neckarb Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 does anyone know whether if you purchase a phone on a contract in the US, can you pay off the entire contract there and then and walk away with the phone? being in the Uk i dont want to wait till october or november and im heading over to the US anyway in July. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50000-iphone-us-price-plan/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mebster Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 But if you pay for the entire contract upfront you don't benefit from the free/texts/services that you would have got otherwise. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50000-iphone-us-price-plan/#findComment-357476 Share on other sites More sharing options...
neckarb Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 true, but i wouldnt be able to anyway living in the uk and all. so can i? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50000-iphone-us-price-plan/#findComment-357731 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifki Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 I think they are network locked Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50000-iphone-us-price-plan/#findComment-357732 Share on other sites More sharing options...
neckarb Posted May 3, 2007 Author Share Posted May 3, 2007 possibly but im just wondering if they can be bought out of the contract immediatly? anyone? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50000-iphone-us-price-plan/#findComment-358331 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBK.Xscape Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 i have no idea... what usually happens is you can cancel the contract for another 150 -200 dollars though Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50000-iphone-us-price-plan/#findComment-358603 Share on other sites More sharing options...
unstatusthequo Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Yeah just terminate the contract. It will most certainly be cheaper than the plan I'm sure they will require on iPhones. Termination is usually between $150 and $250. That's a lot better than 24 months of $70+ Then again, you'd then have an effective cost of nearly $1,000 (assuming $250 termination fee, $30 activation, $650 for the 8 gig with taxes, no rebate, and at least the initial month of prorated charges...) for a network locked phone that may or may not be unlockable to your UK provider. That's quite a gamble, all things considered. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50000-iphone-us-price-plan/#findComment-358622 Share on other sites More sharing options...
neckarb Posted May 4, 2007 Author Share Posted May 4, 2007 and its a gamble i'm willing to take, i tend to find that buying phones that are network locked from the US are locked for certain networks in the UK but 99% of the time two networks will work, so ill just try out various sim cards till i find a working, one $1000 for an iPhone equates to about £500 GBP at the moment and that for me is a perfectly acceptable price, so thanks for the quick responces. Looks like ill have an iPhone around US release time after all! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/50000-iphone-us-price-plan/#findComment-359047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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