Why does an iPhone need to be unlocked for T-Mobile?
Title explains it all. In further detail, I'm wondering why an iPhone needs to be unlocked for T-Mobile unlike AT&T, Sprint and Verizon. And will T-Mobile ever have the low prices like the 3? This question has been irritating me for so long.
It doesn't anymore. At the time it did because T-Mobile was not an official iPhone carrier, but now that they are one, you could go into a T-Mobile store & buy one locked to them & go on.
No, this does not mean that older iPhones suddenly are able to work on T-Mobile despite being locked. They reflect the time that they were not a carrier still & will forever.
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- To use an AT&T iPhone 4S with straight talk, does it need to be unlocked? I'm going to switch my iPhone 4S over from AT&T to straight talk. I'm unsure wether the phone needs to be unlocked or not. Some blogs say it doesn't, some suggest it. I've had mixed answers from straight talk reps. I don't know what to think! Does it need to be unlocked or not to use the phone with straight talk?
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