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[Allergic2BunnyEars]

There was a huge thread on macrumors debating this very same thing about the 5s and the outcome was the same regardless of what apple had on their website. It wasn't just the Tmobile one that was unlocked at full price. Posters in the hundreds reported back that AT&T, Verizon 5s bought at full price were unlocked.

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1640112

This thread explains a lot and the key points to take away are from posters who actually purchased phones rather than those who just read Apple's website in this instance.

[subie_2NR]

I just bought a high capacity battery for my 5 on eBay. Anyone ever used it?

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Got the battery, removed the gold label and it was a new iPhone 5 battery. Installed it as I was in dire need.

Got 22hrs normal usage and on 1% as I make this post...

The battery I removed from the phone was swollen.

[Trini Hookah]

Try an doh run yuh battery so low...

[rabiesebola]

what are the chances of apple pay coming to trinidad? i really liking the watch though. i braksin for that price for the edition version. but it is really the best idea behind a watch so far. samsung rushing to much. in 2 months i sure samsung will release another watch to combat this. i wanna get the 6 plus 128gb. what allyuh getting?

[Trini Hookah]

128gb...u storing your lifestory in dey awa

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

HD porn. The storage struggle is real.

[rabiesebola]

i aint trust this cloud thing. remember dey got hacked d other day. i like storing my thing. besides that 128gb might actually be a 88gb or less. i already fill up my 64gb mem card. das why note 4 lookin like d better buy. 32gb internal and 128gb mem card. but i need dat apple watch

[tr1ad]

"need" LOL

[16 cycles]

what's the timeline for releasing the 's' model ?

[Spitfir3]

"need" LOL

man have he priorities in order

[pete]

How would the 128GB one be 88Gb or less?

Now I'm wondering why I'm even bothering to ask..

[air wick]

my guess is that the 128 GB will have 125.2 GB free, my 16 GB iPhone 5 is really 13.2GB as seen in general > about... 2.8 GB is used for OS etc...

88 GB is way too low... lol

[Trini Hookah]

And it's how a man paid for 128 but happy for 88

[nemisis]

yea fellas ordered the tmobile contract free one as it should be unlocked but in Allergic2BunnyEars pic his own has the unlocked next to tmobile....

do you all think i should cancel the order or continue with the risk lol

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

Check macrumors...the forums

[src1983]

yea fellas ordered the tmobile contract free one as it should be unlocked but in Allergic2BunnyEars pic his own has the unlocked next to tmobile....

do you all think i should cancel the order or continue with the risk lol

I wouldn't take that risk

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

yea fellas ordered the tmobile contract free one as it should be unlocked but in Allergic2BunnyEars pic his own has the unlocked next to tmobile....

do you all think i should cancel the order or continue with the risk lol

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1773920

[nemisis]

^^^ scanning that forum i found this

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

Pal u need to read thru that entire thread or go to the last page. That entire thread is exactly the same as the 5s thread I linked to earlier in this thread. Lots of back and forth info BUT the fact remains that those that have purchased contract free from APPLE and not thru the carriers have ALL received unlocked phones REGARDLESS of the misinfo given by some of the apple customer care reps.

I would go as far to say that some of these reps don't know what they talking about in some scenarios like this one and just parrot certain lines.

How else does one explain my 5s and countless other 5s iPhones (even regardless of whether AT&T, Tmobile, Verizon) bought full price from Apple being unlocked?

So far the only people who keep saying the phones are not unlocked are the ones who haven't attempted to purchase and also have no proof of locked iPhones at full price from APPLE directly.

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment. ... 1410496814



Even more proof that lines up with what I've been saying. Go brave once you buy straight from Apple.

[bolo23]

I am in the U.S and I spoke to 2 different apple specialists today on the phone just to confirm that I was getting the correct info.....both confirmed that the t-mobile versions that say "contract free" are factory unlocked.

I went ahead and ordered mine after both persons confirmed it!

[S_2NR]

why not just wait till the factory unlocked version is released and have no risk?
never understood people who need to have a device as soon as its announced

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

why not just wait till the factory unlocked version is released and have no risk?
never understood people who need to have a device as soon as its announced

Because the risk has been mitigated by research and backed up with facts and photos?

Never understood people who are unnecessarily risk averse.

[S_2NR]

because its alot of money?

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

Indeed it is but it's not like people are saying spend it with no proof. If you had persons posting that they bought from apple at full price and the phone was locked then I could understand the hesitancy but so far not ONE person out of thousands over the last few years has posted that.

At some point being overly, unnecessarily risk averse just holds one back or causes missed opportunities.

[Trini Hookah]

Dan is 1 mth to wait for 2012 tech...the least you could do is wait a little longer.

I guess is flamz ting idk

[SRASC]

Going against many reports that the off contract does not mean unlocked. Hence the unlocked models which are available eventually in the U.S. & at launch elsewhere

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

Going against many reports that the off contract does not mean unlocked. Hence the unlocked models which are available eventually in the U.S. & at launch elsewhere

Any links to these reports of customers who purchased off contract directly from apple and received locked phones?

[Swisha]

what i gathered is that the contract free T-Mobile version comes with a configuration for T-Mobile so it will only work in the US on T-Mobile. However, any international SIM will work without problems.

also, u can be on the safe side and remove the T-Mobile SIM, restore the phone in DFU mode, then pop in your SIM and be good to go...