Unlocking a locked iPhone 6

[iMore Question]

Hello,

I am originally from the Netherlands and have come to attend university in America. I currently have an iPhone 5 and its freezing almost everyday so what I am planning on doing is buying an iPhone 6. I don't have money to pay 800 dollars for a 64GB one in the apple store, but then I saw this link from Walmart which offered Refurbished iPhone 6's of 64GB for 548 dollars, but its locked to a Sprint Network.

They have the 64GB version for 548 dollars. If i sell my iPhone 5 for 200 bucks or so I would have enough money. I know there is a place at the local mall here that unlocks iPhones for 30 dollars. Seems to me that if I do that its a lot cheaper than buying an iPhone from Apple.

I am wondering if anybody has any experience with this. I'm afraid I'm missing something here.

 

[kch50428]

If you do some looking around from 3rd party resellers you may be able to find an iPhone6 thats unlocked and you can afford... if you buy one that is/was on the Verizon network here in the US - it will be unlocked such that it would be useable at home.

 

[SwitchBeach]

And you will not be able to use that Sprint branded iPhone 5 on any other network besides Sprint.

 

[Elbert Beekman]

Well the iPhone I currently use is from back home and it is unlocked.

So if I buy a Verizon locked phone (Walmart is offering those too) then I can just get it unlocked?

 

[kch50428]

So if I buy a Verizon locked phone (Walmart is offering those too) then I can just get it unlocked?

Verizon devices (iPhone5 and above) are already unlocked.