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AT&T released their information yesterday about selling unlocked iPhones in the States.
Unlock Your Own Iphone: Don't Buy an Unlocked iPhone From AT&T, Just Cancel a New Contract
It seems it would be cheaper to sign the contract and buy out of it 30 days later than it would be to just purchase the thing outright from them.
If you don't want to click the link, the breakdown is:
8GB iPhone Canceled: $480
16GB iPhone Canceled: $580
8GB iPhone Unlocked from AT&T: $599
16GB iPhone Unlocked from AT&T: $699
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A note about what they are suggesting.
1. You need a US SSN to actually buy an AT&T plan. So if you arent a US citizen, a US resident, or (in my case for example) student who was there before this world went to hell (officially) you cant get a plan.
2. Canceling a cell phone plan will be on your credit report. so any person who cares about that (most Americans NEED a decent credit score) wont be stupid enough to do that. I'd pay the extra cash than ruin my credit in the US.
Crystal, back me up in those 2 points?
3. 599 USD is LESS money that you will pay here for an HTC touch diamond, an HTC tilt, a Sony Ericsson C905, or X1. so I dont see what the huge deal is. Hell, it's less than my cousin paid for his Nokia N 95.