One of our Flip3 phones broke (after 2 years). Can we get a refurbished TMobile Flip3 from Amazon (cheaper than at the store and cheaper than fixing)? (I searched this topic before asking and only saw answers for iPhones.) We’re not near a TMobile store for approx 2 weeks.
Best answer by gramps28
View originalyou can however if its not unlocked from the prior owner you’ll be stuck with a phone you cant unlock down the road since technically youre not the original owner. make absolute sure its been unlocked.
Oh, yeah, I can see how being stuck with someone else’s data would not work. How would I make sure it’s really unlocked? There are several from mobile phone dealers that say TMobile Unlocked, so I would assume that is correct, but now I’m skeptical.
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If you don't mind buying used try going to Swappa, the phones that are sold on the site are certified to be unlocked and not blacklisted.
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Oh, yeah, I can see how being stuck with someone else’s data would not work. How would I make sure it’s really unlocked? There are several from mobile phone dealers that say TMobile Unlocked, so I would assume that is correct, but now I’m skeptical.
At one time you had to have a SIM from a different carrier to test in the phone but my current phone has a SIM-lock status in the Settings menu. In my phone it’s under About Device.
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