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The fact that there's no contract doesn't necessarily mean it'll be able to be used on other carriers.
The only thing it really guarantees is that you can use AT&T's pre-paid service, Go Phone. It doesn't guarantee you can use it on T-Mobile, though. I'm sure it's still network-locked to AT&T. [edit] Re-reading the article, I see the post explicitly states it will work on other carriers. Here's the problem I have, though: Nobody else is saying that, at all. Unless I see an AT&T press release that says otherwise, I'm going to assume it's carrier-locked. |
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The juicy bits in case the Post's URL changes:
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That could just mean another carrier in another country though. There are a lot of tourists that shop my local AT&T and Apple stores and buy things to take back home, weak dollar and all.
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If that would work, then it would work on T-Mobile in the States as well. A phone is either locked or it isn't.
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I read an article on MSNBC yesterday that talked about this announcement, but that article explicitly stated that the phone would still be locked to AT&T.
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Yes. ATT will activate the phone on their network as a month-to-month plan, just no long term contract. All would be fine leaving after the first month until there is a software update which would require re-activation. Like the current phone if bought and not activated. Only more expensive.
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Forget all the tech stuff. Who in the hell would spend $699 on a phone?
Suddenly I don't feel quite so bad about spending $499... |
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It's actually cheaper to buy a subsidized phone and cancel the contract than it is to buy the unlocked version.
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I don't understand how the iPhone includes $400 worth of hardware more than the iPod touch...
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The iPhone contains a speaker, earphone, volume & vibrate switches, extra detectors to shut off screen when holding phone to head, radio circuitry, cellular antenna, and GPS receiver. That's all I can think of and I have no idea how much it costs, but there's definitely more varied hardware in an iPhone compared to an iTouch. Probably why the iTouch has enough space for twice the max GB compared to the iPhone.
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iPod touch, $155 iPhone 3G, $177 |
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Oh, I never tried to justify $400. If cellular radio equipment were that expensive, every cellphone would cost huge money. Of course I never thought it would only be $20 in parts either though.
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