Straight Talk won’t unlock my iphone

I bought an iPhone through StraightTalk and paid the full price for it. I owe no money. They refuse to unlock it because I didn’t use it with their service for a full 365 days. I only used it 210 days. The phone belongs to me. Can they do that? Can they refuse to unlock a phone I paid for just because I didn’t stay with them for the amount of time they want me to?

iPhone 7

Posted on Mar 28, 2020 5:49 AM

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stedman1

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Mar 28, 2020 5:53 AM in response to prospecterslady

Unfortunately, yes they can do that.

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