Assign the carrier on iPhone sim free

Hi, I hope someone can help

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM:

I bought iPhone sim free 6s to Wal-Mart in the United States, recently, but planned to use in foreign carriers.

When you pay at Walmart, asked me what phone carrier will be used on? But since I haven't decided yet which operator / plan will be more suitable for me I asked don't not to define the carrier at that time here.

Now, I'm in Europe and I have the sim card by specific carrier and when I turned my iPhone and you try to save it on the network, it says INVALID SIM.

QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE:

1. is it possible to assign carrier to this iPhone right now - yes or no?

2. If Yes:

-who SHOULD do it?

-What is the cost to do so?

-What is the procedure to do so (it is only done through the site contact Web retailer, apple or iPhone must be shipped directly to the responsible party)?

3. If there is not - what to do next? Any ideas?

Of course, if clarifications are needed (imei, provider, country name), I post...

Thank you for your support,

If you tried to put a sim card into your phone and it came with invalid SIM card, it means that your phone is locked to the carrier that you have used previously that you bought the phone and only that carrier can unlock for you.

When you bought the phone, what carrier sim did you use to activate the phone?  If you bought the phone at Wal-Mart and it was free and not unlocked sim, then it means that the phone freezes to the first carrier sim card that you insert into the phone, which looks like your phone has made.  We need to analyze this carrier to get your phone unlocked.  Only this carrier can unlock the phone.  Nobody else can.

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