Arc73 t1_jeezn1z wrote
Reply to comment by rLima_Peru---Mod in AT&T taking ownership of your owned device by [deleted]
The Apple Store can sell you a phone in one of two ways. SIM/Carrier free or you tell them your carrier and they activate it in the carrier which locks the phone to the carrier for 60 days. So you need to buy the SIM free version and activate/transfer your SIM/eSIM yourself.
conscioussylling t1_jef5yby wrote
This is incorrect. The only time Apple locks a device sold via their retail channels is when someone chooses to use AT&T financing. All other financing options through an Apple retail channel result in an unlocked device.
rLima_Peru---Mod t1_jef0puu wrote
I’ll be purchasing it today. I will not activate it with them at the Apple Store. Hopefully it works this way.
Bacon-80 t1_jefo5gv wrote
When you purchase one make sure to specify that it’s not attached to a carrier/don’t answer or provide any info about your current carrier because they’ll try to get you to buy one that’s locked - they’ll advertise deals and everything but just ignore them 😂 they did that to me when I bought a MacBook trying to upsell me. Idk why tho cuz they don’t even get commission.
Bacon-80 t1_jefnxil wrote
This answered my question on a few other comments - I wasn’t sure if you could buy esims unlocked or not because I thought the SIM card was what kept them from being locked (wasn’t sure about ease of esim transfer - or sim to esim if you were going from a physical sim model to an esim only model)
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