Does anyone know the limit of how many you can buy unlocked? I would like to get three for my family.
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Carrier (T-Mobile iPhone 5s is LOCKED- Unlocked iPhone 5s Discussion)
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its been all but confirmed there will be no unlocked ones available on launch day unless you buy a Verizon one full price. However, nobody knows if Apple will simply let you buy a iPhone without activating/transferring service or not.
I'm on the tmobile $30 contract free prepaid sim activated on my unlocked iphone 4s. Will I be able to buy a t-mobile phone 5s online at 12am I saw it on the website earlier today but some people are saying no.
Yes, there will be a T-Mobile compatible iPhone 5S for sale.
What is NOT clear is whether it will be carrier unlocked by default. All signs seem to point to NO, it will still be locked to T-Mobile.
But a 5S compatible with T-Mobile will be available at midnight, barring some sort of unforeseen catastrophe.
This make me lmao so hard right now!
nobody got time for that just express check out then you done. After your order goes thru just go back and read then you can always cancel it.
Can you post the link? I can't find it on their site.
nvm. I thought you were speaking about the t-mobile site.
Cool so it has the same "bands" or whatever. Basically If I got an AT&T unlocked 5S and a Tmobile unlocked 5S they are identical?
Yes.
You'll just need to ask AT&T for a nano sim for your iPhone assuming you already have a data plan set up with them.
I got the same message in my email confirmation but when I clicked on the order# and was taken to the apple page it says:
Qty: 1
iPhone 5s 64GB Silver (GSM) T-Mobile
The "Unlocked" description is not coming up.
I also see the same as you on the order page:
iPhone 5s 64GB Space Gray (GSM) T-Mobile
However, when the unlocked iPhone 5 came out, the prices were identical ($649, $749, $849):
http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/13/iphone-5-unlocked-u-s-pricing-649-16gb-749-32gb-and-849-64gb/
Not sure why they ship with a T-Mobile SIM though other than to help some people who maybe accidentally order the unlocked and just want to get their phone working? From Apple's perspective, if they sold it SIM free, maybe it would cause more problems (more calls to Apple?) vs. including a SIM?
Also as answered in other threads the AT&T and T-Mobile version are exactly the same A1533 GSM and support LTE on networks:
http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/
iPhone 5s 64GB Space Gray (GSM) T-Mobile
However, when the unlocked iPhone 5 came out, the prices were identical ($649, $749, $849):
http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/13/iphone-5-unlocked-u-s-pricing-649-16gb-749-32gb-and-849-64gb/
Not sure why they ship with a T-Mobile SIM though other than to help some people who maybe accidentally order the unlocked and just want to get their phone working? From Apple's perspective, if they sold it SIM free, maybe it would cause more problems (more calls to Apple?) vs. including a SIM?
Also as answered in other threads the AT&T and T-Mobile version are exactly the same A1533 GSM and support LTE on networks:
http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/
