We currently have a contract with AT&T and my uncle wants to buy an iPhone 3GS or 4 from the US and have it taken to a different country. Is it still possible to buy any of the two iPhones without a contract? If so, do we still need to activate a line of some sort when we buy the phone? How much is the iPhone 3GS without a contract?
Is it still possible to buy an Iphone 4 in a Apple store (or other stores?) without signing a contract? If then, where, and how much does it cost? (16GB's whats interesting).Btw, is it still low stock on the Iphones everywhere? If so, is it possible somewhere to see what stores got em in stock etc?
View 5 Replies View RelatedI'm getting an iPhone 4s, and I wanted to know if I absoloutely, postively had to have a contract and/or service plan, because I don't want a plan, just the iPhone.
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I am trying to buy credits on contract killer but it says contact itunes support what I should do?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI wasn't sure how to phrase the title so... I will be visiting the US soon and I was wondering whether I can enter apple stores and just buy the iphone without contract and anything, even tough I am not American?
Is there any other places that non American citizens can buy from the iphone4? BestBuy maybe?
does it matter if i buy my iphone 4s form a different country than the USA ?
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i bought an iphone 4s that was purchased from an apple store in canada and the iphone won't work here in south africa. what can i do?
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Given that Quebec has very high sales tax (14.5%), I want to buy an iphone 4s in New Hampshire (no tax). I currently use Rogers (GSM, no data plan) for my phone service. Will it work properly without complication?Will all functions still work (facetime, wifi, etc)?Does it come with a micro sim card? If not, where in Canada can i buy one, and how much will it cost?Do i activate it at home, or at the apple store in canada?
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iPhone 4, iOS 5.1.1
Thinking about selling my 3Gs and downgrading to original iPhone. What impact would this have on my AT&T contract? I got the 3GS at launch, so little over a year ago.
Does AT&T just want me to be a monthly subscriber, regardless of hardware? Also, what data plan is available on original EDGE iPhone?
I'm looking for the iPhone sim free primarily for storing my audible collection and sms. I came across this website after a bit of googling and I'm not sure whether to sign up. It offers an iPhone for free, provided you complete a free trial offer and ask some friends to do the same. It seems pretty legit, it has a video from the BBC & CNN but I'm not sure.
Linky -> http://bit.ly/9LuxcI
Help me guys, I need this iPhone!
Last month I got an iP4 on Vodafone contract through CPW and was porting over from o2. Nothing happened and, a month later I have a Vodafone subsidised iP4, no Vodafone contract and my old up and running o2 contract. I have checked the above with Voda and o2.
Now I've buggered up my sim card I need a new one. I have two choices.
a) Go back to CPW, tell them what's happened, give them a bollocking and demand that they sort my Vodafone contract so I can get on with it.
b) Go to o2 and ask for a new sim and carry on as normal. I haven't used the new phone as a phone yet due to no micro sim so I assume it'll take the o2 sim then lock to it?
Action has to be taken today as I have no working sim and need a phone but I change my mind every five minutes.
My friend has an Iphone on AT&T and wants to get it unlocked without doing a jailbreak (offical unlock from Apple) but is upset he can't. I hear people talking about not having to deal with a contract from a carrier here in America and being free to do whatever they want for service if they buy their phone outright with no contract. The problem that I have in understanding this theory is this
There are two major GSM networks in America (AT&T and T-Mobile) and two major CDMA networks in America (Verizon and Sprint)
If you buy a regular phone (non-3G) with AT&T or T-Mobile you can hop between the two carriers but if the phone is 3G then it will only work on AT&T or T-Mobile since they have different 3G frequencies.
If you buy a regular phone or a phone that is EVDO Rev A capable with Verizon or Sprint they only work on those carriers anyway because they don't allow you to switch their phones between carriers?
Having an unlocked phone is good if you travel overseas and no contract means you can cancel when you want but how many people really cancel service often enough and switch carriers for that to matter, especially if they have a family account?
So the question is this - what does free or not having a contract really mean and why does it matter when you can't really go anywhere and use all the features of the phone?
What do you think?
Way i can get an unlocked iphone 4S on contract
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I bought an iPhone 4 two years ago in San Francisco Apple store, without any carrier contracts and it is locked to carriers other than AT&T. Here are the resuls of a phone check:
imei: 012421006441020
family: iPhone
type: iPhone 4 16GB BLACK
version: 5.1
serial: 7V03723YA4S
mac: CC08E069507F
iccid: 89014103243563264800
purchase date: 2010-09-20
purchase country: US
warranty coverage: Out of Warranty
registered: YES
activated: YES
carrier: AT&T USA
locked: YES
How can I unlock this phone for use with any carrier, since I paid the full price?
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iPhone 4, iOS 5.0.1
I'm on a family plan, but not as the primary account holder. Does the person who is the primary account holder have to be there in order to purchase a phone? I went on to the Apple site and I was approved and everything, so why wouldn't I be able to? I can't buy it because someone isn't there with me.
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is there in the market an amplifier to use my iPhone in my car instead of buying and installing a player?
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When I buy an app you see a warning "your apple id has been disabled" and cannot install applications. What should I do?
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I would love to,
1. use it with T-mobile pay-as-you-go plan
2. be able to use all iphone 4 features (facetime! over wi-fi)
3. use GPS for nav apps etc (not sure if this requires data plan - possibly depends on specific app)
Just wondering if you call ATT and ask to unlock the iPhone will they provide means to unlock it after your contract is up? With normal phones it seems they will unlock if you are past your contract. I don't see why iPhone should be any different because you have fulfilled the contract. Never heard of this happening so thought I would ask.
View 11 Replies View RelatedEngadget says so, and you can kind of infer that on Apple's website. Is this true?
View 9 Replies View RelatedAlright, first of all I know everyone is getting sick and tired of the iphone related threads popping up over here. But I have no other choice but to start one — hoping someone will be able to offer me a solution to my problem.
Here's the deal. My wife has the unlimited data plan, since she signed up with Att last year. Currently she has a iPhone 3GS and sees no need to upgrade to the new version.
I on the other hand had been using a paygo T-mobile plan (had been waiting for the iPhone).
Now the thing is she doesn't really use her data and I most definitely could with my shiny new phone (hopefully arriving on June 24th), but am unable to as I don't already have a contract with them.
I know people would suggest to switch the sims when I get the phone, but that's a no-go as the Misses is very attached to her number and does not want to change it (under no condition whatsoever)
So what I need all you guys to tell me is a way to get her number switched over to my contract so I can give her my sim (I'm aware of the sim differences in the two phones and will sort that out.
So any clue how to do this?
I was thinking of porting over her number to a different carrier and then porting it back to a new line on att (though this would mean I lose my preorder).
Though I don't know if I can port over her current ATT number and still maintain the contract. Does ATT allow that. And how difficult do you guys think it would be to port it back to a new connection on ATT.
Also, her number is originally from Wisconsin and now we live in Chicago.
Is there an easier solution?
Why can't ATT just switch the numbers on the contracts?
I bought an iPhone 4 some time ago at a Best Buy. Since I don't reside in the U.S., I paid full price to grab the phone without an AT&T contract. However, the phone is still tied to that carrier. I have read that AT&T will start unlocking out of contract phones. I have been to the website but understand that I require a prior contract with AT&T. Since I have never held an AT&T contract, is there a way that Apple can help me factory unlock my phone? I also read how Tim Cook's office helped some users get their unlock.
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iPhone 4, iOS 5.0.1
I bought an 3g about 1 years ago from a friend in Malaysia. My friend bought it from the Maxis (carrier same like AT&T and Verizon). I knew that AT&T is now unlocking out of contract iPhone. What about mine?
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Asking bout unlocking iPhone 3G
I locked up my iPhone and need restore it but I'm scared it wont be connected to my contractor
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iPhone 4S, iOS 5.1.1, I also locked up my iPhone
I thought it was one per customer? I read in another topic someone purchased 2x16gb and 1x32gb all at the subsidized price (single line account)?
View 10 Replies View RelatedSo here is my original post from yesterday. Today I got e-mail confirmation from Apple.
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Hey guys just got off the phone with a rep who was real nice. I explained to him I already bought a bumper for the signal issue and that anything they could do would be appreciated. I was put on hold and about 10 minutes later a supervisor came back on the phone and said that they would like to offer me a product from the apple store as compensation. He said that I would have to pick out something in the $75 price range, so I decided to pick the in ear headphones.
I think the biggest thing was that I was very polite and told them how much I have enjoyed the products over the years and that I was just a little annoyed with having to purchase a case to fix the issue.
Overall I'm really impressed and the people I talked to were great. I'll post my e-mail from Apple when I receive it as proof.EDIT: He also told me that another person would be calling either Monday or Tuesday to follow up on the issue.So yeah for those who didn't believe me here is proof.
I just bought Aftermath by Amy Lee.
It came with a digital booklet.Â
How do i view it from my computer (or phone)?Â
It's really aggravating me because it's not very easy and I've googled, played with options and everything.
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iPhone 5c, iOS 7.1.2
With recent news of the iPad sim card hack and the low iPhone prices offered by Walmart, I have devised a plan to get an contract free iPhone 3Gs with data cheaper than buying an iPhone at retail.
1. Buy 16gb iPhone 3Gs at Walmart for $97 with contract.
2. Cancel contract within 3 days and pay the $175 ETF. ATT won't demand the iPhone back because it was purchased from a "reseller". Even if they ask for that month's service up front, the total cost would be $97 + $175 (ETF) + $70 (month of voice/data), which would equal $342 (retail for iphone is about $600).
3. Unlock/Jailbreak iPhone
4. Activate iPad sim card and adapt it to iPhone as per these instructions.
http://hijinksinc.com/2010/05/14/usi...-an-iphone-3g/
And congrats, in theory, you have a contract free iPhone with data only for cheap.
Below is what it would cost if you had an iPhone for 2 years in contract in comparison with this hack and similar options with two years of service.
iPhone Hack (Device, Data, ETF): $1062
iPhone 3Gs in Contract (Voice, Data, Messaging): $2257
iPad with Data (Device, Data): $1349
iPod Touch with Verizon Mifi (Device, Verizon Device, Data): $1790
Clearly, the iPhone hack is the cheapest method, coming in at a close second with the iPad. It might be a tough decision between an iPad and an iPhone, but the iPhone has a camera and can fit in your pocket, so it's more of a heavily featured iPod than a large tablet. And, naturally, there is a lot you can do with an unlocked iPhone, even hack it to make phone calls through skip or google voice and have messaging applications. You don't even have to pay for data if you think you won't need it for a month, and you can downgrade to the $15 a month program anytime.
Possible drawbacks, however, is that the iPhone 4G is coming out soon, and looks a lot cooler. You're breaking a contract on a soon-to-be-outdated device and ATT won't let you be a customer for 6 moths afterward. Also, you risk bricking an iPhone, and if ATT catches onto the iPad sim card hack, you're left with an expensive iPod touch.
To everyone on this forum, can you see any additional drawbacks that I might be missing?
