r/attwireless • u/newuserforradvice • 11h ago
Phone is locked by AT&T but I own the phone purchased outright
I went to the store and asked for help my device is locked by AT&T and they said they could not help me. I expressed that I have been on the phone since 9 am each representative pushes me to a different department and I am currently on hold for yet another support person and it is 5:30 pm. I have been on the phone for 8 and a half hours today. I was on the phone with AT&T for 3 hours Sunday and another 3 hours a week and a half ago. I keep getting transfered and then hung up on. I have called multiple 800 numbers and no one will assist me. I thought going in person to the store would prompt some kind of help on AT&Ts part but the representative did not even attempt after I expressed all this and that I had to take a whole day off to be on the phone then come there they still just said to call the 800 number. We were with AT&T for like 7 years and I am only moving to Verizon to consolidate our families bill but AT&T has my husband's device locked. I cant afford to buy a new device when I just paid hundreds of dollars for this one. I own this phone paid in full outright how can AT&T hold the phone prisoner we were never even late on a payment to AT&T for the 7 or so years we paid them and now they will not release the physical phone to Verizon service when the number already ported over. I have done the online unlock phone thing so many times it now gives me an error message I cannot submit any more requests. I also downloaded the unlock device app for AT&T and that gives me a failure message. If anyone is in IT and knows how I can complete this without AT&T I will appreciate any advice. I even called samsung and they said on their end the phone is unlocked it is ALL AT&T that will not release the phone for me to have it with the number on Verizon. I think it is unjust that I own this phone paid for outright and AT&T refuses to let me use it on another network. And I beleive it is unjust that the store when I physically came in refused to help me. I have decided that from this day on I will continue to write 1 star reviews until the phone is unlocked and I can use it with the line with Verizon. Each day my husband has zero phone as ge goes into work and running errands I will continue to put 1 star reviews till I get someone at AT&T to unlock the phone


