How do I buy an iPhone 4 no contract?

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TheStu

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I do not know what their reaction would be if you walked in and told them that you wanted to buy an iPhone 4 unsubsidized. I don't know if they would make it easy or hard is what I mean.
 
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JS80

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TheStu said:
I do not know what their reaction would be if you walked in and told them that you wanted to buy an iPhone 4 unsubsidized. I don't know if they would make it easy or hard is what I mean.
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I was trying to order online so I could pick up at a store. I guess it doesn't hurt to call them.

As for CL/eBay, I want to use my credit card and have it in my hand to give as gift to someone.
 
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Craigslist if you want a good deal. I picked up a iP416GB for $440 off contract. Fun little toy.
 
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kaerflog

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Yeah CL is the place to find a like-new IP4 <=$500.
Anytime I see one list for less than $500, you have to contact them within 30mins or else its sold.
I bought 2 recently for $475 each thats on 4.01(JB and unlockable).
The ones on 4.01/4.0 are extremely hard to find and it usually go for $600.($700 on Ebay).
- I took a chance on the first one as I knew the phone wasn't her but I unlocked it and it worked great.
- The 2nd one was located in BFE and I had to drive 50 miles to get it.
This girl paid an extra $250 to BB for some type of 2 yr protection. She could have gotten a hell lot more for the IP4.

 
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go in the store and tell them that you want an iphone 4 without a contract. they'll sell it to you no problem (8GB 3GS, 16GB and 32GB 4).

however, if you want one that can be jailbroken/unlocked, then you have to go to craigslist or ebay. all the ones at the stores are 4.0.2/4.1 now, which you cant jailbreak/unlock.
 
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zerocool84 said:
Holy crap that off contract price makes me cry. I can't believe they charge that much for an off-contract iPhone 4.
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Their price is actually higher than retail. Apple's price is $599 for the 16GB and $699 for the 32GB.
 
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TheStu said:
Their price is actually higher than retail. Apple's price is $599 for the 16GB and $699 for the 32GB.
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Oh I know that. I guess I should have specified that Newegg was selling them for that price. I can't believe they have the balls to do that.
 
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TheStu

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zerocool84 said:
Oh I know that. I guess I should have specified that Newegg was selling them for that price. I can't believe they have the balls to do that.
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Too true. And their prices are usually, you know... reasonable.
 
gorcorps

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You go into the store and ask for one... It's not like it's special or anything. Apple is more than happy to sell you a phone at 3x the AT&T price. Why would you think they wouldn't?
 
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The problem you run into is that you end up paying the subsidized contract price on AT&T's network, IIRC, they don't allow the iPhone on it's prepaid plans at all, so you end up paying for a high dollar plan that factors in the subsidized price....
 
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Pliablemoose said:
The problem you run into is that you end up paying the subsidized contract price on AT&T's network, IIRC, they don't allow the iPhone on it's prepaid plans at all, so you end up paying for a high dollar plan that factors in the subsidized price....
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This is incorrect. You can put an iPhone on gophone without a jailbreak/unlock.

Only issue is very high data charges. $20 for 100MB.

http://osxdaily.com/2010/08/01/prepaid-iphone-setup-iphone-for-pay-as-you-go-plan/
 
onlyCOpunk

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Send me money, and I will go to an Apple store and I will buy you an unlocked iPhone4 outright.*




*nominal finders fee of a new iPhone4 is required
 
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kaerflog

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onlyCOpunk said:
Send me money, and I will go to an Apple store and I will buy you an unlocked iPhone4 outright.*




*nominal finders fee of a new iPhone4 is required
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How much are the IP$ go for in Australia ??
Brand new and in the used market ??
 
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around $800 for 16gb and $1000 for 32gb. Pretty steep for a phone. But they free with contracts, and the telcos will unlock them after a certain amount of time, usually 3 months.
 
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