I heard/read somewhere that all the phones in the store, even in carrier-specific boxes with carrier SIM cards, are all unlocked. If they turn the phone on in the store, then it will attempt to activate with whatever SIM card is present within the phone. And then I wanna say I recall reading that the primary account holder of whatever carrier it is will need to "activate" the phone and will not let anyone do anything until they put in that account holder's Last4SSN and billing zip code. So in one case, somebody asked someone to buy them a phone and sell it to them and then they got the phone but couldn't activate it until they got the carrier billing info of person who actually bought the phone for them.
A1660 and A1661 are 7 and 7+ CDMA+GSM models. I want the Japanese one too actually for the resale value. Seems like there is always some person in year from now who will want the most feature filled model (Japanese one supports the FeLiCa protocol and something else, only used in Japan, but essential to remain competitive in the crowded Japanese technology market)
Are you saying you can't sell an unlocked iPhone without the new buyer inputting your zip code and last 4 SSN?
I heard/read somewhere that all the phones in the store, even in carrier-specific boxes with carrier SIM cards, are all unlocked. If they turn the phone on in the store, then it will attempt to activate with whatever SIM card is present within the phone. And then I wanna say I recall reading that the primary account holder of whatever carrier it is will need to "activate" the phone and will not let anyone do anything until they put in that account holder's Last4SSN and billing zip code. So in one case, somebody asked someone to buy them a phone and sell it to them and then they got the phone but couldn't activate it until they got the carrier billing info of person who actually bought the phone for them.
A1660 and A1661 are 7 and 7+ CDMA+GSM models. I want the Japanese one too actually for the resale value. Seems like there is always some person in year from now who will want the most feature filled model (Japanese one supports the FeLiCa protocol and something else, only used in Japan, but essential to remain competitive in the crowded Japanese technology market)
Are you saying you can't sell an unlocked iPhone without the new buyer inputting your zip code and last 4 SSN?
No, I was just commenting that I recalled reading that someone asked someone who had an account with a carrier to get them a phone (before sim-free) and the purchaser sent the buyer the phone and when they opened it, it was asking for the Last4SSN and Billing ZipCode of the purchaser before it would activate. The buyer was able to get in touch with the purchaser though and get the info and then it activated.
Just ordered the SIM free iPhone 7 plus 128g in black.. hellllla excited, currently have he space grey 5s. Didn't really plan on upgrading but was at Target getting some new earphones and they had them on display, I was very impressed with the design, quality build, screen size, 3D Touch, camera, speed, and color of the black and jet black. I hated the iPhone 6 antenna band design but this looks really cool. I kind of like the new camera bulge too, it looks like less of an afterthought and he dual camera bulge gives it a very powerful look, you know you're using a powerful sophisticated device.
Anyway im stoked and have to wait 3-4 weeks to get it.. you think there is a chance it will ship sooner?
Apple sometimes lies (in a good way) about its ship dates. They say 3-4 weeks, but from what I've seen with regular iPhone 7 orders, they've actually shipped sooner. There is a chance you could it fast than 3-4 weeks. If not, maybe it will be closer to 3 weeks rather than 4. I assume it really depends on how they're doing on current orders and how many orders they take in for SIM Free iPhone 7's.
That is very true. I remember my new Mac Pro arrived weeks earlier than expected.
It's all about resale value, people. A phone that works on both GSM and CDMA carriers have the most value. So don't buy the version specific to AT&T/T-Mobile. The Verizon version works on all the major carriers and MVNO's throughout North America.
Wrong. Verizon version is always harder to sell than SIM free or ATT/T-Mo ones. It may be used with GSM bands in the States but it doesn't mean for the rest of the world like SIM free version.
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