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Friday, June 14th, 2024 9:05 PM

Unlocking for international travel

I am going to be traveling to the eu and last time I was there I dident have a locked phone and I used a local sim from the country and I read that some carriers unlock phones temporarily for traveling and I wanted to see if this is true for ATT and how long the process takes

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ACE - Master

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11K Messages

11 days ago

There is no temporary unlock with AT&T.  There is only permanent unlock, and the phone has to meet all the eligibility requirements, including being fully paid for.

ACE - Expert

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16.5K Messages

10 days ago

What would be the point of a company locking a phone if they were just going to unlock it when people needed it unlocked?

I thought once a phone was unlocked by AT&T, it was always unlocked? Or is that something unique to AT&T.

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