phreelance
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I been trying to buy an unlocked Note 3 for use on the aiowireless network, but have run into brick wall after brick wall. I started out one week ago by calling a local AT&T store, informing them I wanted to buy a phone full price, off-contract, so that I could unlock the phone. "No problem," I was told, so I drive to the store and buy a Note 3. When I get home and inserted my aiowireless card, I did not get an SIM unlock screen. So I called AT&T, and they told me to call aio. When I called aio, they told me to all AT&T. Who then told me to call aio, who then told me to call AT&T. (I am not making this up.) Finally I asked for a supervisor at AT&T and told him I wanted the phone unlocked. He informed me that AT&T does not unlock phones until 6 months have passed from the date of purchase. I drove back to the store and asked for a refund. The sales person, with his tail between his legs, profusely apologized for his mistake, and waived the restocking fee.
So I'm back to square one.
So I then attempted to purchase a T-Mobile Note 3, full-price, only to find out I had to pay for a $10 SIM, a $50 account, the phone (of course), and then wait 40 days before requesting the phone to be unlocked. I left the TMO store without buying the phone.
I then visit eBay. There I found some GSM unlocked Note 3s, (SM-N9005), however, none of them support all of the frequencies on AT&T's 4G network (T-Mobile's Note 3 doesn't support 850 / 1900).
I have thought about going back and buying the T-Mobile phone, full price, then buying an unlock code online; however, the T-Mobile Note 3 supports only half of the 4G frequencies that AT&T uses.
What's a person supposed to do if they want an unlocked Note 3 on the aiowireless network with 4G support?
So I'm back to square one.
So I then attempted to purchase a T-Mobile Note 3, full-price, only to find out I had to pay for a $10 SIM, a $50 account, the phone (of course), and then wait 40 days before requesting the phone to be unlocked. I left the TMO store without buying the phone.
I then visit eBay. There I found some GSM unlocked Note 3s, (SM-N9005), however, none of them support all of the frequencies on AT&T's 4G network (T-Mobile's Note 3 doesn't support 850 / 1900).
I have thought about going back and buying the T-Mobile phone, full price, then buying an unlock code online; however, the T-Mobile Note 3 supports only half of the 4G frequencies that AT&T uses.
What's a person supposed to do if they want an unlocked Note 3 on the aiowireless network with 4G support?
