Sharpie Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 I'll be in the US when the iPhone4 comes on Thursday and thought I might be able to save a few ££ by buying the unit their and then use it with my Orange account when I get back. Does anyone know if the US works like EU in that you just have to get the provider to unlock it for you ? (Assuming that AT&T / Apple store will offer this service as they only have it on the one carrier (AT&T) in US at the moment) Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 EDIT: As Caseys says, SIM-free iPhone's can't be bought in the USA and you wouldn't be able to get a contract there when not a resident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 You really won't save any money... $299 phone + $60ish/month 2 year contract = $1739 Can't buy an unlocked / contract free phone in the US. They're all tied to AT&T. Yes you can jailbreak them but the cost as above is far more than just having to fork out for a sim-free over here and have 1-2 years of a £15/month sim-only contract Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted June 18, 2010 Author Share Posted June 18, 2010 Cheers Caseys I found this from Apple's store FAQ's: Can I buy an iPhone without an AT&T contract? No. iPhone requires a two-year AT&T wireless service contract. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 You can get them sim free in the UK not only pay as you go, just plain Sim free You'll have to cough up £499.. though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 slight highjack - IF anyone is selling a 3GS please PM me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Also check your tariffs... I'm gonna put a post up in the iphone4 thread about my conversation with my friend who works in o2 customer services Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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