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What to consider when buying a used iPhone for a friend in Mexico?
A friend of mine in Mexico is in need of some help in replacing an iphone (cheaper here used, than there used).
I have nothing to do with Apple products (and never will), so I am unsure what to consider.
The recipient of the phone isn't picky - they just want an iPhone4 with 16 GB. I can figure out how to make a reasonably solid purchase on Amazon, etc., but......Where I'm not so sure is how "locking" and provider-specific phones work.
I would have thought that an iPhone is an iPhone is an iPhone, but is that not correct? Do I need to see whether or not the iPhone is unlocked? What does that even mean anymore? It's been 10 years since I've thought about phones being 'locked'. Do I need to get an iPhone specifically manufactured to work with whatever cell provider they have in Mexico? (Movistar, Telcel, etc).
Appreciate any thoughts. Please don't answer if you don't know, or are just going to refer me to Wikipedia pages. Thanks in advance.
1 Answer
- Anonymous7 years ago
An unlocked iPhone is an iPhone that can be used on basically any service, although not all services will let you use an unlocked cellphone with them. So if you have a Verizon iPhone & you get it unlocked, you can then transfer your iPhone from Verizon to another provider, such as T-mobile. An iPhone doesn't need to be unlocked & i'm not sure that it will increase the price if it is. If they do not have any of the familiar providers in Mexico (Sprint, AT&T, T-mobile,etc.) Then, I think you should get an unlocked iPhone to be safe. Hope this helped. :)