Apple Closes Loophole Letting Buyers Pick Unlocked iPhones Using Carrier Payment Plans

Apple Closes Loophole Letting Buyers Pick Unlocked iPhones Using Carrier Payment Plans

You'll no longer be able to finance unlocked iPhones from these carriers until they complete important steps.

Apple Closes Unlocked iPhone Loophole for T-Mobile and Verizon Financing

Carrier-financed iPhones purchased from Apple will soon be locked to the carrier, ending a workaround customers used to purchase an unlocked iPhone on a payment plan. Until the rule change, buying an iPhone from Apple and opting for financing through Verizon or T-Mobile meant you would get an iPhone not locked to either carrier's network. That's no longer the case, and now iPhones financed through Verizon or T-Mobile will not be able to be used with a different network.

Apple just closed a popular workaround for buying an unlocked iPhone

Apple has closed a workaround that let you buy an unlocked iPhone with carrier financing. Here's what changed, and what it means for you

Buying From Apple Store? New Policy Locks Financed iPhones to Verizon and T-Mobile

If you are planning to buy an iPhone through a carrier like T-Mobile or Verizon, here’s something you might want to take note of. According to a post on Reddit, it seems that Apple will carrier lock an iPhone purchased through T-Mobile or Verizon as long as it is bought under an installment plan. Apple to carrier lock iPhone from T-Mobile and Verizon According to the post, there is a change in the FAQ section on Apple’s website. It answers the q…

Apple Makes A Big Change To Carrier-Financed Device Purchases

There’s been an open secret among customers that use Apple products: if you buy direct from Apple, you’ll get an unlocked device. Buying an iPhone direct from Apple’s website, even with carrier financing deals, allowed you to receive an unlocked phone right from the start that worked with international carriers as well as other domestic carriers than the one you financed with. Source