Can unlocked iPhone 15 ProMax be activated with a different carrier than one of the three major carriers that is selected in order to obtain 0% interest on Apple Card?

I'm not sure you read my last comment. I wasn't talking about bypassing the activation. You cannot complete the checkout process to purchase the phone if you select Verizon in the scenario I described. I'm not looking for an unofficial way to bypass the requirement so you can stop trying to guide me in that direction.

I didn’t say it was a hack or unofficial bypass. Just choose a different carrier. If you’re looking for an argument, this is the wrong place. I’ve given you a path forward. It doesn’t violate any terms & conditions I’m aware of.

Apple Support Community is a public forum for user to user interaction. Everyone commenting here is just trying to help and we volunteer our time and efforts. Apple is not here and will not read your comments. They have official feedback channels if you want to communicate with them. I hope you have a great day!

Jeff, you replied to me saying that Apple's requirement doesn't exist and that my assertion was "untrue". I've shown you where it does explicitly exist in their terms per your request. You've now brushed that aside without even acknowledging it and gone back to offering suggestions on bypassing the requirement; something I've already told you I'm not interested in doing. Please stop.

It’s not bypassing it. Paying full price for an iPhone and it has no activation request. You get and unlocked unactivated iPhone. Then call Goldman Sachs and finance the iPhone with them. It doesn’t violate any of the previous comments you’ve quoted. Think of it like paying cash for a car then going to your bank and financing it.

I don’t believe the purchase agreement says you must activate on one of three carriers. Please post a link to the purchase agreement.