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Is it possible to buy the iPhone 17 without a contract? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world
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Edit: Picking the financing option forces you to pick a carrier but buying it lets you get the phone without locking a carrier in

I despise being on a contract. I heard that the new iPhones are all going to have eSims so it should be easy to hang them unlocked but when I looked at the preorder it made me choose a carrier.

I'd like to have Google Fi, does picking one of the carriers lock me into a contract?

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago

Going from my experience two years ago

  • I thought iPhones have never been locked - that’s one of the ways they made a splash when new
  • if you buy from your phone company you will be on contract
  • iPhones don’t have sale prices but you may get a deal on financing (like phone company or a gift card (like Costco). I prefer being free and clear
  • from Apple you can choose carrier or no
    • carrier cause a week delay for them to configure the eSIM
    • eSIM means you can configure through your phone company website.

And from this year. Apparently Apple only lets you get one phone preconfigured. Between the delay and that limitation I just got both our phones unconfigured

…. And there’s a delay anyway.

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