It will be. I ordered that same one last week and it came w/o a SIM. Next-day delivery!
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iPhone 7 Plus SIM-free Apple.com Order Thread
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It will be. I ordered that same one last week and it came w/o a SIM. Next-day delivery!
I believe the 7 and 7 Plus at Best buy are sim-free models. Just that when you insert the carrier sim to activate it will lock to that carrier (except Verizon).
You can compare the SKU for the one Best buy sells and the sim-free model on apple.com and they are the same SKU's.
You are 100% correct. I confirmed this with the Mobile Manager AT the Best Buy store when I went in to swap out my payment methods and put mine on my BB Visa.
I don't have a line/service with any carrier here in the US. And BESTBUY's telling me that I should have a line with one of those service providers.
You do not need one. Not to buy a phone full price. I'd order it. Going to the store means they want to sell you a contract.
sorry I just noticed you said 6 Plus. Mine is a 7 Plus.
The Apple Store receipt says:
IPHONE 7 PLUS SILVER 256GB-USA
Part Number: MN4F2LL/A
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I bought a SIM Free 7 Plus directly from Apple
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Odd I have the sim-free 7 Plus Black 256 GB purchased from apple and on the back its printed A1661. Are you 100% positive that you have the 7? Because the A1522 model suggest that it is a 6 Plus model and not the 7 Plus. http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/
The part number you listed is indeed a 7 Plus Silver 256 GB. But the imprint on the casing that you mentions is a 6 Plus so they must have made a mistake then.
I had a 6S Plus and upgraded to a 7 Plus...absolutely no question its a 7 Plus
This is Silver not black, so maybe thats the difference, but its defiantly a sim free 7 Plus 2556GB
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did you receive your shipment yet? i have mine on preparing for shipment for two days now. no clue when it will ship
The photo you have clearly shows the 6 Plus model since it has the antenna band.
http://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/
Compare that and the iPhone 7 difference. It's clearly there. Also, does yours have a dual camera?
Yes it has a dual camera...it has 256GB- which is only available on the 7?
FYI- All of the 7's have antenna bands, on the black ip7 its still there its just black. On the silver its the same off color.
But my bad, the back is printed A1661- I was looking at the wrong image. Looks like they removed the IMEI number from the back.
Here is a breakdown of the models:
https://www.techwalls.com/iphone-7-plus-model-differences/
this is the correct image with model number. I had to take a photo to read the model # its so small
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Argh.... must've been a typo. However... your model number suggests a 7 plus and the 1553 suggests a 6s plus. Baffling. A 7 plus should be a 1661.
Not only I have not received my shipment (which is still at Incheon, Korea), I don't know when I am going to receive it.
I see mine shippped today but delivery date on UPS website says Nov 15th end of day, thats almost like half a month shipping time!
how much time does it take usually from shipping to delivery? Any idea?
With Worldwide Expedited Service, UPS should deliver a package from Asia to the United States in 4 to 5 business days. But that is not happening. UPS seems to be having difficulties in handling the large volume of shipments from China. One may also speculate that the Korean government may be taking more time than necessary in clearing shipments. Perhaps it is time for UPS to change the route.
Finally, the orders that were "shipped" on 10/28 got an Arrival Scan at Anchorage, Alaska, on 11/04 at 5:25 PM EST. I do not anticipate more undue delays within the United States. Although UPS has not provided a new Scheduled Delivery Date, I am hopeful that UPS can deliver on 11/07.
My order is scheduled to be delivered tomorrow. After delivery comes inspecting and evaluating the device for the most common issues this year.
At least you're on that stage where your phone is soon delivered to you. I'm just hoping that they don't delay it much. Enjoy and have a pleasant Monday.