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Will there be a iPhone 5s Factory unlocked?

Hi,

Will there be a iphone 5s factory unlocked phone?

I go over to the iphone 5s page and scroll down to find that it says Contract free T-Mobile,

Does that mean it will work with att? I dont want to get the phone from att becuase i dont want a contract at the moemet, and i will be traveling out of the U.S this december for a month and i would like to use my iphone 5s there with service,

I talked to a apple rep right before this and he said it will only work with T - Mobile because it says the sim is already installed,

And i asked him if i can use it for att, and he said no because the iphone 5s doesnt have a simcard slot that you can take out like with the iphone 5

which doesnt make sense because tmobile and att both run on sims.

Thank you very much in an advance! 🙂

iPhone 5, iOS 6.0.1, It might be 6.0 or 6.01

Posted on Sep 20, 2013 8:14 PM

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gmn64ultra

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Posted on Sep 20, 2013 10:04 PM

I have good news for you. I waited in line this morning and got some really good info, along with a new 5s...

Currently, all iPhone 5s bought without a subsidy in the US are internationally unlocked, meaning you can take them abroad and you'll be able to use any sim. I am travelinig in November and I'm not up for a full subsidy anyways...

With AT&T, if I got a partial subsidy and extended my contract, I would have a locked device for at least 6 months (per AT&T's terms). However, I paid for my phone out of pocket and so it's basically unlocked for international travel. I haven't tried putting in a T-Mobile sim card but when you plug the phone into iTunes it does say it's unlocked.

I was told many times it's not a factory unlock (which seems to be true as those phones don't show an "unlocked" screen on iTunes), but I just need it to work on AT&T in the US and whatever carrier i pick abroad.

Hope this helps!

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Oct 29, 2013 1:23 AM in response to gmn64ultra

Excuse me, I'm not sure if I understood. Here's my question: if I buy an Iphone 5s (T-Mobile) without contract, will I be able to use it in another country with another nano SIM card (from a local carrier)? Without any restrictions?

Dec 23, 2013 5:07 AM in response to gmn64ultra

whats happen ur complaint this is a same my problem what can i do

Will there be a iPhone 5s Factory unlocked?