Whoever told you that didn't know what they are talking about. The point is that if you pay the big bucks and buy an unlocked iPhone from Apple directly no carrier can force you into a contract. If you have an iPhone on contract you "must" take an iPhone plan which means data is mandatory. If you buy it unlocked you can activate it on any plan including prepaid and, if you want, you don't have to take data nor do you have to commit to a contract. When I bought my iPhone 4 back in September of 2010 I switched from a Windows 6.1 Smartphone for which I had no data plan. I decided since I am mostly on WiFi that I didn't need any 3G data and kept it up for all of one month. The point is I was able to just keep the plan I had because Telus, my provider here in Canada, didn't even need to know I had an iPhone. Anyhow, I realized that having an iPhone without data is sort of having a car with an empty gas tank since there are so many convenient things I can do if I have data, but you can do what you want as long as the hardware supports it.
Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 10:21 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: RE: AT&T Unlock The Apple Store told me if I buy an unlocked phone from them, I can only use A T&T, and that only phone and texting service is available. That is, no data services apparently available with an un locked phone. Is this understanding wrong? Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 11:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: AT&T Unlock I'm not sure I understand the question. With a locked phone, you can only text, call and use cellular data through the carrier the phone is locked to. This wouldn't apply to wifi data though. I'm not too familiar with T-Mobile, but I assume they also sell locked phones at a discounted price when you subscribe to one of their plans. I didn't think T-Mobile offered the iPhone yet though. On 10/09/12 20:04, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. wrote: > Is it true unlocking results in only phone and texting access, but not data? Or is that restriction only on A T&T, and not T-mobile? > > Thanks. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 7:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: AT&T Unlock > > I think you're confusing unlocking and jail breaking. Unlocking just > means you can use your phone on different networks, e.g. you could > move your phone between AT& T and T-Mobile here in the US. It > shouldn't impact your Apple Care plan. > It does not give you access to apps that aren't available in the App Store. > > Jail breaking does give you access to apps that aren't in the App Store. > It also voids your warranty. > > On 10/09/12 19:45, Lynda Ingraham wrote: >> Does unlocking your IPhone have any effect on the AppleCare Plan? >> >> Is the main reason people unlock their phones is for access to apps >> not available in the App Store? >> >> Thank you, >> >> Lynda >> > -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
