“I guess I'm still confused. I buy an unlocked phone and activate now. Would the phone now be locked to the carrier it's activated to? If so what does unlocked mean than?”
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After being a longtime AT&T subscriber, I finally broke away from the "carrier bloatware" by buying the unlocked 128g Samsung S10+ phone from BB. Basically, your phone is not tied to any one carrier & isn't loaded with useless, ram-sucking apps placed by a carrier. You slide in your old Sim card from your usual carrier or get a Sim card from another carrier without contract tying you down. I just slipped in my old Sim card from my Galaxy S7 Edge that was from AT&T. I have the same phone # & service from AT&T without a contract or bloatware. I hope I've explained "unlocked" phone sufficiently for you.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.NO! Unlocked is unlocked = the phone can be used by any company that uses these types of phones. This phone uses SIM cards. As long as the company you go to uses SIMS cards, this phone can go along. Therefore, decided IF you need a new contract, and if so, take advantage of the lesser cost. If you are out of contract but like the plan you have, and don’t want to go back into contract ( various reasons people stay out of contract) pay the extra cost so you aren’t locked into a contract. Thst allows you to looks for best options. $699 is a GREAT price for this phone unlocked. I give more info in the question above.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The phone is unlocked, so it can take the sim card off any carrier (I have Metro by TMobile). I paid $100 more only because I didn't activate with one of the listed Contract carriers, like AT&T, Verizon. I took it to Metro, they moved my sim card over, registered the phone and I was good you go. The only difference is the new contract and sim card.
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