Hi Kay, The 4S came out in October 2011, so about 2 months shy of 2 years. You wwould have to give some more information about the phone, e.g. did you buy the phone on contract yourself and, if so, when exactly? If you got the phone from somebody else I guess it depends on whether they cancelled their contract, upgraded or whatever. The main consideration for AT&T is that the phone can't be under contract any more. Normally a 4S even if it was bought on day 1 of its release would still be under contract for another 6 or 8 weeks unless somebody upgraded early and paid a penalty to get out of the contract. If your AT&T Store is nearby you can always try or you could simply call them. All the accounts I have heard about on Today in iOS were from people who called AT&T, I don't think I heard about anybody taking it to a store.
Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kay Malmquist Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 7:18 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: 3-GS question Can I take an iPhone 4 s in to an AT&T store and have them unlock it if it isn't the one I am currently using and doesn't have a CIM card in it? Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sieghard Weitzel" <siegh...@live.ca> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 4:45 PM Subject: RE: 3-GS question Sean, It will make all the difference in the world. If I were considering a used iPhone 3GS, 4 or even 4S, I would never in a thousand years want to buy a phone which was not already carrier unlocked. The resale value will be accordingly higher since anybody who knows anything about this would feel the same way. Maybe if somebody gave me a 3GS or 4 for free I'd take a locked phone and then attempt to get it unlocked myself, but I wouldn't even pay $10 for it. Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sean Paul Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 2:41 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: 3-GS question Oh, I'd agree there will be some people who will most certainly be interested. However, the over all point I was making is that I don't think whether it is locked or unlocked will make that much of a difference regarding the price point that you can ask for it. I've still got mine & have had it for 2.5 years now & it works great. I will be upgrading it soon though & plan on keeping it right here as a back up phone just encase mine gets messed up or something. So, I'm basically agreeing with your points here as well. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sieghard Weitzel" <siegh...@live.ca> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 17:37 Subject: RE: 3-GS question > Hello Sean, > > There are still going to be a lot of people out there who want to buy > a cheap 3GS with iOS 6 even if they can't upgrade to iOS 7. iOS 6 is a > very advanced and stabil mobile platform and a lot of people who want > a backup phone which they can put on a pay as you go plan or maybe > they want a phone to take travelling to Asia or South America where > they don't want to take their shiny new iPhone 5 or 5S to have it > stolen or get mugged for it. > > Of course you will not get as much for an unlocked 3GS as you did 6 or > 8 months ago, but it's still going to be very sellable and I bet it > will outsell any other smartphone of the same age both in terms of > what you get for it and in terms of how easy it will be to sell it. > > > > \Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Sean Paul > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 2:06 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: 3-GS question > > Yes, that's also my understanding, the 3GS will not support the > upgrade to IOS 7, which will be a deal breaker for selling the phone. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chuck Dean" <chuckd...@icloud.com> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 17:04 > Subject: Re: 3-GS question > > > As I understand it, Apple will no longer support the 3GS phone after > next year. This makes the phone. Very undesirable > > Chuck (mobile) > Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores. > > On Aug 15, 2013, at 1:38 PM, "Donald L. Roberts" > <donald.robert...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> My first iPhone was a 3GS which is locked to A T and T. I know of a >> reputable online business which will unlock it for $24.95. I am >> wondering whether its resale value will be significantly improved if >> I invest the money to unlock it. 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