Screwed by US Reseller Flex Policy

TOOMuchTV wrote:

Yes, but what if the car doesn't start in the first place?

Ok. Are you sitting down? Got you helmet on? 'Cus I'm about to blow your mind right out of your*** brains!

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a written guarantee, issued to the purchaser of an article by its manufacturer, promising to repair or replace it if necessary within a specified period of time."the car comes with a three-year warranty"

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I feel the need to quote myself from the first page:

Apple has nothing to do with it.

Locking applies to phones from all manufacturers. If bought a phone from someone other than Apple directly like Best Buy, it will lock to the first american carrier used with it.

Apple has no say on how they are locked. They neither invented Flex Policy nor do they actively lock iPhones because of it.

Apple does not care what carrier you use your iPhone.

The only ones here you should be angry at are the carriers. Its their policy, and its their regulations that made Apple and all other phone manufacturers enable locking on the phones. This was done to keep customers from leaving carriers. Apple has no vested interest in locking phone or keeping you with a carrier.

If the carrier won't unlock it, Apple can do nothing about it. Going against regulation means no carrier will want to support Apple's devices and guess what, they won't be able to sell them.

All Apple can do is abide by their rules, if they are to sell devices for use with the carrier network services.

If you buy an iPhone directly from Apple, then it will not lock to any carrier. Buy from somewhere else, and you take your chances.

Next time its important to do research and inform yourself about the potential issues of trying to use a us phone in another country. This would have happened just the same whether you had bought an iPhone, and Samsung Galaxy, or any other phone.

Bolding to highlight important parts.

the solution is if next time you decide you want an unlocked iPhone buy one directly from Apple.

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I've got the same issue with no success, and am incredibly angry and frustrated. I blame Apple.

I'd be happy to listen to your solution to unlocking an iPhone locked by the US Reseller Flex policy, if you have one. If not, I suggest you comment on another thread.

Because of Apple's response to this issue, there will be no "next time."

We will see how the stock markets trend now that you have made that announcement.

You can blame Apple all you like. It won't make a bit of difference. If anyone is to blame, it's the reseller who fraudulently sold you that phone claiming it was unlocked.

For the second time, where did you buy the phone.

I bought the phone at a Walmart in Texas.

Then take it up with Walmart. Walmart does not sell unlocked iPhones at all. If they told you it was unlocked, they lied.

Dream on, if you want Apple to replace it why did you not buy it from Apple. Walmart cheated you and now you want Apple to take responsibility for them?

So what you are saying is if someone buys an iPhone from Best Buy, ATT, T-Mobile etc... Apple is not responsible for its warranty?

Walmart are responsible for cheating you, Apple are not involved at all.

Yes, but what if the car doesn't start in the first place?