TL;DR — Quick Answer 12-month lock on (some) Red Pocket phones: Devices bought locked or with a discount/subsidy stay locked for 12 months of active, paid service The unlock is NOT automatic: Unlike most carriers, Red Pocket requires you to request the unlock — email support@redpocket.com with your IMEI once eligible “Buy Unlocked” phones = no lock: Devices bought at full retail … Read more
TL;DR — Quick Answer Lyca doesn’t lock BYOD phones. Lyca Mobile is a bring-your-own-device carrier — if you brought an unlocked phone, it stays unlocked Phone showing “locked”? In almost every case, the lock belongs to a previous carrier — that carrier has to remove it, not Lyca iPhone says “locked to LYCA”? That’s the infamous US Reseller Flex Policy … Read more
TL;DR — Quick Answer PureTalk doesn’t lock phones. Period. Every phone PureTalk sells ships GSM unlocked out of the box — there’s nothing to unlock Using PureTalk won’t lock your phone either. If you brought an unlocked device, it stays unlocked the entire time Phone showing “locked” anyway? It was locked by a previous carrier (AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, etc.) — … Read more