Canadian iPhone 4 UNLOCKED!?!?!

KMPhotos · Jun 15th, 2010, 04:13 AM

This just appeared on the Canadian Apple online store.

	Quote:
	Buy your iPhone from Apple commitment-free. It works with the carrier of your choice. Buy your iPhone from the Apple Online Store and choose your own GSM carrier. You can change carriers at any time.

So does this mean it is unlocked? We'll have to wait and see. I'm sure there will be a lot of news on this later today.

KMPhotos · Jun 15th, 2010, 05:15 AM

It's the same in the UK. If you buy the iPhone from Apple and pay the full price it's unlocked. If you buy it from a wireless provider with the subsidized price it'll be locked for the duration of your contract.
I'm guessing if you sign a contract and then pay to get out of it early you'll probably be able to get the phone unlocked as well.

kloan · Jun 15th, 2010, 06:34 AM

Their site's getting hammered... I can't even load it.

Is there a price?

EDIT: ah, k the Canadian site loaded... holy cow, $549 for the 8GB 3GS?? Man, the iPhone 4 is going to cost a fortune.

KMPhotos · Jun 15th, 2010, 06:43 AM

They'll probably cost the same as last years 3GS if you wanted to buy it outright from Apple or any of the other retailers.
$699 for 16GB
$799 for 32GB

andreww · Jun 15th, 2010, 06:59 AM

Phones should be unlocked, it's bs to sell them any other way. You sign up for three years, not a lifetime.

jawknee · Jun 15th, 2010, 09:09 AM

We've always been able to by unsubsidized handsets directly from apple. They are locked to the carrier you choose.

Don't get me wrong, I hope they're unlocked too, but don't hold your breath or get too excited.

EDIT: looks like it is unlocked. WOW

It works internationally.
Because this iPhone is commitment-free, you can purchase a micro-SIM or SIM card and service from a local carrier at your destination. Or check with your home carrier regarding international roaming charges.

sheamus · Jun 15th, 2010, 09:29 AM

I bet a lot of these end up south of the border! I doubt the Canadian store ship outside of Canada, but still pretty easy to find a way around that.

I was planning on getting a subsidized phone. I am assuming that I will be able to unlock the phone with a code anyway?

~S

John Clay · Jun 15th, 2010, 09:32 AM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by sheamus
	I bet a lot of these end up south of the border! I doubt the Canadian store ship outside of Canada, but still pretty easy to find a way around that. I was planning on getting a subsidized phone. I am assuming that I will be able to unlock the phone with a code anyway? ~S

Subsidized iPhones are not unlockable by any code or other method, unless you jailbreak it. There is no official unlock.

sheamus · Jun 15th, 2010, 09:38 AM

What if I jailbreak it, unlock it, then unjailbreak it? Does the restore to Vanilla restore the carrier lock?
~S

iheartmac · Jun 15th, 2010, 09:57 AM

Will the fact that the iPhone 4 has a micro sim complicate things? This means I won't be able to pop the regular sim out of my 3Gs and use it in the new phone, right?