Questions about jailbreaking/unlocking iphone 4

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  1. fernhollow, Dec 27, 2010

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    i don't know how jailbreaking and unlocking an iphone 4 works.
    if i buy the iphone 4 unlock and jailbreak it, can i keep my existing phone number from verizon? what will i pay monthly for the service? will verizon know that i am using an iphone and charge me for data service?

    any and all info would be so helpful. basically i want an iphone but dont want to pay the huge monthly service cost!
     
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  2. labman, Dec 27, 2010

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    if your in the USA good luck getting your iPhone on Verizon. that is what Verizon has wanted forever... hopefully soon but they will require CDMA version
     
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  3. rgarjr, Dec 27, 2010

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    verizon uses a different type of cell phones, CDMA versus GSM. So you cannot use it on that carrier.
     
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  4. fernhollow, Dec 27, 2010

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    thanks for the quick response. so you can't unlock the phone to be used on verizon. so is there really no way around the $50/month data plan? bummer.
     
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  5. labman, Dec 27, 2010

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    What $50 Data plan? think you need to do some more research or just get another smartphone..
     
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  6. ssdeg7, Dec 27, 2010

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    It's best if you don't try to unlock it if you're not an expert or good at it, i've seen many iPhones get ruined by messing with its baseband.
     
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  7. fernhollow, Dec 27, 2010

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    AT&T breaks down the monthly charges for having an iphone. that's where I got the $50 thing from. "A data plan is required for the life of your iPhone service and cannot be removed in the future."
    data plan =$45/month
    unlimited minutes = $70/month
    text messages = $5-$20/month

    right now i'm on the verizon family plan with 6 of my friends, we all pay $10 a month. i have a crappy motorola razr and was just wondering if it were possible to get the iphone for cheaper than what AT&T wants you to sign up for. i know it'll be expensive but since like i said i don't know anything about jailbreaking/unlocking and was hoping someone would say "sure you can use the iphone for $10/month!!!!"

    maybe i'll just get an ipod touch
     
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  8. labman, Dec 27, 2010
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    latest rumor you will get it soon on Verizon then again that rumor has been out since the 1st iPhone but I will say it's getting closer. search it and you willo see all the latest but nothing 100% confirmed. oh my data plan unlimited is $30 so I don't know your source..
     
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  9. Applejuiced, Dec 27, 2010

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    You cannot use any current iphone model on verizon.
    Only AT&T and Tmobile if you unlock it.
    You can avoid the data plan by either using a prepaid AT&T account or going to Tmobile.
     
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  10. fernhollow, Dec 27, 2010

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    i got my info from the at&t website. $30 doesnt seem so bad, who is your service from?
     
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  11. Myzhi, Dec 27, 2010

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    $30 is ATT unlimited data plan. They don't offer it anymore to new customers. Now, it's $15 for 200MB and $25 for 2GB.
     
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  12. drummingcraig, Dec 27, 2010

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    I don't know where you're getting your numbers from exactly, but AT&T offers two data plans for new subscribers:
    • 200MB/Month for $15
    • 2GB/month for $25 (Grandfathered users could opt to keep their "unlimited" for $30/month)

    The only thing that would bring your data plan to $45/month is if you elected to pay AT&T the $20/month for tethering in addition to the 2GB plan mentioned above (which is not required).
     
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