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I want to buy a new iPhone. I don't have a bund plan with my carrier At&T. I just need a unlocked iPhone. But seems here, there is a $100 price difference between choosing Carrier and just an unlocked iPhone. What will happen if I only choose an unlocked iPhone, and put my old SIM card in it? Do I have to choose At&T?
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iPhone 11 Pro
You can purchase an unlocked SIM free device but have to pay full retail at the time of sale. Similarly though, you can buy the AT&T model with an unprogrammed SIM in it by paying full price as well and it will be unlocked too.
That’s what I did with my iPhone XS this year, ordered direct from Apple. I used my iPhone 7 SIM in it when I got it to put it on my service, but I bought the AT&T model so I would have a spare AT&T SIM to activate old devices with as needed. Since I paid in full at purchase, that iPhone XS is unlocked
You can purchase an unlocked SIM free device but have to pay full retail at the time of sale. Similarly though, you can buy the AT&T model with an unprogrammed SIM in it by paying full price as well and it will be unlocked too.
That’s what I did with my iPhone XS this year, ordered direct from Apple. I used my iPhone 7 SIM in it when I got it to put it on my service, but I bought the AT&T model so I would have a spare AT&T SIM to activate old devices with as needed. Since I paid in full at purchase, that iPhone XS is unlocked
iPhone 11 Pro. I'm trying to buy online (with trade-in), and coming to this page, that I have to choose.
See the difference? should I choose At&T ($749) or Unlocked and SIM-Free ($634)? it's $115 difference.
I do use AT&T as the carrier, but I don't have a bundled plan with AT&T at the moment, I only need a phone actually. Wondering which one I should choose. Thank you.
Thanks, I can do the math and saw the difference, but I guess that you indicated you had a trade, and I did not account for that. However, I'm unaware why there would be a difference in price. However, to answer your general question, you can purchase an unlocked phone if you wish and would be able to use it on AT&T or another carrier if you wish. That is what an unlocked phone is capable of doing. What did you indicate you had for a trade? I'm trying to duplicate what you are seeing.
If you buy a unlocked iPhone you can use it with any carrier you don't have to use ATT
Thank you very much. I'm just curious why choosing At&T is even $100 more expensive here, but actually I don't need to choose, right?
What iPhone model are you looking that you see these prices, especially the difference in the unlocked model? I cannot seem to see that example.
Haha, thank you. I guess I know now. I'll just go with the unlocked phone+SIMcard free. I guess the $116 difference is for getting a SIM card, that I don't need.
Thank you, Michael. I know what to do now. ^^
What will happen if I don't choose a carrier?
