SpeedfreaK Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 hey i'm going on vacation this week to America and i want to buy an iPhone in New York. But i have a question: when i go to an apple store and i buy an iPhone, do i have to sign a kind of a contract with at&t (because if i have to start paying immediately those monthly fees, i wont buy that because i will jailbreak my iphone to use it in europe), or can i just buy an iphone, pay 399 dollars and walk away without paying a damn dollar to AT&T ? thx Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/95601-question-before-buying-iphone/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ongeloof Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 As far as i know, in the UK you do not pay anything other than the £269. Nothing goes to o2, and you sign no contract. However, you do sign stuff if you get iPhone delivered... Think Mark Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/95601-question-before-buying-iphone/#findComment-681815 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedfreaK Posted March 25, 2008 Author Share Posted March 25, 2008 so that's what i'm gonna do (correct me if i'm doing something wrong): -buy that iphone in the apple store in new york, pay 399 dollar (which is only 258 euro!!!! super cheap! ) -wait 'till i'm at home -boot up my imac under mac os x. update that iphone (if it isn't 1.1.4 yet) -reboot my imac under windows xp -download ziphone -put my sim card in the iphone and connect it to my imac -jailbreak, unlock and activate it at once (by pressing that button that does it all for you) and then i can call people, install games on it, listen to music and to everything that the iphone can do without any problems? are these steps correct? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/95601-question-before-buying-iphone/#findComment-681822 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numberzz Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Think Mark is wrong. You don't sign up with a contract with AT&T. That is what you do when you connect it to your computer. Though you can take out the AT&T SIM, put in yours, unlock it, and presto. It works. EDIT: ZiPhone is for Mac OS X too. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/95601-question-before-buying-iphone/#findComment-682001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ongeloof Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 You only pay the £269 over here, and do the contract when you hook up to your Mac. You use ZiPhone OOTB.... no contract required... Think Mark Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/95601-question-before-buying-iphone/#findComment-682288 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedfreaK Posted March 25, 2008 Author Share Posted March 25, 2008 269 pounds is 344 euro and 399 dollar is 258 euro, so i think i'll buy it in the US nice to know that ziphone works for os x too. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/95601-question-before-buying-iphone/#findComment-682434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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