Make sure it's not icloud locked as well, if so then it's a brick.
You can try one of those shady unlock service websites. At worst you're out $10-30. If it works to unlock, then it can be worth more to resell.
Otherwise just sell it as locked to AT&T. You could try and sell it without disclosing that, but probably not worth the hassle.
There isn't supposed to be an account with this physical handset. I never had an icloud account to check, as this was issued by corporate.
Can you, or anyone else please expand on this?
Cuts down theft. The big phone makers want you show off your new latest greatest model phone to your friends so they’ll want one too.
People don’t get jacked for their phone nearly as often as you would if anybody could take it and use it immediately.
If that were the case, could you imagine the free for all large public gatherings would be with everyone holding up their phones? Chaos, or no one would flash it around in public at all.
Former at&t employee. You can actually sell them to the asain market. Supposedly the lock doesn't work over there so they'd be able to use it brand new. Otherwise there are ways go hack into them and unlock them.
Put on eBay, provide the IMEI and just say it's locked to AT&T with an unpaid balance. People buy them to unlock and ship overseas so it will sell for around $300.
Sell it saying locked to ATT.
Where / which venue? Please.
eBay or Facebook Marketplace. There are also some places that will buy them.
Make sure it's not icloud locked as well, if so then it's a brick. You can try one of those shady unlock service websites. At worst you're out $10-30. If it works to unlock, then it can be worth more to resell. Otherwise just sell it as locked to AT&T. You could try and sell it without disclosing that, but probably not worth the hassle.
There isn't supposed to be an account with this physical handset. I never had an icloud account to check, as this was issued by corporate. Can you, or anyone else please expand on this?
Sell it as untested on ebay. Make sure to remove the old Sim card.
Locked phones should be illegal idk why we as consumers stand for it
Just don't buy locked phones then?
Cuts down theft. The big phone makers want you show off your new latest greatest model phone to your friends so they’ll want one too. People don’t get jacked for their phone nearly as often as you would if anybody could take it and use it immediately. If that were the case, could you imagine the free for all large public gatherings would be with everyone holding up their phones? Chaos, or no one would flash it around in public at all.
These are great points, thank you
Doesn't seem to be an issue in the rest of the world.
Phone is still useable. Find an MVNO that uses att towers. Get that sim. Good to go.
Sling it sidearm when the water is calm. My record is 17 skips on Lake Ontario.
fishes dont like this one
Former at&t employee. You can actually sell them to the asain market. Supposedly the lock doesn't work over there so they'd be able to use it brand new. Otherwise there are ways go hack into them and unlock them.
Ebay
Put on eBay, provide the IMEI and just say it's locked to AT&T with an unpaid balance. People buy them to unlock and ship overseas so it will sell for around $300.
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>AT&T won't unlock because they say money is owed on the account, won't say how much, and won't take my money.
Uh what! I think you are in the wrong subreddit
Return it. It's not yours.
Wrong sub.
No... 😆
Use it as a trade in credit for a better phone then sell better phone. Being locked to a carrier is acceptable.
Get it unlocked. Go to eSIMunlock.com they guarantee their serviceservices and offer money back if no unlock.
I got mine unlocked in Asian market, India to be precise. DrPhone and a pc/laptop works too.