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unlocked phone worked with ATT although Sprint phone
I have not ever written a review but thought this would be helpful after I read the reviews and was a little wary of the unlocked feature. Some have had problems when putting the SIM card in from a different carrier. I had the same problem and felt helpless when the Sprint logo launched on my phone when I turned it on. So after much searching I found sites to send me unlocked codes for a fee of about $50 and thought about it. (The "unlock" feature can apply to international carriers but may still be "locked" to a certain carrier). Sprint will unlock the phone for free if the prior bill and the phone have been paid as well as the phone being used for at least 50 days. So I called Sprint to get the code and found out that the phone was unlocked on their system. I didn't need to put in a new code. I then called ATT and after setting up some menus, I was good to go. The only hassle I have now is a notification that the phone cannot connect to the Sprint network. It sits it the top bar when I scroll through the other notifications but is not intrusive. So outside of doing the above legwork, I'm happy with the phone (4 days in). It just should be made more clear about the phone truly being unlocked from the carrier and what needs to be done to get on to another network. It makes it feel a little deceptive in the advertising without this information
October 2018 · Unknown · verified purchase