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Carrier-connected iPhone 16e, iPhone 16, iPhone 17, iPhone Air, and iPhone 17 Pro models will arrive ready to activate with eSIM and can connect to your cellular voice and data service without a physical SIM card. If you completed the steps to authorize activation with AT&T, Boost Mobile, T-Mobile, or Verizon when you purchased your new iPhone online, it will arrive ready to use. Just turn it on and follow the onscreen instructions to set it up and activate with the carrier. To activate with eSIM, you will need Wi-Fi for setup. If you choose “Connect to a carrier later” when you buy your
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No. Best Buy never sells the latest models of any iPhones unlocked, unfortunately. They can be bought outright, but must be activated on post-paid plan. More on reddit.com
I was wondering if I buy outright a Verizon locked 16 pro max from Best Buy, would I be able to use it with visible?
Why not the Apple Store More on reddit.com
Bought an unlocked iPhone 16 pro max from Best Buy, but
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Does anyone know when the iPhone 16 will be unlocked, now that it is the old model?
Likely a month at least. We do have the pre-owned 16 already which I think are just from the PLC. More on reddit.com
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Will Best Buy sell the iPhone 16 pro unlocked after the pre order period ends? My carrier doesn’t have any trade in offers for existing customers so I was hoping maybe Best Buy may have some offers
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November 10, 2024 -
It says sim locked and doesn’t say to what carrier. Is there any way around this? I need the phone, so going through a return process would screw me.
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It shouldn’t be locked if you purchased it unlocked.
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July 27, 2025 -
I don’t have AT&T or T-Mobile so the carrier lock is inconvenient!
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The 16 pro max I got from Best Buy was sold to me as Verizon phone online but turns out it’s AT&T carrier locked.
Best Buy associates aren’t able to unlock the phone and want to charge me $45 restocking fee for their screw up if I want to return the AT&T phone they sold me.
The only alternative is to wait 90 days or something with an AT&T plan and a new phone number that I never wanted before AT&T can unlock the phone.
Trying to do this online from AT&Ts site doesn’t work.
I paid off the phone outright, as a Verizon phone with no phone plan from Best Buy online, and did in store pickup.
what I received was not what I paid for.
The in store pickup associate took awhile before they released the phone to me, and after another associate came they entered the SIM information in their system that was printed on a sticker attached to the iPhone box.
During initial setup, I signed into my Apple ID and it said my Verizon number was not transferable.
Btw, Best Buy asks if the package is opened.
How else would I have known you sold me the wrong phone, until I open it? The box and stickers aren’t labeled as AT&T anywhere.
The order receipt in app says it’s activated with Verizon / bring your own number.
I used to use physical SIM cards, but that’s not available on newer iPhones that just has eSIM.
Not like that would help anyway since the phone was carrier locked to AT&T, and Best Buy doesn’t unlock the phone if you pay outright apparently.
Don’t make the mistake of clicking activate eSIM during initial setup. Next thing you know, you’re now an AT&T customer even if you’ve never had an account. I have no clue what plan I’m on or how they intend on billing me since I gave AT&T no information.
I’ve spent an unreasonable amount of time trying to get this resolved and will have to eat the restocking fee and dispute the charge with my bank.
What a mess!!!
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