You can buy a 920 in the US and use it in the US, while not paying a dime to AT&T.
News to me. Care to expand on that?
You can buy a 920 in the US and use it in the US, while not paying a dime to AT&T.
Sorry to hear boss. I hear carriers aren't even letting people buy the phones off contract let alone unlocked. I pray that Verizon lets me purchase off contract when I'm ready.
News to me. Care to expand on that?
You can buy a 920 in the US and use it in the US, while not paying a dime to AT&T.
There are numerous MVNO's that are compatible with the 920.
Its highly unlikely someone can unlock an att L920 as this phones are alter to only work with certain network. Its not simply a simcard. Firmware update is also required
And if you purchase an AT&T Xperia, iPhone or BlackBerry, you'll be making the same enraged post on AndroidCentral, TiPB, or Crackberry.com, because AT&T won't unlock those either.
Unless you are fortunate, powerful, influential or violent, AT&T will NOT unlock your phone. That's a basic rule.
Only AT&T-based MVNOs like StraightTalk will work without unlocking the device. When I pay any of these MVNOs, they in turn pay AT&T for use of their network. So, it is in fact impossible to use a locked 920 in the US without somehow paying AT&T.
I guess the only solution left is to move to Europe. Even if you get a 920 unlocked in the US, you are ultimately involved with AT&T in some fashion, since you ultimately pay for the use of their towers.
Um...T-Mobile.
In most regions, right now, your unlocked GSM phone will only run at EDGE speeds on T-Mobile.
not to sound harsh BUT ya should have done at least a bit of research before buying an AT&T Lumia 920... beyond plenty of info all over the net about how the Lumia 900 from AT&T wasn't unlockable until the exclusive deal was over.
Why do they make it so hard in the states?
I picked up my HTC 8X on the day it was released here in the UK and I bought it unlocked. Paid cash up front. Put my sim card in and that was it. Job done.
I don't understand why they make it so difficult for you guys over there. That would be pretty frustrating. I understand that the device might be an exclusive for certain networks but damn, it still sucks.
Btw, here It would be illegal to sell a phone outright and not unlock it.
Why do they make it so hard in the states?
I picked up my HTC 8X on the day it was released here in the UK and I bought it unlocked. Paid cash up front. Put my sim card in and that was it. Job done.
I don't understand why they make it so difficult for you guys over there. That would be pretty frustrating. I understand that the device might be an exclusive for certain networks but damn, it still sucks.
There aren't a lot of reasons to have an unlocked phone in the United States, as there really is nothing to be gained with having an unlocked phone, unless one is a world traveler. People here are generally on a 2-year contract with a particular carrier, and are not free to leave, without first paying for the the privilege of doing so. Plus, we have 2 different wireless standards, and it isn't as easy to move from one carrier to the other.