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Excuse the old man question, but if I buy an iPhone 16 Pro Max outright, with no carrier. I can set it up with my current carrier easily? (literature.cafe)

submitted 4 days ago by RustyShackleford@literature.cafe to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Buying one through Apple online at the moment, but it’s roughly $1300 with taxes. So I have myself a little nervous at the cost. Thanks in advance for answering. 👍

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[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 days ago

Once upon a time, there was an “unlocked” phone - meaning you could change the sim and the phone wasn’t locked to a contract. But you still had to match the phone to the major carrier.

Ah yes, those confusing GSM/CDMA days. They were like 2g or 3g tech (not sure), but eventually they all converged with 4G and VoLTE. I'm so glad that bs was done.