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6S & 6S Plus Available at full purchase Price At Launch
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You could always buy the Tmobile version as Contract free and unlocked and use it with an GSM carrier!
They didn't advertise this when they launched it about a month after the iPhone 5 was released.
They didn't advertise this when they launched it about a month after the iPhone 5 was released.
So what's the advantage of paying full retail to get it unlocked? I hate to sound dense, but you wind up paying a lot more
Some of us have an UDP. If I want to keep it, I must pay full price. With Apple now allowing full price pre-orders on the Website or Apple Store app, I don't have to order from VZW, which was awful for the 6Plus. Plus, the VZW iPhone is unlocked, full price or not.
Hmmm. So I wonder what the SIM-Free will look like. With the iPhone 5 (or 5S, I can't remember) it couldn't be used on VZW's network cause it didn't have the CDMA bands (it was essentially the t-Mobile phone). Then they changed that with the 6 and you could use the SIM-free anywhere.
Now they are splitting the CDMA/non-CDMA models again, so I wonder if will have another SIM-free that isn't really fully compatible.
Now they are splitting the CDMA/non-CDMA models again, so I wonder if will have another SIM-free that isn't really fully compatible.
Right, but you're not getting a break on your monthly bill either, are you? It's like paying twice
In my particular situation I buy the phone at full price ... using an iPhone 6 16GB as an example
$199 carrier discount price vs $649 full contract free price = $450 / 24 months = $18.75 a month
My Tmobile unlimited everything plan runs me $147 for 3 lines or about $50 each ... factor in the $19 I am paying for the iPhone and I pay around $69 a month for unlimited everything.
IDK the exact $ with the other carriers but I don't think ATT has an unlimited plan and there higher data plans are prob over $100 per month.
For me it saves me $ .. gives me flexibility and I OWN the iPhone under no contract!
20% Discount on Plan, 20% Discount on data, 20% discount on accessories.
Blame the euro and its devaluation.
And yes… we're on the same bandwagon
Euro is more expensive than USD so iPhones priced in euros should be less than 650 not more.
I bought a Note 4 from Verizon paying about $27/month for the phone. I paid off the phone early and in addition to knocking off the $27/month for the phone, Verizon knocked off an additional $15/month. I have since switch to the medium data plan 3 GB/month plus unlimited text and talk for $65/month minus 15% for being a Navy veteran.
So using Verizon's payment plan option, you were effectively on contract with regards to device fees? We're currently off contract (have been since last year), so we get $15 device discounts for each of our iPhones. That's $360/year! (I actually meant to update to the 10GB plan for the extra $10/per device extra, the net diff was -$10, not sure if that's still an option...)
Anyway, trying to figure out how to best buy and order new phones. Outright direct from Apple is easy enough, no change to our Verizon plan price. Definitely don't want to go "subsidized" that I believe is still an option for our account.
I'm not calling BS, but BS. You would probably be the first person ever to do so. Verizon only whitelist verizon phones and the SIM free iPhone.
Verizon has backed off a bit recently on what phones they'll activate. Head over to howardforums.com -> Verizon Wireless, they're some stories there are people activating phones they originally purchased from other carriers (iPhone 6's as well) on Verizon.
How do you know full price is unlocked? If you do it from the app, it gives you only T Mobile version as unlocked.
$850? Unreal. My last iPhone was the 4S. I didn't realize how much an iPhone can cost.
$850 for a freaking smart phone. I can't get it out of my mind now.
had the exact same experience - I have grandfathered unlimited data with Verizon, have to pay full price for my phones (which I'm fine with - I use about 10-15GB a month and their current plans would cost me _way_ more for a comparable amount of finite data), and my 6+ pre-order through Verizon Wireless was a disaster. Very pleased I can order directly from Apple as a Verizon customer and not have to go through Verizon Wireless - this was _not_ the case in years past. Ordering from Apple.com as a VZW customer only gave you the option of two year agree or whatever that silly payment plan option they have now.
The 6S launch is the first instance in which a Verizon customer can order directly from Apple and pay full price.
The less I have to deal with Verizon, the better. They are a dumb pipe pretending to be a content company (please stop wasting money on these delusions and lower my bill)
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Just so everyone knows, I think that is just showing you pricing. If you go into the apple store app on your phone or tablet and select shop, iPhone, iPhone 6s, view pricing,iPhone 6, color, size, and contract free (it gives you replace this phone, replace another phone, and contract free). The only option there is the tmobile variant.
that is a known display discrepancy between the mobile app and the full site - I place my trust in the site; if it's telling me I can buy it full price as a VZW customer, I believe it. We won't have to wait long to find out.
That is damn good to know. Last year it was only the t-mobile variant on both though.
if it works for customers of the other carriers on Friday night/Saturday morning, you can thank me later - I wrote to Apple after my 6+ debacle to tell them how displeased I was with being forced to order from Verizon as opposed to just buying the phone at full price through Apple to retain my unlimited data.