iPhone 7 Sim-Free

[janeauburn]

Is Apple offering sim-free purchasing on launch day these days, or is it still like it used to be: that option appears months later? Thanks.

 

[RadioGaGa1984]

Is Apple offering sim-free purchasing on launch day these days, or is it still like it used to be: that option appears months later? Thanks.

6S and plus sim free was about a month after release if I remember correctly.

Edit: just looked it up it was actually 2 weeks after initial release.

 

[RedOrchestra]

Will the iPhone 7 come with the embedded Apple SIM ... similar to the 9.7" iPad Pro ?

 

[janeauburn]

6S and plus sim free was about a month after release if I remember correctly.

Edit: just looked it up it was actually 2 weeks after initial release.

That's what I remember. Really stupid practice, IMO. Why not offer it along w/ the others right away?

 

[enriquesh96]

they offer the sim-free version a couple of weeks after the official release.

 

[Cutiekitty92]

I thought buying it from Apple directly is always SIM free....? Well I always get a SIM free one on launch from Apple at least

 

[gurase]

I thought buying it from Apple directly is always SIM free....? Well I always get a SIM free one on launch from Apple at least

Unfortunately not in the US.

 

[AppleFan91]

That's what I remember. Really stupid practice, IMO. Why not offer it along w/ the others right away?

I would imagine the carriers have something to do with that.

 

[CrownVic]

Dumb question, but I wanted to get the sim free option, but if they don't have it, can i get the Verizon version and put my current Verizon in there?

 

[comptr]

isn't the T-Mobile version Sim-Free ? if it is why not just buy the T-Mobile Version.

 

[AmazingTechGeek]

That's what I remember. Really stupid practice, IMO. Why not offer it along w/ the others right away?

Supply Contraints

 

[Dave245]

It depends where you are, here in the UK the iPhone is available sim free from day 1, i pre-ordered my iPhone 6 Plus nearly 2 years ago, an that was sim free. I plan on doing the same again this year with the iPhone 7 Plus.

 

[joeblow7777]

I thought buying it from Apple directly is always SIM free....? Well I always get a SIM free one on launch from Apple at least

It's like that here in Canada too, but not in the US.

 

[Cutiekitty92]

Ohhh I see! How strange you would have thought if anything US should have it that's bad

 

[travis64]

T-mobile version is always unlocked

 

[enriquesh96]

T-mobile version is always unlocked

so you can buy the t-mobile version, then put a sim card from another carrier and it will work right? good to know

 

[617aircav]

so you can buy the t-mobile version, then put a sim card from another carrier and it will work right? good to know

When you buy from Apple at full price the T-Mobile version will be unlocked. When you buy from T-Mobile directly it won't be.

 

[enriquesh96]

When you buy from Apple at full price the T-Mobile version will be unlocked. When you buy from T-Mobile directly it won't be.

awesome, thanks.

 

[CrownVic]

When you buy from Apple at full price the T-Mobile version will be unlocked. When you buy from T-Mobile directly it won't be.

would it take my current verizon sim?

 

[baypharm]

Dumb question, but I wanted to get the sim free option, but if they don't have it, can i get the Verizon version and put my current Verizon in there?

Yes you can
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would it take my current verizon sim?

No

 

[nebo1ss]

Unfortunately not in the US.

Every time I see this statement I think back to when I lived in New York in 2011 and the lines outside the Apple store on fifth avenue for launch week, consisted of mainly chinese individuals who were sending the phones back to China. They sure were not buying phones locked to a US carrier.

 

[gurase]

Every time I see this statement I think back to when I lived in New York in 2011 and the lines outside the Apple store on fifth avenue for launch week, consisted of mainly chinese individuals who were sending the phones back to China. They sure were not buying phones locked to a US carrier.

Any phone purchased full price at an Apple store is unlocked. If you try to purchase a carrier model online, you have to provide your carrier account info (except for T-Mobile). Not sure what the rules are in store; it could be employee discretion.

 

[AppleFanatic10]

Is Apple offering sim-free purchasing on launch day these days, or is it still like it used to be: that option appears months later? Thanks.

We won't know until they actually release the new iPhone.

 

[C DM]

why not predict one ?

What would be the point of that given that it's not real?
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for now , they still need sims

Not really what this is about.

 

[paulopadopa]

Is Apple offering sim-free purchasing on launch day these days, or is it still like it used to be: that option appears months later? Thanks.

Should be sim free like normal. I've been buying them unlocked directly from Apple since the iPhone 4.