Carriers Have to Unlock Eligible Phones Beginning Today
They may have to unlock phones...
...but they can still decline to activate unlocked phones from another carrier.
What do you mean by activate?
If you have a T-Mobile unlocked phone and put an at&t SIM in it, the phone will just start working.
No activation needed...
If you have a T-Mobile unlocked phone and put an at&t SIM in it, the phone will just start working.
No activation needed...
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They can. but only CDMA carriers ever actually do. I mean, I suppose that GSM carriers could disconnect your account once they detect that you are not using one of their phones, but I've never heard of that happening, and even then there is nothing t...
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Sprint
Just chatted with Sprint to get my iphone 6 DSU and ISU and I'm told that they can't do it and that Apple will be releasing an update some time in the next 2 weeks that will make that feature automatically available. She wasn't certain of the exact time frame but she was adamant that Sprint was not responsible for this action.
I love Sprint 🙄
I love Sprint 🙄
Well hopefully you love Apple too, because its actually Their Unlock policy that carriers have to follow. They do this for other carriers too, its not just sprint.
Thats true, check the link and the Sprint FAQ about unlocking provided by phonescoop and it shows DSU for iphone is available on February 19, 2015 when apple releases software update to allow unlocking. ISU also comes from apple and not the carrier , ...
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ROFL
>>Prepaid devices will be unlocked no later than one year after their initial activation date.
Prepaid customers pay full price for their phones. What possible justification could there be for keeping a prepaid device locked for even one day? Furthermore, why should they even be locked in the first place? This is a joke.
Prepaid customers pay full price for their phones. What possible justification could there be for keeping a prepaid device locked for even one day? Furthermore, why should they even be locked in the first place? This is a joke.
stolen/hacked bank accounts or cards i would think most likely
if you need it unlocked your better off getting it through the manufacturer
if you need it unlocked your better off getting it through the manufacturer
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Prepaid customers pay full price for their phones. What possible justification could there be for keeping a prepaid device locked for even one day? Furthermore, why should they even be locked in the first place? This is
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...and that is why you get an attitude from the store rep when you go to ask questions or have it activated.
Maybe you specifically don't stop in the store but the retail store reps on this website feel what I'm saying. Hated when I did all the wo...
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Maybe you specifically don't stop in the store but the retail store reps on this website feel what I'm saying. Hated when I did all the wo...
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Earlier?
It has always been the policy of every carrier I've ever encountered that you can get the unlock code when the contract is over, no questions asked. And provided you're a good customer with no late payments and have had the phone for at least 6 months you can get the unlock code for international travel.
How is this a less restrictive policy?
How is this a less restrictive policy?
it used to take at least a week for some carriers to have it done, getting it unlocked for international travel is stil gonna be a hassle due to they dont have to if your not in the military or if its still under contract/agreement
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You must be talking about GSM carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile allowing to unlock phones. CDMA carriers have firmware burned into a ROM chip that locks it to that carrier. While all the rest of the world allowed for competition among carriers, not he...
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