Starting today, Apple is giving customers in the U.S. who want an unlocked iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus the option of getting those models without SIM cards.
Previously, customers could buy an unlocked iPhone 6 and 6 Plus through T-Mobile. Once they got the gadgets, they still needed to either visit an Apple store or contact T-Mobile to activate the phone. After that, they could just discard the T-Mobile SIM card and select another carrier.
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The SIM-free iPhone 6 with 16GB of storage starts at $649. The iPhone 6 Plus with 16GB of storage starts at $749.
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