Unlocked iPhone 6 on T-Mobile: Only Available Through Apple Store to Buy

Most of the T-Mobile customers who have purchased the iPhone 6 or the iPhone 6 Plus through the carrier have claimed that the handset comes locked to the carrier. If you really want to purchase unlocked T-Mobile iPhone 6, you can get it right through the Apple Store.

Through Apple, the T-Mobile iPhone 6 does not come with any kind of carrier subsidy. Apple is selling three storage variants for T-Mobile customers. The 16GB, 64GB and 128GB editions of iPhone 6 are priced at $649, $749 and $849, respectively.

If T-Mobile customers purchase the iPhone 6 or the iPhone 6 Plus through Apple, they won’t be able to benefit from different plans from T-Mobile, trade-in deals and other perks. The only major advantage that you get by purchasing the handset through Apple is you can own an unlocked T-Mobile iPhone 6 Plus or iPhone 6.

Many T-Mobile customers have complained that they are unable to use SIM cards from other carriers on their T-Mobile iPhone 6s. It has been found that most people who have complained this way are the ones who have purchased the iPhone 6 through T-Mobile and not through Apple. Hence, their handsets do not allow them to switch to another carrier SIM card.

T-Mobile certainly obvious reasons to make people use their networks on the iPhone 6 models purchased from them rather than using different service provider. T-Mobile has a policy for unlocking their device. It requires the buyers to contact them after 40 days of purchasing the handset through them and ask for an unlock code.

Like T-Mobile, other carriers also provide iPhone 6s withunlock code. AT&T’s iPhone 6 is available with a lock period of 60 days. This is valid whether you buy the iPhone 6 from Apple or AT&T. If the customer has good standing and has cleared the entire payment amount, AT&T will hand over the unlocked code to him.

If you have fully paid for the iPhone 6 an if you are not a part of promotional deal like Early Termination Fee in order to use another carrier service, T-Mobile will provide you with an unlock code.

Let us explain what the confusion is all about. Like any other service provider, even T-Mobile is selling the iPhone 6 handset at reduced price provided that the customers signup with them for a two-year contract. However, T-Mobile has a different strategy onboard. It wants to end the two-year contract bond by offering the handset with easy to pay monthly fees.

In order to get unlocked handsets, many customers opt to purchase the handsets through renowned outlets like Apple and Google. They think that by paying full amount to them would certainly allow them to lay hands on the unlocked device but this is not always true.

T-Mobile has some of the amazing plans onboard. However, we suggest that if you want to purchase an iPhone 6 through T-Mobile and later switch to another network, we suggest you to purchase the iPhone 6 through Apple.

After purchasing the iPhone 6 or the iPhone 6 Plus from T-Mobile, you can unlock the device by calling 611 once you have cleared the 40 day point. You can also do the same by visiting a T-Mobile store. If in case you are in situation that does not allow you to wait until 40 days to unlock your handset and you wish to unlock as soon as possible, the only option left with you is to return the iPhone 6 to T-Mobile and purchase a new iPhone 6 from Apple

In the US, most users do not think about unlocking their devices. One of the major reasons is that unlike other regions of the world, there are not many carrier choices available because of which customers end up sticking to one carrier for longer durations. If you wish to save money through different pre-paid carriers, the most suitable option available to you would be to get an unlocked T-Mobile iPhone 6 from Apple.

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Karen Jackson has always been passionate about technology. All the way through high-school she immersed herself in computers and web-design. Her ambitious nature helped her become a pro in Adobe Photoshop only by watching online videos and working with the program herself. This is also the program that she mostly uses in the creation of websites at her work-place. Technological innovation and gadgets that push the boundaries of what we are comfortable with have always fascinated her, so expect to see some weird gadget reviews coming from her.