conscioussylling t1_jef494h wrote
The only time an Apple Store-sold device will be carrier locked is if you choose AT&T Financing. Any other option gives you a fully unlocked device. Apple’s Stores do not use the retail flex policy that Best Buy uses.
rLima_Peru---Mod t1_jef4l1h wrote
conscioussylling t1_jef57vg wrote
Apple makes the policy very clear on their app/website.
rLima_Peru---Mod t1_jef7ik5 wrote
I was at the Apple Store and a second employee gave me the same info. He went to ask his supervisors and they were not even sure. They said 30 to 60 days. So seems they are posting one thing and yet another thing is happening.
conscioussylling t1_jef7vkb wrote
Can you fathom that employees can be wrong? Is it so hard to understand that Apple does not lock devices activated on AT&T unless you choose to use AT&T financing?
conscioussylling t1_jef4rwq wrote
That rep is incorrect.
rLima_Peru---Mod t1_jef595e wrote
Bacon-80 t1_jefn7ug wrote
The rep you’re talking do doesn’t know what they’re talking about sorry.
I’ve always bought unlocked phones from apple. The ONLY possible answer I can think of is that ever since apple switched to esim only, they may not sell unlocked phones anymore since they don’t have SIM trays. The whole reason they were able to sell unlocked phones was due to the SIM card tray. But that would be a very recent thing like as of the iPhone 14 model because 13s had SIM card trays (I have an unlocked 13 from the Apple Store and just stuck my SIM from my 12 into it)
I wouldn’t know because I got a 14 on a payment plan (locked to Verizon) because it ended up being cheaper with all the plan-specific discounts. My phone only ends up costing me $200 because it’s $5 monthly for 36 months 😅 vs $1,200 upfront for the same configuration. Maybe someone in the thread has an unlocked 14?
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