Unlocked iPhone 6 & T-Mobile
I want an unlocked phone. After researching the Apple site, talking to Apple sales and T-Mobile, T-Mobile seems to offer the only way to get one now. HOWEVER, I've had bad experiences with them and hopefully someone can verify the information given to me by T-Mobile. I got different information from 2 different reps.
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1. It is available now (to order)
2. It is contract free as well as unlocked and there is no obligation to obtain service from them
3. Not to be repetitious, but I can buy the phone at T-Mobile and then take it to AT&T or the Caribbean to activate and use it.
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2. as well as 3. - I got a different answer from someone who was very unsure of herself. She said that I was obligated to stay with T-Mobile. She could not answer how long. Only a long ethical answer that I "should" get my service from them because I'm buying from them and they have the lowest rates. [I really hate this company.]
Apple had a slightly different version or somewhere in between what T-Mobile reps said, but the salesperson qualified herself by saying she wasn't certain:
Apple stated that you must stay with T-Mobile 45 days and then you're free to do what you want. That makes a heck of a lot more sense than what either of the T-Mobile reps told me.
At this point, I'm leaning towards waiting until Apple releases its unlocked version. I don't trust T-Mobile. Any thoughts?
I pre-ordered the Contract Free (T-Mobile) iPhone 6 and when it arrived yesterday I took my AT&T SIM from my iPhone 5 put it in the 6 and turned it on. Took a second to activate to AT&T, but since then I have had NO issues. I did receive a weird text message from AT&T about a new SIM, but I went to AT&T store and they told me the text probably came late (the phone activated before they sent the text) and since everything is working just ignore it.
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Can I use boost mobile with my unlocked iPhone 5
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Do you have information about the model no. of original purchase that is printed on the back cover ?
What is model no. of the replacement iPhone 5 ?
If T-mobile SIM worked on the original purchase and does not work on the replacement iPhone 5, they gave you a wrong model. -
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Hi everybody, I need help.
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Thanks in advance for adviceDid you restore the phone as a new device when you did the restore/unlock, or did you restore it from an existing backup? I have found that when unlocking an iPhone on the AT&T network, you don't get the message that the unlock was successful if you don't restore as a new device. The unlock still works, you just don't get the message. Perhaps it is not carrier specific for this behavior.
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Hi! I'm from Russia and i want to buy the new unlocked iPhone 4S in the U.S. in November, but i need to know, am i need this doc's?
What to Bring with You
Your old mobile phone, if you’re replacing it.
Social Security number of the account holder.
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Your Apple ID and password.http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/
According to Apple's list (link above) you will probably want to pick up a Sprint or US Cellular model. HOWEVER, as I mentioned above I know that the Verizon iPhones come unlocked from the factory (assuming it will be the same for iPhone 6 and 6+). I DO NOT KNOW if the Sprint and US Cellular models come unlocked. But I am sure some quick internet research will lead you to the answer.
I think your goal would be to get a Sprint or US Cellular version. Also I believe a law was just recently passed that allows someone to have a phone unlocked by the carrier no questions asked. So even if the Sprint and US Cellular iPhones are locked you can have them unlocked.
Update:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/obama-signs-bill-unlocking-cellphones/ -
As I heard, If i get an unlocked iphone 5s, I can use it with my Wind Mobile which i have to have a $40 monthly plan for it. So, I want to buy an Iphone 5s that I can use it here with Wind Mobile and in turkey with my turkish line that supports Iphone. So, is it possible that I can purchase an Iphone 5s that will be usable within Canada and Turkey? Im asking because, In Turkey, you need to register the Imei of the phone on your Passport to use it. Also, if i buy an unlocked Iphone 5s, will I be down to use it anywhere with any line?
I dont know if you know the procedure in Canada and Turkey. Wind mobile wasnt supporting Iphones until they decided to let people use Iphone 5s with their $40 plan.And as i know, Turkey is the only country that asks you to register the imei on your passport to use it. So, most of people did not know it. so procedures are changing country by country. Are you sure that If I buy an Iphone 5s from a canadian apple store, use it with my wind mobile line and the turkish line in Turkey?
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If i buy Unlocked Iphone 5s from Virgin Mobile can i use it with other operator?(In Europe)
If i buy Unlocked Iphone 5s from Virgin Mobile can i use it with other operator?(In Europe)
You need to clarify where you are as Virgin Mobile are a Global Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) brand however the terms and offers differ in each country.
If you are in the USA the brand is actually franchised and operated by Sprint .
Operating on Sprint CDMA and LTE frequency bands.
The CDMA radio will be provioned to work off of the Sprint towers - This IS locked down and can't be used on any other network -for instance Verizon.
The phones GSM Sim card holder and radios should be unlocked but we won't know for sure until the handsets are available to test.
The models in question are the A1453 - 5S ad A1456- 5C- these support the most channel frequencies of any iPhone , however NOT the all important European LTE band 7 (2600mhz)
So it is highly likely that the Virgin USA model will have unlocked SIM and GSM support will work on all European 3G and most earlier 2 and 2.5G networks however may have patchy to no European LTE support.
Note that comment reqarding 2G (GPRS) and 2.5 G (Often called Edge) - A number of European countries and mobile operators are re-provisionng (reusing) frequencies in the 800mhz spectrum to 800DD (digital) for future LTE and where this takes place normal subscibers without LTE contracts will loose service in some areas.
This is already taking place in the UK - Beware.
Virgin Mobile UK are not currently an Apple iPhone dealership.
And other countries with the band including Canada, France and India I have information about. -
I live in lebanon and I need a factory unlocked iphone 5s to use my carrior (touch), so should i buy the t-mobile unlocked iphone, or will i have to call t-mobile?
Ok thanks, I just needed to make sure, because when i bought my iphone 4 3 years ago, it was 'carrierless' for more than 6 months, which was a bummer
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I have unlocked iphone and got walmart family mobile. I was issued a phone number initially then asked for a different one. Now when I send text messages, they show up the original number, but when I make phone calls, the id shows up the new number, I can recieve text messages to both numbers. If you try to call the first number it says it is not a working number. On my phone, if I go under "about" it says "my phone number" and it says the second number, under settings, and messaging, it says that I send and recieve messages from the original one. T-mobile, has no idea why this is happening and has tried everything to fix it
This is for iMessages only, not for text messages as in SMS/MMS.
Settings > Messages > Send & Receive > Apple ID.
Select your Apple ID and at the menu window that appears, select Sign Out.
Turn iMessage off at Settings > Messages > iMessage.
Then follow these instructions.
You can remove an iPhone from your support profile by following these steps.
Step 1: Click on this link to open the login window of your support profile.
Step 2: Log into the website using your Apple ID – same as your iTunes login.
Step 3: Click on the button ‘Edit products’ and select the iPhone that you want to remove from the list.
Step 4: Click on the arrow behind the product, and then click on the button ‘Unregister’ to delete the iPhone from your support profile.
After you unregister your iPhone, on your iPhone go to Settings > Messages > iMessage and turn iMessage on.
Go to Settings < Messages > Send & Receive > Apple ID. Sign back in with your Apple ID.
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Hello how much should i wait to unlock my iphone?
I requested this unlock from t-mobile yesterday thxSo i have to restore it everyday to know that??
No alert before no email nothing this is weird.
I bought this iphone from a guy and i checked the imei number on the t-mobile website, it shows that i can unlock it for free now so i sent my imei number and my phone number, this is all what i should do? And wait?
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I have an Iphone 4s ,unlocked with T-mobile, and I cannot change my iMessage to receive at my phone number, instead it is coming through my email. Can anyone help?
http://support.t-mobile.com/thread/18891
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Will the T Mobile unlocked iPhone 6 be compatible in India?
Will the T Mobile unlocked iPhone 6 be usable in India? Can it be used as it is in Indian GSM networks without any unlocking required? I asked my friend who lives in Connecticut to enquire in a T mobile store where the seller told him that it will be locked for 90 days. Is it so? I could not contact live chat support. Please help.
Firstly, the T-Mobile phone is NOT unlocked, but rather contract/sim free. You don't buy the phone directly from a T-Mobile store or the phone will be locked, but you need to get your friend to go and buy the T-Mobile phone contract free directly from the Apple store.
This phone comes with a T-Mobile sim card, but the trick is to take the T-Mobile sim card out of the phone when you receive it and put your local sim card into the phone and then activate it and then it will remain unlocked.
Remember though that if this phone comes from the US, you will have no valid warranty on the phone for India, as iPhone warranty is not international, so if anything goes wrong with the phone, you have to physically take it back to the US - no shipping accepted.
The phone will also not support 4G/LTE, due to frequency differences.
There are no unlocked phones for sale in the US yet, but if you want to risk the T-Mobile phone, then get your friend to go and buy the T-Mobile contract free phone directly from the Apple store and NOT a T-Mobile store - if you go to T-Mobile, then the phone will be locked, but if you get it from Apple, you should be able to take the T-Mobile sim card out of the phone and then activate it with a local sim card and the phone should remain unlocked.
It is only if you activate with the T-Moible sim card that you are in trouble.
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