Where to buy off contract 3g/Can 3g be used prepaid/post paid no contract?

[aerospace]

Iphone V1 needs replacing, currently using $39 prepaid option, can I use the same plan for 3g? How about the go phone option? I'm not against a contract so much as being locked in for 2 years to a phone...who knows what might come along next.



Where is the best place to (safely) purchase?

I found Qbelam.com which says 3g 16gb for $369, some canadian company. Comes up as first (sponsored) result if you google iphone 3g unlocked.

 

[eplchamps0304]

Iphone V1 needs replacing, currently using $39 prepaid option, can I use the same plan for 3g? How about the go phone option? I'm not against a contract so much as being locked in for 2 years to a phone...who knows what might come along next.



Where is the best place to (safely) purchase?

I found Qbelam.com which says 3g 16gb for $369, some canadian company. Comes up as first (sponsored) result if you google iphone 3g unlocked.

The contract is the 2yr commitment, there is no way around that. $369 for a phone that cost 300 with a 2yr contract sounds fishy.

 

[mkrishnan]

I found Qbelam.com which says 3g 16gb for $369, some canadian company. Comes up as first (sponsored) result if you google iphone 3g unlocked.

This is about as trustworthy as ordering penis enlarging pills over the internet.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081118132337AAc90Er

(Although Yahoo Answers is almost equally useless, they're right in this case.)

Unlocked iPhones exist primarily in two forms -- ones purchased legally in a country such as Hong Kong where this is available, and iPhones unlocked using TurboSIMs. The former are on the market, but you have to look carefully, and expect to pay $500-700 -- not $369. The latter is something you generally do for yourself after buying an iPhone.

 

[plumbingandtech]

Iphone V1 needs replacing, currently using $39 prepaid option, can I use the same plan for 3g? How about the go phone option? I'm not against a contract so much as being locked in for 2 years to a phone...who knows what might come along next.



Where is the best place to (safely) purchase?

I found Qbelam.com which says 3g 16gb for $369, some canadian company. Comes up as first (sponsored) result if you google iphone 3g unlocked.

why in the world would you trust a company like this?