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buying an iphone 6, factory unlocked from some random person on the internet

92,688 36,041 October 7, 2016 at 07:38 PM
school me because i don't want to be screwed. what do i need to know?
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10-07-2016 at 07:51 PM.
10-07-2016 at 07:51 PM.
Yeah, don't buy it unless you are able to afford to just toss the money away if it is broke. Wink Didn't say where it was from? Craigslist, it is some guy in Nigeria and he wants a money order. If Ebay, make sure to use PayPal.
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10-07-2016 at 08:22 PM.
10-07-2016 at 08:22 PM.
Quote from Jex :
Yeah, don't buy it unless you are able to afford to just toss the money away if it is broke. Wink Didn't say where it was from? Craigslist, it is some guy in Nigeria and he wants a money order. If Ebay, make sure to use PayPal.
actually from a facebook community group and i stalked her page really good before i decided. she seems like an honest seller, family of 4 with two little kids.

we're meeting at the att phone store. she said it was originally tmo and i need it for att.

so she said something about a sim card will make it work for att?
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Novakingwai
10-08-2016 at 04:53 AM.
10-08-2016 at 04:53 AM.
Quote from serra :
actually from a facebook community group and i stalked her page really good before i decided. she seems like an honest seller, family of 4 with two little kids.

we're meeting at the att phone store. she said it was originally tmo and i need it for att.

so she said something about a sim card will make it work for att?

Don't do it. One thing I learned from the pawn industry is don't trust anyone. Use swappa.com
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VorlonFrog
10-08-2016 at 05:33 AM.
10-08-2016 at 05:33 AM.
Before you pay, check the IMEI number of the phone to insure it's not blacklisted:

https://imeidata.net/blacklist/check
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10-08-2016 at 09:01 AM.
10-08-2016 at 09:01 AM.
Quote from Novakingwai :
Don't do it. One thing I learned from the pawn industry is don't trust anyone. Use swappa.com
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Before you pay, check the IMEI number of the phone to insure it's not blacklisted:

https://imeidata.net/blacklist/check
thanks, there's a link on swappa to check imei number too.

i will use both when i meet with this woman.

after imei checks out, this is just a matter of putting an existing sim card to the phone, correct?
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10-08-2016 at 09:30 AM.
10-08-2016 at 09:30 AM.
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thanks, there's a link on swappa to check imei number too.

i will use both when i meet with this woman.

after imei checks out, this is just a matter of putting an existing sim card to the phone, correct?
Should be, just so long as it's definitely unlocked. If for some stupid/ridiculous/unknown reason it's still locked, check AT&T for a link/URL where you can request an unlock.
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10-08-2016 at 09:34 AM.
10-08-2016 at 09:34 AM.
Quote from VorlonFrog :
Should be, just so long as it's definitely unlocked. If for some stupid/ridiculous/unknown reason it's still locked, check AT&T for a link/URL where you can request an unlock.
at that point, that'll be enough for me to kill the sale. the phone i'm buying was originally tmo and the seller said she had tmo unlock it to work with any carrier.
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Novakingwai
10-08-2016 at 06:34 PM.
10-08-2016 at 06:34 PM.
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at that point, that'll be enough for me to kill the sale. the phone i'm buying was originally tmo and the seller said she had tmo unlock it to work with any carrier.
Yes, the carrier must send a request to unlock to apple. They generally won't do it unless the phone is paid off and the bill is in good standing. So if you try a SIM and it doesn't work, then run away.
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10-09-2016 at 09:23 AM.
10-09-2016 at 09:23 AM.
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at that point, that'll be enough for me to kill the sale. the phone i'm buying was originally tmo and the seller said she had tmo unlock it to work with any carrier.
AFAIK, iphone 6 from T-mobile are all unlocked. I remember I used to order them from apple and select the carrier as t-mobile and they all came as unlocked.
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10-09-2016 at 12:02 PM.
10-09-2016 at 12:02 PM.
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AFAIK, iphone 6 from T-mobile are all unlocked. I remember I used to order them from apple and select the carrier as t-mobile and they all came as unlocked.
I dont belive that's true. Yours came unlocked because you bought straight from apple. Someone who buys it from Tmobile will probably be locked in tmobile until they get it unlocked.
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10-09-2016 at 09:09 PM.
10-09-2016 at 09:09 PM.
Update, I went to meet the lady at the ATT store. She handed over the phone. Checked imei number using both links, checked functionality of sound, keypad, camera, etc. Put sim card in and it worked perfect. Phone was in excellent condition and she kept it in an otterbox case. No scratches or dings. Paid her cash and she threw in the otterbox and an Apple logo'd leather case.

She even got there early to put her name on the wait list in case we needed a rep to verify.

Always scary to buy a phone private (stranger) party so I am really glad this worked out. I did stalk her fb page for a while before deciding to put "interested" in a comment.

Anywho, thanks for all your help, people! I wouldn't have known shit otherwise!
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10-10-2016 at 04:05 AM.
10-10-2016 at 04:05 AM.
Thanks for letting us know how it turned out!
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Novakingwai
10-10-2016 at 05:42 AM.
10-10-2016 at 05:42 AM.
Quote from serra :
Update, I went to meet the lady at the ATT store. She handed over the phone. Checked imei number using both links, checked functionality of sound, keypad, camera, etc. Put sim card in and it worked perfect. Phone was in excellent condition and she kept it in an otterbox case. No scratches or dings. Paid her cash and she threw in the otterbox and an Apple logo'd leather case.

She even got there early to put her name on the wait list in case we needed a rep to verify.

Always scary to buy a phone private (stranger) party so I am really glad this worked out. I did stalk her fb page for a while before deciding to put "interested" in a comment.

Anywho, thanks for all your help, people! I wouldn't have known shit otherwise!

That's why I always bring a gun when I meet someone off Craigslist or Facebook
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sweetpie25
10-10-2016 at 05:50 AM.
10-10-2016 at 05:50 AM.
Are you going activate a phone in ringplus
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