Locked phones

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[perthblue]

your phone is locked to your provider forever

 

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[perthblue]

you have to visit tim cook personally to get it unlocked, and sacrifice your first born to the illuminati

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

I blame Chief for getting me looking into buying an iPhone.

Just a general question tho for those in the know.

If you get an Optus (or Telstra) plan that includes the iPhone 7, when the two years are up, does the phone automatically become unlocked? Or, whenever, can you get them unlocked like thru one of those mobile repairer shops? Or is a feature of iphone 7 that unlocking them can't be done?

Or should i just buy, say, an iPhone SE or 6s outright and use that on my existing "byo" plan?

Wtf

Why did you even go iphone over Samsung in the first place?

 

[PP34]

I blame Chief for getting me looking into buying an iPhone.

Just a general question tho for those in the know.

If you get an Optus (or Telstra) plan that includes the iPhone 7, when the two years are up, does the phone automatically become unlocked? Or, whenever, can you get them unlocked like thru one of those mobile repairer shops? Or is a feature of iphone 7 that unlocking them can't be done?

Or should i just buy, say, an iPhone SE or 6s outright and use that on my existing "byo" plan?

You'd have to pay to get it unlocked at one of those mobile places. Doesn't cost a lot from memory.

In my opinion you're better offer going with the iPhone 6s. Battery life won't be as great, but there really isn't a whole lot of great stuff in the 7 that isn't in the 6s. Major difference would be the quality of the speakers and the lack of a headphone jack in the 7.

I've got a 6s and it's great. Recommend purchasing one outright from Officeworks who do them cheaper than everyone else.

 

[Quivorir]

because every other phone plan i know of, for android/windows phones, once the plan ends the phone unlocks and/or people can unlock them by paying some dude to do it for you.

That is simply untrue.

However an android phone is a lot easier to unlock than an iPhone. You don't even need to root the android thone to unlock it, just install a new version.

 

[perthblue]

i would root android 18

 

[Adzam]

GG I would have thought you would be more into those Samsung ones you stick on your head and watch pr0n through

 

[Cruyff14]

your phone is locked to your provider forever

It's not, GG.

I have had iPhones in the past on contracts that have been unlocked once the contract is up.

 

[Sainteric]

Iphones are not locked anymore

 

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[Smoooothy]

Iphones are not locked anymore

this was my understanding. any iphone that's on a plan isn't locked to anyone

 

[NMFCMUFC]

No iPhones past the 4 are locked to any network, fact.

 

[Randomizor]

Wtf

Why did you even go iphone over Samsung in the first place?

Maybe because Samsung phones have a tendency to explode?

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

Maybe because Samsung phones have a tendency to explode?

If you're an idiot

 

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[perthblue]

Just spoke with someone they said dont bother even getting the 7 because this time next year the 8 will be apparently blowing everything away, will have a whole new internal system, etc that is like a huge step up/away from what exists in the 6 and 7

I never pictured you as such a consumerist

 

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[Gigantic]

Can't you just swipe right?

 

[little graham]

your phone is locked to your provider forever

i would prefer gay marriage than that...

 

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[perthblue]

Spoke with vodafone guy, he said all iphones come unlocked nowadays, plan included

How dare you ask for advice from a specialist when you've already spoken to bigfooty?

 

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