MOK79

How come the iphone 4s is so cheap in the US ??? On the apple site you can buy one for $199

If I was able to get someone to get me one would it work over here ??

Jamescsti

Not sure but I would like the answer too as my sister is going there over christmas

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

It because they need to undercut the best Android handsets, if you cant compete on technology you need to compete on price.




























Retreats to safe distance......

Hanley

The prices you see are tied in to a contract.

MOK79

That would explain it

boxst

The phone is $649 + tax and they don't have any in stock. I went to ask at the Apple Store yesterday in San Francisco and they will be getting some mid-November.

With the current rate of exchange it isn't that much more expensive than here (£499 inc).

Steve

RA Dunk

My sister bought her Iphone4 from the States, it does work but not without it's problems, put it like this she said she woulden't be doing it again.

boxst

If you buy a properly unlocked phone it is fine. The ones from Apple will work without any issues.

If you buy a second-hand one you have to look very carefully at how it is unlocked and whether it has had the baseband fiddled with which means as soon as you update the OS you either will get a bricked phone or certainly one that will not be unlocked anymore.

Steve

RA Dunk

Her one was brand new, it was unlocked but there was lots of small niggley problems after that too.

Saint AAI

Arn't most US phones CDMA and not GSM?? Think the 4s is both, but also fairly sure the older 4 is not. So be careful what phone you buy from the states if you intend to bring it other here to use.

boxst

A locked iPhone (4 and 4S) doesn't have a SIM slot. The unlocked versions are GSM only and do have a SIM slot.

Steve