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Apple selling full-priced but crippled iPhone 7s
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You need to read the last 2-3 pages...
But it seems the TMobile version doesn't have any restrictions?
Right now armed with this information making it very clear, the only issue for consumers is;
If you want the Verizon phone to be able to use on all networks, how do you pre-order it online without being a current Verizon customer?
They ask for;
1) phone number
2) last 4 social
3) billing zipcode
4) next stage, billing password?
What the hell, Apple is making it pretty difficult...
Hey guys, just got off the phone with Apple rep and if you want the Verizon phone, you or somebody you know will need to be able to enter that verizon information. That is your only barrier. A ****** barrier to put up but if you want the phone, just accept the reality and start preparing your information for pre-order.
By the way, what is a "verizon billing password"?
Can you pay full price for it when you preorder?
The billing password is a 4-digit PIN you create. If you don't have one, it will prompt you to when you log in.
Is buying the t-mobile unlocked iPhone 7 at full price also requiring t-mobile account information?
Yea thats fine I can accept being locked to GSM. Getting t-mobile version is my back up plan if I really can't get a Verizon phone.
Does anybody know if purchasing T-mobile iPhone 7 at full price prompts us to enter T-mobile account information?
Only if it's purchased through T-Mobile. If you purchase the T-Mobile version through Apple, it is unlocked.
Not if you buy it from Apple.
As for the Verizon thing. The only thing I can think of is to go sign up for a Verizon account online for SIM only, they'll give you an account which will allow you to order the iPhone, then cancel the service within 14 days. I'm just going to wait for SIM-free, but that's an option.
FWIW, I did this last year with the 6s Plus and did not have to enter any account information.
What are you gaining by getting t mobile instead of att if you're an att customer?
I am not sure but that's what it seems to be from what others are saying. I am from Canada and all the carriers here use GSM but I would like to be able to use on any carrier when I travel. Last time I bought the SIM free version. I think I am just going to wait s bit for some reviews of the 7 and wait for the sim free version. I am happy with my SE. I might even wait for the next SE upgrade.
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Pretty sure the T-Mobile "contract free" version does not require any account info and is the only one that doesn't
That has nothing to do with it being unlocked.
The T-Mobile version is GSM unlocked. T-Mobile and AT&T are GSM carriers in the US
The T-Mobile version lacks CDMA radios and therefore will not work on Verizon and Sprint, even if it's unlocked
The VAST majority of wireless carriers in the world use GSM, and the T-Mobile version will work just fine on just about all GSM carriers.
But that has nothing to do with it being locked or unlocked. If you buy the T-Mobile version full price, it will be unlocked
The term "GSM locked" means that a phone is locked to a single GSM carrier, not that it is locked to only GSM networks.