Apple selling unlocked iphones in Canada direct!

**Iceman_2K** · 06-15-2010, 12:37 PM

Just found this on BGR

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/...-3gs-iphone-4/

Wow...this is awesome...

**lamw001** · 06-15-2010, 12:45 PM

**sal74** · 06-15-2010, 01:03 PM

can i get a woot woot.....!!! Sweet!!! Although I won't be getting my iPhone on June 24...it'll definately be worth the wait till July to get my factory unlocked iPhone 4!!!

**Ruski** · 06-15-2010, 01:26 PM

it is pretty sweet, but remember that more than likely, you will be paying $649 (16gb) CAD and $749 (32gb) CAD ATLEAST!

i fear that Apple might even price the iPhone 4 @ $700/$800, respectively.

**prokrastinator** · 06-15-2010, 01:49 PM

This is awesome. I just preordered from BestBuy, but even with the full price it's still a locked phone. If there's a release date, and an official price, I might just cancel my preorder and go for a factory unlocked phone (I study in the US, but home is in Canada).

However, seeing that the 8gb 3GS is $549(!!!!), I wonder how they're going to price an unlocked iphone4. To put it in perspective, the 8gb 3GS with a 2yr contract is $99 in the US.

**darkside flow** · 06-15-2010, 02:02 PM

Makes sense now why they put Canada on the second tier launch. The tables have turned; Americans will surely now be coming to Canada to get their iPhones.

**darkside flow** · 06-15-2010, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by prokrastinator

However, seeing that the 8gb 3GS is $549(!!!!), I wonder how they're going to price an unlocked iphone4. To put it in perspective, the 8gb 3GS with a 2yr contract is $99 in the US.

This is the main reason why unlocked, unsubsidized, contract-free phones will still never be embraced by the majority of consumers though. The value of electronics has been clouded by subsidized deals.

To buy a factory unlocked iPhone elsewhere in the world, through legitimate channels, it has cost around $1000.

It's suspected to be $649/749 in Canada.

**Haas_Dave** · 06-15-2010, 03:18 PM

Oh my, my... sounds like AT&T's gonna have a lot of cross boarder competition. I like the option to go and grab a iPhone 4 16GB for under $700 bucks unlocked... *drool*

**rudiboy** · 06-15-2010, 03:29 PM

I think this is a very smart move for Apple. So many times I have been in the apple store and customers fighting with G-Bar to have their iphones fixed but since they were jailbroken Apple wont touch them… This is going to fix a lot of problems. Does anyone know if there going to be unlocked if their on contract?

**CyniKal.Mindset** · 06-15-2010, 03:41 PM

Can you not just order them online from apple's canadian website? You cant just walk in to the store i thought. So no yanks just driving up and going to the store...gotta buy online, ship to canadian address then pick it up from there.

I will offer my house as a shipping address for a $100 fee...

**darkside flow** · 06-15-2010, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by rudiboy

I think this is a very smart move for Apple. So many times I have been in the apple store and customers fighting with G-Bar to have their iphones fixed but since they were jailbroken Apple wont touch them… This is going to fix a lot of problems. Does anyone know if there going to be unlocked if their on contract?

They won't be unlocked under contract.

**r6girl** · 06-15-2010, 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by darkside flow

Makes sense now why they put Canada on the second tier launch. The tables have turned; Americans will surely now be coming to Canada to get their iPhones.

Indeed. I'm Canadian but have been living the U.S. for some time now. If these are sold in the stores, I would definitely make a trip back to pick one up.

Originally Posted by darkside flow

To buy a factory unlocked iPhone elsewhere in the world, through legitimate channels, it has cost around $1000.

It's suspected to be $649/749 in Canada.

I will take $749 for an unlocked 32GB iPhone 4 over $1,000 any day.

Originally Posted by CyniKal.Mindset

I will offer my house as a shipping address for a $100 fee...

I might just take you up on that if they can't be purchased in stores physically.

**mmmiles** · 06-15-2010, 04:46 PM

Canadian customers are going to get screwed. US customers are going to eat up all our precious unlocked phones!

**prokrastinator** · 06-15-2010, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by darkside flow

It's suspected to be $649/749 in Canada.

I can only hope it'd be $649/749. I believe I saw on Telus's (or maybe it was Rogers) website a couple of weeks ago that the no commitment price for the 3GS was $700/$800.

Seeing as the UK is getting unlocked phones for 599pounds ($750+ CAD), I'm gonna venture that the Canadian prices for an unlocked iPhone4 will be at least $800.