iPhone 7 Sim-Free

[Velin]

So what is the answer to this. Will iPhone 7 unlocked version be available on launch day?

 

[RadioGaGa1984]

So what is the answer to this. Will iPhone 7 unlocked version be available on launch day?

Pretty sure no one knows the answer to that until it's released.

 

[noobinator]

So what is the answer to this. Will iPhone 7 unlocked version be available on launch day?

Not if history is any indication.

 

[kybldmstr]

Buy the TMO version. Throw away included SIM card
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Should be sim free like normal. I've been buying them unlocked directly from Apple since the iPhone 4.

This isn't the normal in the US

 

[rbf1138]

I'm confused...if I buy the 7 unlocked version via the Apple upgrade plan, when I get it can I just put my Verizon sim in? Or do I have to specifically buy the Verizon version?

 

[noobinator]

I just wish they'd either: Release the sim free model on day 1, or make all models have the same bands.

I will buy the T-Mobile version on day one because the sim free won't be available but last year they added extra bands to the sim free version, so it was slightly annoying.

 

[janeauburn]

I will buy the T-Mobile version on day one because the sim free won't be available but last year they added extra bands to the sim free version, so it was slightly annoying.

I have read this about the extra bands and that the tmobile version won't take advantage of the advanced network in China. So I will wait for the fully sim-free version.

 

[noobinator]

I have read this about the extra bands and that the tmobile version won't take advantage of the advanced network in China. So I will wait for the fully sim-free version.

It's true of previous devices but we will find out tomorrow about the iPhone 7 so don't make up your mind just yet.

 

[chpthrll]

I'm confused...if I buy the 7 unlocked version via the Apple upgrade plan, when I get it can I just put my Verizon sim in? Or do I have to specifically buy the Verizon version?

Not sure its still true for iPhone7,but aren't all Verizon iPhones unlocked and same model as sim free????

 

[janeauburn]

Confirmation: If you want a pan-world iPhone 7, you'll have to wait for the sim-free version. Last time they made this available about a month after launch. To me, that's the best iPhone (and for resale) because it will work with every network around the world. I don't know why Apple does this (probably an agreement with the big 4 in the U.S.), but it sells these dumb iPhones at launch that effectively determine which carriers the phone can be used with. Sucks.

 

[Luba]

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.

Oh! So if I want to buy full-price I can't buy a Verizon phone without a Verizon account??

 

[aplnub]

Confirmation: If you want a pan-world iPhone 7, you'll have to wait for the sim-free version. Last time they made this available about a month after launch. To me, that's the best iPhone (and for resale) because it will work with every network around the world. I don't know why Apple does this (probably an agreement with the big 4 in the U.S.), but it sells these dumb iPhones at launch that effectively determine which carriers the phone can be used with. Sucks.

I guess I'll be waiting for the sim free version. It really pisses me off they don't offer this option day one.

 

[Shadowbech]

So what is the answer to this. Will iPhone 7 unlocked version be available on launch day?

Won't know but right now there is no option to select "Sim-Free" for the 7 or 7 Plus on the page. However, the 6S and 6S Plus sim-free model was available 2 week after the initial launch.

 

[gurase]

Oh! So if I want to buy full-price I can't buy a Verizon phone without a Verizon account??

That is correct. You would have to try your luck in store.

 

[xpected_one]

Oh! So if I want to buy full-price I can't buy a Verizon phone without a Verizon account??

Nope it forces you to enter Verizon credentials to buy.. even at full price

 

[KPOM]

Oh! So if I want to buy full-price I can't buy a Verizon phone without a Verizon account??

If you need the ability to switch to Verizon or Sprint in the future, your best bet is to get an in-store reservation for a Verizon or Sprint model at a retail store when the system goes back up on 9/17 and then ask to purchase the phone "device-only." Don't mention "unlocked" or "SIM-free" as that will likely just confuse the rep.

 

[geoff5093]

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

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

Not on CDMA networks like Verizon, Sprint, US Cellular, etc.