Carrier Will iP 5s from Tmobile be unlocked?

[srsub3]

Hi to everyone, long story here.
I live far away from an Apple store and want an iPhone 5s on day 1. I am a visiting student and will leave US by December.... If I buy a full price iPhone from Tmobile store, will it be unlocked? Actually I am on a prepaid sim of theirs....

 

[CEmajr]

Hi to everyone, long story here.
I live far away from an Apple store and want an iPhone 5s on day 1. I am a visiting student and will leave US by December.... If I buy a full price iPhone from Tmobile store, will it be unlocked? Actually I am on a prepaid sim of theirs....

Nope. The iPhones sold in T-Mobile stores are all locked to T-Mobile whether you pay full price for them or not.

Your options are to: order online or at an Apple store for an unlocked one
or
Buy the locked one from a T-Mobile store full price. They will unlock it for you after 40 days of service with them.

 

[srsub3]

ok thanks... however chatting with apple store cs they said that tmobile ip5 is unlocked... what a mess!

 

[curtoise]

ok thanks... however chatting with apple store cs they said that tmobile ip5 is unlocked... what a mess!

They've told me the same, the T-mobile iPhone 5s will be unlocked and fully functional on At&t too.

 

[Shan S.]

So I just checked out the 5c carrier details page. It should be the same for the 5s

Take a look at this screenshot.. It is hard to 100% tell for sure, but it may be unlocked. The fine print at the bottom goes a bit into detail about the SIM.

 

[dasx]

After visiting this: http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/ I got one question. What's the point of the A1533? Apparently the A1453 does support all the bands of the A1533.

Also, would a A1533 work in Germany or France? (They have the A1457)

 

[tensiondeadache]

I just ordered a T-Mobile iPhone 5C from Apple and the only options I had were for unlocked phones. Another reason TMO is the best.

 

[CEmajr]

They've told me the same, the T-mobile iPhone 5s will be unlocked and fully functional on At&t too.

Yeah they're unlocked if you buy them at the Apple store directly from Apple. The ones at the Tmobile stores are the ones that won't be unlocked.