A:Answer I just purchased the VZ iphone 11 because they didn't have any unlocked phones in any category. Apple did not have any either. The Best Buy rep said that VZ would unlock the phone after 90 days automatically. After I purchased the phone, I checked with the Verizon rep and they said they would automatically unlock the phone after 60 days. The difference between the two types of phones from what I can tell is that the brand phones will charge activation charges that the carrier will not waive (I called and they gave me a $20 credit against the $40 charge). For an unlocked phone, you should be able to take the phone to the carrier and get a sim card put in, hopefully w/o a charge or use your old one if its the right size.
You should be able to take an unlocked phone to any carrier and just have their sim card put in so that it works on their system. I'm thinking of switching to T Mobile.