Buying iPhone in U.S.A

[uaecasher]

hello,

My grandmother is in USA and I asked her to buy me a non-contract iphone 3GS, but i was wondering will it work on other carrier in other countries ?

thank you

 

[jmann]

Any iPhone purchased officially in the US requires a 2-year contract. Unless you hit up ebay or craigslist you won't be able to find one without a contract. And even if you do it will only work with AT&T, so you will need to jailbreak and unlock it.

 

[swiftaw]

I don't believe there is any such thing as a non-contract iPhone 3GS in the USA, although I could be mistaken.

In any case, all US phones are locked to AT&T and would have to be jailbroken to be used on any other network.

 

[WeWantOneNow]

hello,

My grandmother is in USA and I asked her to buy me a non-contract iphone 3GS, but i was wondering will it work on other carrier in other countries ?

thank you

Officially no.

Bit it will if you jailbreak it and unlock it. However, this means you can't update your phone until the update ahs also been cracked.

 

[uaecasher]

guys! check AT&T iPhone FAQ:

http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/internet/iphone-faq.jsp?source=IC98K1ipc00jtlFQ

go to the middle they have non-commetment plan

 

[theMaccer]

Your best bet would be eBay or Craigslist.

 

[swiftaw]

guys! check AT&T iPhone FAQ:

http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/internet/iphone-faq.jsp?source=IC98K1ipc00jtlFQ

go to the middle they have non-commetment plan

That's for AT&T customers who don't want to sign a new two-year contact. You can't get that if you're not an AT&T customer.

 

[uaecasher]

by AT&T customer you mean i have to use AT&T SIM card with it or i just have to have a file in AT&T (because my family in US are AT&T customers)

 

[jmann]

by AT&T customer you mean i have to use AT&T SIM card with it or i just have to have a file in AT&T (because my family in US are AT&T customers)

That question was already answered. All iPhones sold in the USA are locked to AT&T, if you want to use another carrier you will need to jalbreak it and unlock it. See above.

 

[ouimetnick]

Or you can go to an Apple store and pay the no commitment price, and leave the store with an unactivated iPhone. However, it will still be locked t at&t