Unlocked iPhone 4 for Canadians and Britons

[shovenose]

[citation][nom]batkerson[/nom]Hey, mlopinto2k1, I don't get no freakin pop-ups in the middle of my screen. Tweak Firefox, pal.b.a.[/citation]
brits

 

[Caffeinecarl]

[citation][nom]waylander[/nom]Canadians for the win... well... at least once. Has to happen once in a while.[/citation]
Well, you guys did beat us in hockey in the Olympics as well... thanks to the coach from the Detroit Red Wings!

Here in Detroit, we love our Canadians just across the border.

 

[Caffeinecarl]

Honestly, I think all phones should be sold unlocked.

I use T-Mobile and they've differentiated themselves from the other major phone companies by offering two types of monthly service/handset combos. Either you get discounted handsets on locked-in contracts, and they're traditionally priced slightly higher per month, or else you can buy a phone for MSRP and either pay all at once, or else spread it over the next 20 months' billing cycles. The monthly service with this approach is between $10-20 a month cheaper, too. Also, if you have a GSM phone, you can walk on with it and just buy service.

I can understand why cell phone companies lock the handsets for people in contracts since the cost of the phones is subsidized. If, however, you're buying a phone for retail price and using it off contract and just using a "monthly plan" or even just buying it as a "spare" *cough cough, using it on another network, cough cough* you should have the option guaranteed that you can have the phone unlocked at the store when you buy it. Also, once your contract is fulfilled, they should allow the same thing.

This would open companies to competing solely on the basis of quality of service, since if you wanted to buy an HTC HD2 and use it on AT&T or buy an iPhone and use it on T-Mobile, Use the Incredible on Sprint (or even Metro POS) or get an EVO 4G and use it on Verizon, YOU COULD!!!

 

[SchizoFrog]

So $800 for the phone and then you still have to pay for the sevices... lmao...

I think not.

 

[JOSHSKORN]

$749 for a cell phone? No thanks. I can proudly say that I will STILL not have any Apple products in my house. Plus the boarder is too far away from me anyway. AT&T can keep the damn iPhone.

 

[kelewan]

Soundwave! Jane you massive geek

 

[Phyre]

[citation][nom]CaffeineCarl[/nom]Honestly, I think all phones should be sold unlocked.I use T-Mobile and they've differentiated themselves from the other major phone companies by offering two types of monthly service/handset combos. Either you get discounted handsets on locked-in contracts, and they're traditionally priced slightly higher per month, or else you can buy a phone for MSRP and either pay all at once, or else spread it over the next 20 months' billing cycles. The monthly service with this approach is between $10-20 a month cheaper, too. Also, if you have a GSM phone, you can walk on with it and just buy service.I can understand why cell phone companies lock the handsets for people in contracts since the cost of the phones is subsidized. If, however, you're buying a phone for retail price and using it off contract and just using a "monthly plan" or even just buying it as a "spare" *cough cough, using it on another network, cough cough* you should have the option guaranteed that you can have the phone unlocked at the store when you buy it. Also, once your contract is fulfilled, they should allow the same thing.This would open companies to competing solely on the basis of quality of service, since if you wanted to buy an HTC HD2 and use it on AT&T or buy an iPhone and use it on T-Mobile, Use the Incredible on Sprint (or even Metro POS) or get an EVO 4G and use it on Verizon, YOU COULD!!![/citation]

+1000000 !!!

 

[zak_mckraken]

I'm glad we have an advantage over the US. AT&T seems to have a horrible service while I'm fairly happy with Telus or Bell here. But, it's gonna be raining s*** before I buy a 750$ phone!!!

 

[Guest]

I still don't see why a phone has to be locked by the carrier. If you're under contract, the carrier is going to get their subsidy back.

If I buy a phone, under contract, and take it to another carrier I have to: a.) pay ETF b.) pay for two service plans on one phone.

So, tell me again, why does the carrier have to lock it? It's doesn't, it's pointless.

Besides, in the U.S., the GSM carrier's use of different 3G frequencies is a semi-lock anyway. To get 3G on your phone has to cover the right range.

 

[joebob2000]

[citation][nom]markatwork[/nom]I still don't see why a phone has to be locked by the carrier. If you're under contract, the carrier is going to get their subsidy back. If I buy a phone, under contract, and take it to another carrier I have to: a.) pay ETF b.) pay for two service plans on one phone.So, tell me again, why does the carrier have to lock it? It's doesn't, it's pointless.Besides, in the U.S., the GSM carrier's use of different 3G frequencies is a semi-lock anyway. To get 3G on your phone has to cover the right range.[/citation]

To make it that little bit harder for them to lose a subscriber. As long as the phone is locked to the carrier, even after the contract is up chances are it's going to be either used on the same network or thrown away. It's just one last chance for them to monetize their installed base of handsets.

 

[Camikazi]

[citation][nom]trekker9876[/nom]Unlocked iPhone 4 for Canadians and BritonsWhat and/or who are Britons? If you mean the people who live in Britain, then the spelling is Britains[/citation]

Main Entry: Brit·on
Pronunciation: \ˈbri-tən\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English Breton, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin Britton-, Britto, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh Brython
Date: 13th century

1 : a member of one of the peoples inhabiting Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions
2 : a native or subject of Great Britain; especially : englishman

 

[velocityg4]

Unfortunately even if you did buy it unlocked. If you went to use it with T-Mobile there would be no 3G as T-Mobile's requires both 1700Mhz and 2100Mhz while the iPhone uses 1900Mhz and 2100Mhz, so Edge only. If you went to use it on AT&T you would have to purchase a Data plan once they realize you are using an iPhone. I don't know what other carriers use GSM?

Alternatively you could save some money buy buying on contract, breaking it immediately, paying the early termination fee, unlock it yourself and switch to T-Mobile. That would be $625 for the 32GB iPhone 4 and $425 for the 8GB 3GS. I don't know if they have hacked an unlock for the iPhone 4 yet, if not they will soon.

 

[dark_lord69]

$749... for a phone... ATTENTION CONSUMER WHORES: We have your extremely overprice junk you don't actually need waiting for you. Don't forget to grab your credit cards so that card companies can make 10% - 29% intrest on your purchase. Act now and you will get a free *ss r*ping from the CEO!

 

[gm0n3y]

[citation][nom]waylander[/nom]Canadians for the win... well... at least once. Has to happen once in a while.[/citation]
Technically Canada is the only country to successfully invade the US (and we burned down the white house). Of course the actual troops were mostly British...