Do you still have to pay monthly with a unlocked iPhone?

Do you still have to pay monthly with a unlocked iPhone?

If you want to actually use the phone, then you need a service provider. So you have to pay that service provider

Pay what monthly? For service? Of course. Unlocking a phone only allows you to use it with different carriers.

Not if you don't want to make phone calls or use cell towers for anything.

Yes. Unlocking it will not get you away from the payments

Yes, unlocking does not stop you from having to get a plan to use the iPhone, it just allows you to not be locked to 1 carrier.