I travel outside the USA often at least every 6 months and t mobile doesn’t often work in the countries I visit. I got a pixel phone assuming the travel unlock policy would allow a 2nd local sim . But this doesn’t seem to be the case in reality. I have to pay off the device in full . I could have just bought an unlocked device in the first place without the hassle.
Is there some other way to do this ?
Best answer by HeavenM
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If you bought the phone from Tmobile the Pixel will automatically unlock after 40 days of usage on Tmobile towers even if the phones is not paid off. With that said I'm not sure if the esim unlocks as well.
Maybe
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The eSIM will SIM unlock with the pSIM when the SIM Unlock is processed.
interesting. Ive definitely used it for more than 40 days (more like 200+ days). One call to a tmobile rep says that they placed a request with a manager to unlock and I should hear back in a week. 2 weeks later, with no response, I call in again and this time I’m told I’m not eligible for unlock and the manager request is bogus (“sorry for the wrong information on the previous call”). Latest informaiton is I now need to initiate this from the phone from an “unlock” feature which I cant find yet. Im requesting to unlock pSIM.
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The SIM lock on the device affects both the pSIM and the eSIM.
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interesting. Ive definitely used it for more than 40 days (more like 200+ days). One call to a tmobile rep says that they placed a request with a manager to unlock and I should hear back in a week. 2 weeks later, with no response, I call in again and this time I’m told I’m not eligible for unlock and the manager request is bogus (“sorry for the wrong information on the previous call”). Latest informaiton is I now need to initiate this from the phone from an “unlock” feature which I cant find yet. Im requesting to unlock pSIM.
The last 2 Pixels I bought for myself were from Google but I bought my wife a 7 through Tmobile and it was unlocked after 40 days.
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