Quote: Originally Posted by bobby janow Originally Posted by Lol, I hardly know you. But if they are talking for sure about bl unlock then I'd get it in writing. I'm not trusting carriers these days, they are playing games and getting away with it.

For folks that cannot afford to pay for a phone in cash. Then a payment plan is another option. Because actually the way t-mobile EIP works it is a delayed payment plan but it appears that you are getting a credit each month. That is the price t-mobile is willing to pay to keep you on t-mobile for 2 years.I have had serious issues with t-mobile with getting phones unlocked. It appears that I am the exception. I would not trust them to unlock the bootloader unless it was in writing. That is why I went to bestbuy and didn't even go near the t-mobile store which is close to the bestbuy store here. Carriers have changed the sim unlock policies and it is clear the policy is locking consumers into a carrier's service. Actually you can thank the lobby that got the FCC to approve the sim unlock polices. The carriers don't care about the phone at all if you have carrier service for more than a year. The FCC approves all these unlocking policies. The only exemptions are military personal that are being deployed. Here is an example of what the type of policies the FCC approves.After reading this thread and some other threads, it appears if you buy a carrier pixel 3a, then the bootloader will be locked and you may be able to get it unlocked. Don't be fooled by the demo models in the store!