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iphones from usa

  • 13-07-2010 7:28pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    hey all.. want to treat myself to iphone .. aunt travelling to america soon.. thinkin may send for one and wondering has anyone brought one back reccently? how much cheaper would it be and would it definetly work wit irish sim

    tanks in advance :D


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  • #2
    dudara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    Not a personal issue - moved to Apple Media Devices.

    dudara


  • #3
    jwcurtin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 562 ✭✭✭jwcurtin


    advice.. iphone :) wrote: »
    hey all.. want to treat myself to iphone .. aunt travelling to america soon.. thinkin may send for one and wondering has anyone brought one back reccently? how much cheaper would it be and would it definetly work wit irish sim

    tanks in advance :D

    I think if your buying them from the US you must sign a contract on AT&T, and "i think" you need the american equivalent of a PPS (think its called a social security number),so your aunt cant buy it in the US on contract, but if she was to get the phone sim-free, it would work on Irish 3G bands, and 2G/Edge bands, network dependent(think they have Edge on o2). Your best bet would be to wait here/or head up North (where it might work out cheaper, but there wouldn't be much difference.


  • #4
    Saruman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,389 ✭✭✭✭Saruman


    You can get them sim free but I am not sure the price is much cheaper than here. At most you will save a little on the tax and currency difference.


  • #5
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,374 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    Saruman wrote: »
    You can get them sim free but I am not sure the price is much cheaper than here. At most you will save a little on the tax and currency difference.

    where have you seen them sim free? in the USA you have to sign up to a 18 month contract with AT&T and to sign a contract they require your SSN (social security number).


  • #6
    jwcurtin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 562 ✭✭✭jwcurtin


    kceire wrote: »
    where have you seen them sim free? in the USA you have to sign up to a 18 month contract with AT&T and to sign a contract they require your SSN (social security number).

    As i mentioned above!:D


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  • #7
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,374 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    jwcurtin wrote: »
    As i mentioned above!:D

    im responding to Saruman claims that they can be got sim free for cheaper than here over there! I already know it cant be done :D


  • #8
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,584 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    you cannot get iphone in the states sim free.

    initially on launch of iphone you can only get them by signing into a contract.

    when the stock levels increase, they allow AT&T and apple retail stores to sell an 'contract-free' (note the two words here they are important), it's basically the same as PAYG here but you don't sign into a specific iphone plan, you can use any AT&T plan (including their PAYG plan) but the phone remains LOCKED to their network.


  • #9
    OctavarIan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,736 ✭✭✭OctavarIan


    If you're willing to settle for the 3GS you can get it on Craigslist for around $250 easily now, even $200 if you push it. A good portion of them are already jailbroken and unlocked so those would work back here.


  • #10
    longhalloween
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,207 ✭✭✭longhalloween


    Iphone 4s are in short supply in the US, there's a 2 week waiting period at least.

    Went into AT&T the other day and the guy laughed at me when I asked for one. He said their stock lasts max 5 hours before its sold out.

    Anyways they go for 200 dollars but you need a social security number, a good credit rating, an American address and sign up for a 2 year contract (min 55 a month ex. tax)
    If you don't have a credit rating ya have to pay a 500 dollar deposit on top of the 200, which you get back after the first year.

    Theres a minimum of 1 months wait before you can cancel the contract and that costs 325dollars (increased from 175 on July 1st), which is taken from your deposit, but either way your still locked to AT&T and the only way to unlock is to jailbreak.
    Not sure if you get the remainder of your deposit back immediately or at the end of the year tho.

    TBH id wait for it to come out on 02. Save a lot of hassle and heartache making and breaking contracts and it will still cost 580 ex. tax (another 60 or so)

    These guys have really cracked down on contract breakers so expect no help when trying to get the remainder of your deposit back. But if you really want it then go for it, Iphone 4s really are a cracking bit of tech!


  • #11
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,126 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    Should this not be stickied? How many times a week does the same question get asked?


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  • #12
    Sideshow Mark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,155 ✭✭✭Sideshow Mark


    I think you can get them sim free from apple stores in the Uk and in Belfast.


  • #13
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,243 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Mr.S wrote: »
    Basically buying from the US is virtually impossible without going on contract.

    Try Canada who sell Sim free.

    Had looked at canada. Its a small bit cheaper


  • #14
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,374 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    Sideshow Mark wrote: »
    I think you can get them sim free from apple stores in the Uk and in Belfast.

    not yet, they are still out of stock.


  • #15
    Saruman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,389 ✭✭✭✭Saruman


    Maybe it was just contract free. I was in best buy in San Francisco a few weeks back buying a cheapy Net10 phone to use over there. Someone came in and asked about the Iphone 4 without a contract and was told it would be in the next few weeks but you could get the 3gs. I thought they were talking sim free but maybe they just meant on a pay as you go service.


  • #16
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,584 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    whiterebel wrote: »
    Should this not be stickied? How many times a week does the same question get asked?
    i wrote up a thread about a year ago about my experience buying an iphone 3g s in america.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055788845

    suffice to say it didn't get many replies and wasn't stickied, might be one of those questions that will always be asked whether there's a sticky or not.


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