The new SIM-free phones can be activated at the carrier of your choice, starting at $649 for the 16GB iPhone 6. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT professional.

The Apple Store has begun selling unlocked, SIM-free iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models at unsubsidized prices, offering customers the ability to purchase without a T-Mobile SIM card. In the U.S., ...

Just as was rumored yesterday, Apple has released completely-unlocked SIM-free iPhone 6 units in the Apple Store, as well as online. On Apple’s online store, buyers should select the “SIM-free” ...

Is The T-Mobile iPhone 6 unlocked? It depends… As many T-Mobile customers have reported, all iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus units purchased from T-Mobile are indeed locked to the carrier. However, the ...

Apple's iPhone 6 is one of our favorite high-end smartphones. While most iPhones are sold through carrier channels, it also makes an excellent unlocked phone—one good enough to call Editors' Choice.

Q. I want to buy an iPhone 6 unlocked, but Apple's site doesn't list an unlocked version — the closest it gets is a "no-contract" T-Mobile edition. When will that change? A. You already can buy ...

Two weeks following the initial launch of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, Apple has added a new purchasing option for the devices to its online store. Starting today, customers can buy an iPhone 6s ...

When a new iPhone launches, Apple allocates all of its inventory to standard carrier-locked versions of the phone—those are the ones that most people will buy, so it makes the most financial sense.

These are the same prices that Apple charges for an unlocked iPhone 6 and 6 Plus with T-Mobile. Of the four major carriers in the U.S., T-Mobile is the only one that offers the iPhone 6 line unlocked ...