Has anybody heard if AT&T will lock the eSIM similar to how AT&T will lock an Apple SIM to AT&T after activation. Although I am an AT&T customer now, there is always the chance of me switching carriers in the future.
Great question. They do that with the e-sim that is installed in the iPad Pro's. If I recall correctly it is only the ones that are purchased directly from AT&T. I am expecting a watch 9/22 and will be activating it on AT&T. There is not a chance I would want to switch, but i am concerned for resale later on?
Is there something that leads you think this would happen?
I've not heard of AT&T locking any devices that weren't under some sort of service or financing contract. Unless you finance/buy the watch from AT&T it shouldn't get locked to them. I'd expect lawsuits to be flying if they did lock it and wouldn't unlock it for you.
Well, they would be locking the SIM, like they did with the Apple SIMs in iPad Pros. There is a history of them doing it. AT&T even would lock the embedded SIMs. In those cases though, the device itself was unlocked and you could use a different physical SIM in them. The watch doesn't have that option.
They have a history of that. I also know that with the apple sim once it is activated to ATT they won't release it either. The others will release it to be used again.
Like the others here, I want to make certain that it can be used on other carriers.
I'd only heard of them being locked if purchased from AT&T, not when people used AT&T with them. Never bought an ipad pro. I'd have submitted an unlock request immediately and bounced the thing back on AT&T immediately if it were denied.
*IF* they lock the watch, AT&T will find themselves the target of a bunch of lawsuits and lost customers.