I ordered a T-mobile Iphone 7 plus with the specification "unlocked with a T-mobile SIM". Does this mean that it can work with any GSM compatible foreign SIM?
iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 10.0.2
Gianpaolo sono italiano anche io e ho preordinato l'iphone x a new york perche devo stare qua per un anno, ma quando ritorno in italia funziona l ho preordinato con t-mobile
Yes. That's the point of it being unlocked. It means its unlocked to use a sim from any compatible GSM provider, instead of being locked to sim cards from a single specific carrier.
that is my reasoning as well but, when asked, Apple representatives are not clear at all and advise you wait for the SIM-free version that will come at a later stage.
did anybody have the possibility to verify in practice?
The sim-free version will work exactly the same way. The only difference is it won't have a sim card.
Here's the thing, if you need CDMA compatibility, then only the Verizon, and Sprint models have that.
AT&T and T-Mobile cannot be used with CDMA carriers.
Beyond that, all 4 iPhones currently being sold by Apple can be used with any GSM carrier sim.
You can search the forums and many people have done this now with the iPhone 7, and in the past with previous models.
I finally received my T-mobile iphone 7 plus: When I inserted my Italian SIM and switched on the phone for the first time, the phone told me that I had to activate Iphone through T-mobile. Then, after a few trials exchanging my Italian SIM and the T-mobile one, I don't know how, the Iphone started working regularly with my Italian SIM.
Happy end but be wary of the initial warnings!
Can the T-mobile Iphone 7 plus be used with any GSM-compatible foreign SIM?
