Originally Posted by
msp3
It's exactly what it was sold as. It was intended for use with the original carrier, and any legit customer of that carrier who inserts the carrier's SIM would have no issue. It's only people trying to scam the system and resellers that run into problems (and rightfully so).
Take a wild guess why there are no T-Mobile phone deals at Best Buy, Target, etc. If their customers aren't happy with the ...... T-Mobile store corp store-only deals they should switch to a better carrier that subsidizes phones for their customers.
Carrier locks are for when the carrier subsidizes the phone. No subsidy should mean no lock.