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I have never brought a iPhone directly through the apple store, are these phones sim locked or am I able to take my old sim from my old phone and use it in a new one?

Posted on Oct 22, 2019 10:21 AM

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Posted on Oct 22, 2019 10:40 AM

Depends on how you buy it. In most cases it will be unlocked when you choose a carrier and you can even specify a sim free unlocked model that has no specific carrier.


See here: https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/overlay/iphone/carrier_unlocked


Will my new iPhone be unlocked?


Nearly all iPhone models sold on apple.com and at the Apple Store are unlocked. This means they aren’t tied to a single carrier. The exception is when you buy an iPhone with an AT&T Installment Plan. It will be tied — or locked — to AT&T.

  • Your iPhone will be unlocked when you:
    • Choose any carrier and select One-time payment.
    • Choose any carrier and select Apple iPhone Payments.
    • Choose any carrier and either join or upgrade with the Apple iPhone Upgrade Program.
    • Purchase a SIM-free model. This is like any other iPhone, just without a carrier nano-SIM card.
  • Your iPhone will be locked when you:
    • Choose AT&T as your carrier and pay with an AT&T Installment Plan.



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Oct 22, 2019 10:40 AM in response to jcowley0209

Depends on how you buy it. In most cases it will be unlocked when you choose a carrier and you can even specify a sim free unlocked model that has no specific carrier.


See here: https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/overlay/iphone/carrier_unlocked


Will my new iPhone be unlocked?


Nearly all iPhone models sold on apple.com and at the Apple Store are unlocked. This means they aren’t tied to a single carrier. The exception is when you buy an iPhone with an AT&T Installment Plan. It will be tied — or locked — to AT&T.

  • Your iPhone will be unlocked when you:
    • Choose any carrier and select One-time payment.
    • Choose any carrier and select Apple iPhone Payments.
    • Choose any carrier and either join or upgrade with the Apple iPhone Upgrade Program.
    • Purchase a SIM-free model. This is like any other iPhone, just without a carrier nano-SIM card.
  • Your iPhone will be locked when you:
    • Choose AT&T as your carrier and pay with an AT&T Installment Plan.



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