In what’s becoming the standard move for Apple (s aapl) as it approaches the launch of a new generation of iPhone hardware, the company has begun to offer the iPhone 3G/3GS for sale without contract at full price on its websites and at its brick-and-mortar retail stores. Without contract, but not unlocked, so don’t get too excited yet Sprint (s s) fans.
Of course, there are ways to unlock the iPhones that are simple enough for many computer users, but there lies the tricky mess of possibly voiding your warranty, so tread carefully. It’s likely you’re probably familiar with jailbreaking, risks and all, so I won’t belabor the point.
Buying the iPhone models off-contract won’t be cheap, since you don’t have a carrier helping out via a hefty subsidy, but as any contract-averse individual will tell you, you’ll end up paying far less for the hardware if you can avoid signing your life away for two whole years. Also you might sleep better at night knowing AT&T (s att) hasn’t successfully sunk its claws into you.
The now aging 3G 8GB iPhone will cost you $499, while the 16GB 3GS lists at $599 and the 32GB 3GS sells for $699 without subsidy. Those prices start to look a lot less reasonable now that Apple has announced the pricing for the iPad, even though when I bought the iPhone 3GS last year I had to pay full price since I was only a year into my three-year contract, it seemed perfectly fine to drop $700.
As for when you can get these unlocked devices, according to PC World, you might be able to do it right now. PCW writer Sarah Jacobsson called her local store and was told that they were already selling the devices unlocked. Apple hasn’t yet made an official announcement regarding the devices, or updated its web store to reflect the changes, but 9to5 Mac got early wind of the move, and Gizmodo later confirmed via official internal Apple documents.
It’s unclear exactly why Apple seems to do this every time the end of its current iPhone iteration is in sight, but a reasonable guess is that the company would like to sell off as many of the on-hand units it has before it has to deal with an influx of new 4th generation iPhone stock. Even if Apple plans to continue selling the iPhone 3GS alongside the next iPhone, which is likely considering the retention of the 3G last time as a low-priced budget option, Cupertino still probably wants to clean house and bolster sales ahead of the launch.
You’re only allowed to buy one per day, up to a maximum of 1o total phones, so if you’re aiming for an even dozen you’ll have to enlist the help of a friend.
omg really will it be with att or verizon dont u need a contract???
BULLSHIT! I purchased an ALLEGEDLY unlocked iPhone 3Gs from Apple’s iPhone supplier in Canada, Fido (Roger’s Inc.) for $900CDN but it WAS NOT UNLOCKED! Apple—contrary to their saying “we care about our customers [money]”—cares nothing for their customers and allow FIDO (in Canada) to charge premium rates for their phones with no consequence, costing their so-called “valued” customers thousands of dollars! Apple couldn’t care less for their customers. They ONLY care about selling their products NO MATTER WHAT THE COST to the end-user, as long as they have good relations with their primary customers; the carriers.
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dude these guys are fraud tellling to give away 1 phone free after u buy 2 i phones they ask u to transfer a part of the total amount to their account ,i spoke to few of them they are fraud ,never transfer money to them ,just go and buy it from apple show room 3gs will cost 499$
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this is a stupid post…. that is the same exact no commitment price that has always been on there phones.. and i wouldnt pay $500 for something that has 8 GB… my thumb drive has more memory than that… lol http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/internet/iphone-faq.jsp
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im from malaysia and attracting to buy 3G S in US because its more cheaper than here which cost $500 for 16GB and $799 for 32GB. i’ll be there on this may. can you reply to my email ASAP?
thanks
All the given info are really great and have descriptive into. So I really enjoyed it. You have the same felling?
I was given a first generation iphone, I have unlocked it to work with my sim card, but have not used it yet because I have heard that if you have ATT as a carrier they could automatically charge you the $30 service plan. I have ATT, can I use it without being charged the $30 service plan?
I had been dealing with my sync issues with my new iPhone for weeks. Could not get my iphone to work with our exchange 2003 server. I tried many suggestions from the internet. Kept on getting that crazy “Cannot Get Mail the Connection to the Server failed†message. I am glad I had contacted and went through with their flat rate setup process. It truly was amazing to see my iphone working within 30 minutes.
http://computerrepairservice.net/blog/iphone-exchange-sbs-2003/
With out the contract/$200 rebate, that’s a pretty steep price to pay for a phone. Forking out $500 is like buying a laptop…
Yeah, but the statement is illogical, because there are no Sprint compatible iPhones at this point in time. It’s unlikely that will change in the near future.
There’s no 3G on anything but AT&T, so the lock isn’t even such a big deal unless you’re an international traveler.
But hey, at least they kind of throw you a bone — as long as you ignore that the
32GB iPad with 3G is only $30 more than the comparable iPhone.
Still locked to ATT.
FAIL.
“Without contract, but not unlocked, so don’t get too excited yet Sprint fans.”
The Sprint fans comment makes absolutely no sense at all. T-Mobile would make sense. There is no such thing as an iPhone with a CDMA radio, nor is there one with a TDMA/iDEN radio.