AT&T to finally offer unlocked contract-free iPhones 3G

18 March, 2009
As leaked information undoubtedly suggest AT&T will starts offering unlocked Apple iPhone 3G without any contract obligations starting from 26th March. To get one (or several), you need to be an existing AT&T...

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  • 21 Mar 2009

Leo, 20 Mar 2009Cause as a former user I have the absolute right to say tha... moreHmmmm thats your opinion........Other people might like it, then what you going to say?!?

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    • 20 Mar 2009

    Dani, 20 Mar 2009Thats why the people in this forum complaining in this foru... moreCause as a former user I have the absolute right to say that iphone sucks big time... that's why!

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      • 20 Mar 2009

      Anonymous//

      You know i am telling the truth, that's why u have that nervous long haha laugh. I have no reason for lying as i have other things to then participate in your bashing of phones on this site, like my little brother does, he hates Iphone, and is frequently bashes the iphone on on this page, but he is 13 years old. I am not bashing the iphone in any way and if you have a iphone you know it has very bad bass on flat equilizer setting, and when you turn on bass boost the whole music experience goes sour. Even when i tried to fix the broken bass and high treble in Itunes equilizers settings and saved it as a "make preset" then synced the new settings on the iphones it was still very very bad. Personally i think the music player on the Iphone is the most overrated piece of nonsense out there. And if u like itunes then you must have non violence temper of buddha. I had to download the Handbrake software and convert one Mp4 for ages and it wouldn't even take it cause it had some kinda lock on it that apple won't take, but my other phone took it. Those few days i had it i felt like i was i prison, Apple or nothing. I was so fed up that i downloaded Quickpwn and was almost ready to break my warranty just to get som videos on to the phone, and it shouldn't have to go that far. I actually have a friend who sold his Iphone 2G after 2 weeks cause he was fed up with the Itunes. I stand by my word that the iphones music player is one of the worst on the market, right up there with Ericssons walkman distorted nonsense sound. I feel new n series devices is the leader in this lot with Samsung.

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        • 20 Mar 2009

        Leo, 20 Mar 2009I have, that is why I wrote what I wrote! I used to have a ... moreThats why the people in this forum complaining in this forum about the iPhone havent even experienced the iPhone themself...they just come in here and make a lame excuse to try to put the iPhone but it doesnt work!

        Everyone has the choice to get any phone they want.......so why complain?

        If you dont like the iPhone, then why come in these forums?

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          • 20 Mar 2009

          [deleted post]IT IS a Smartphone as it has a OS!

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            • w42
            • 20 Mar 2009

            This is one of the best phones ever, if you really love possessing style!

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              • 20 Mar 2009

              deep space-bar, 20 Mar 2009hey guys i read this article over and i really think it's s... moreWho really cares about Americans and their plans except Americans the only people with worse plans are Canadians.

              Here in Australia four companies sell iPhone's, they unlock them sometimes for a fee or like my one for free.

              New Zealand sells unlocked iPhone's as do Hong Kong and Italy, it all depends on local laws and agreements where you live and how your phone companies do business.

              My iPhone plan is pretty much the same as any other plan here except I trade some of the calls for data, which is what I wanted anyway.

              We don't really have many wireless hotspots here so data is important.

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                • Anonymous
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                • 20 Mar 2009

                Davide, 20 Mar 2009Now i am giving cunstructive serious critique or my persona... moreHahahaha! That story is so full of bullsh*t and you know it, thousands of reviewers know it, millions of customers know it.

                I think your medication is wearing off.

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                  • 20 Mar 2009

                  Dani, 20 Mar 2009Ahem Ahem.........iv actually done alot of research into th... moreI have, that is why I wrote what I wrote! I used to have a 2G iphone and though I loved the UI and OS, I thought there were too many shortcomings for me to go unnoticed. You, like me, probably know them too well... All I wanted to point out was that there is no perfect phone... dumb or otherwise. But most mid and high-end devices include all the iphones shortcomings right out of the box; without any updates. THe point is that, depending on your needs, you´ll get what you think will satisfy them best, right? In my case, the iphone failed to match my expectations. Consequently, had to find something else more suitable for me! :) (Touch HD)

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                    • 20 Mar 2009

                    no one would even want to buy iphone anymore i mean look at the new released touch phones, omnia HD outperforms iphone in terms of specs anyday, if your looking for a useable one with no lag then theres also the LG arena on the new 3.0 UI but iphone people will never admit it XD

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                      • 20 Mar 2009

                      hey guys i read this article over and i really think it's some kinda of scam apple set up for att

                      cause there is no was a network provider sells unlocked phones
                      and second you have to be an exsisting customer with Att
                      and if you get the iphone your still gonna have to comite for a 2-3 yea term plan that you make anyways

                      so it really looks like the hype of 3.0 got to your heads iphoners
                      cause this is a big set up
                      since 3.0 is not even avaliable yet XD the beta is

                      and since they had the phone at a subsided price from before
                      when people upgrade there phone to the iphone they have to pay full price for the iphon instead of the subsided price plus new activation fees since there changing phones and adding on to there plan

                      now that is a scam my friends
                      XD

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 20 Mar 2009

                        Anonymous, 20 Mar 2009these 18 million iPhone users will regret it when Apple rel... morehow many phones do Nokia, SE, and other manufacturers obsolete every time they release a new series? seems like the same thing to me, only multiplied by dozens of models. do all the other people in the world sell their phones on Ebay every new release?

                        you point makes ZERO sense.

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                          • 20 Mar 2009

                          Davide, 20 Mar 2009Now i am giving cunstructive serious critique or my persona... moreDon't know what music source you were using, but in terms of sound quality, iPhone is the best by far. Proper sound quality test on this sites review of the phone prove it.
                          I've had iPhone for almost a year now. Working in a phone shop, I handle nokias, sonys, sansungs and lgs every day. iPhone, being 2 years old is still better than anything out there in terms of user interface, design, build quality, sound quality, touch responsiveness, app development, even the packaging is flawless. Pixon, Renoir, c905, tocco ultra, arena, all released in the last couple of months.... Can't match the iPhone. Only thing they have better is the camera, but Realistically, nobody needs an 8mp camera on their phone. iPhones camera takes beautiful shots in good light. Most people with an 8mp cameraphone will never do anything with the photo like print it. On iPhone, I snap and email it or put it on facebook with the awesome interface.
                          So in all, today I walked to work listening to my podcast, made 5 phone calls, sent 12 texts, checked my email, browsed engadget, checked my rss feeds, bid on 3 eBay items, won 1 checked cinema times, played spore and super monkey ball, emailed a photo to my girlfriend, downloaded a few free apps from the app store, had a coffee in Nero, where iphone customers get free wifi where I am at the moment typing this post..... On my iPhone!
                          What have you dine with your Nokia/samsung/SE? Called and text some people, took a photo you'll only see on your low res screen, maybe mms'ed it, which would have been resized and cost you money. WOW, I'm amazed.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • MWW
                            • 20 Mar 2009

                            these 18 million iPhone users will regret it when Apple release a new iPhone that can video record and take 5MP or higher photos. you'll see ebay flooded with these current useless iPhones

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                              • 20 Mar 2009

                              Now i am giving cunstructive serious critique or my personal exprience of the Iphone 3G. I recently got the white one with 16 GB. I never owned the an Iphone before. I heard alot of people going on and on about the phone.

                              I am a music junkie, so the Iphone seemed like a good choice according some americans i talked to online. Came home and almost tore my hair of over how itunes work "could it be anymore annoying?". I finally got some music over to my iphone and started listening. First i thought something was wrong with the settings in phone cause the bass sounds were totally breaking up in a horendous way and sounded very distorted and the treble high notes were hurting my ears with loud hhhhsssssss sounds.

                              Overall i felt the sound quality was a disaster so i looked into to all the settings to see if something was wrong, but everthing was fine. And i use 400 dollar Shure in ear earphones, so that must not be it, but just in case i was wrong i dug up some of my old 100 dollar Sennheisers from last year and tested, and the same distrastous reslut came up, the music quality was horendous.

                              My friend got and Iphone as well at same time as me at the same store, so i went over to his house to test his in case theer was something wrong with my unit, and it was same bad result on his.

                              I was so irritated that i took the phone back to the store and asked for a refund, and so did my friend, who also got it for the music listening. The we both went to another store and got an iRiver mp3 player each, and i am extremely happy with the iRiver.

                              Anyway, iRiver was not the issue, the issue is the Iphone 3G. Why in the name of bad sound kills good music would u americans recommend the Iphone 3G as a good music device? It's a disaster!! Now i have borrowed my gilrfriends Nokia N79 til i can figure out what phone to buy, but i am actually leaning towards the N79 now that i have used it for a week, and the sound in the music player of tne N79 is actually pretty damn tight and rockin good quality.

                              Other then the music on the Iphone 3G, i got a overall good impression except the lack of multitasking which makes the interface faster, but still, and i was already too mad at the whole music thing on the Iphone that i didn't even think twice on returning it.

                              So for anyone looking for a music device, stay the hell away from the Iphone, other then that, it's worth looking into.

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 20 Mar 2009

                                just a wishful thought. wonder if ATnT would sell unlocked iphone 3.0 as soon as it comes out? hhmmmm :)

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                                  • 20 Mar 2009

                                  Leo, 20 Mar 2009What?!? You actually believe that? Man, you need to get out... moreAhem Ahem.........iv actually done alot of research into this 'Best Smartphone' thing. Iv tested alot of them...HTCs' Nokia SE Samsung

                                  The iPhone is just in its own league its way ahead in terms of UI, Build, Customer Service(Apple the best!) Touchscreen on iPhone is the best you'l get!

                                  Trust me its you fanboys who are just saying sh*t in here and expect the TRUE iPhone owners to believe it when we WONT

                                  so all you haters in here before commenting on the iPhone, GO AND TEST IT FOR YOURSELF!

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • mCS
                                    • 20 Mar 2009

                                    Best phone ever made, period.

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                                      • 20 Mar 2009

                                      minnieminx, 20 Mar 2009iphones are rubbish yu cant send picture messages unless ou... moreI "DONT" care about other people and their needs for pictures and music, so if "YOU" need to send back and forth music and images to other peoples phones, thats ok. Guess what? im not the only one, neither you, phones for different needs, what do you think about that?
                                      It "IS" a great phone, price is a matter of salary.

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                                        • 20 Mar 2009

                                        Dani, 20 Mar 2009iPhone still is the Best Smartphone ever!What?!? You actually believe that? Man, you need to get out more and check out more options... It's creepy and scary how apple fanatics react! Sheesh.. What does apple do? Brainwash all who purchase their products?
                                        By the way; iphone is the dumbest smartphone ever...