case.. But seems weird to have it locked if you are buying the phone before activation? I thought they all shipped the same, just were locked by carrier while they set it up. ?
The problem is that it has CDMA network electronics inside and not GSM like Att/T-Mobile. My Virgin 4s does have a SIM card slot however