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Is it possible to buy the iPhone 17 without a contract? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by TastehWaffleZ@lemmy.world to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world

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Edit: Picking the financing option forces you to pick a carrier but buying it lets you get the phone without locking a carrier in

I despise being on a contract. I heard that the new iPhones are all going to have eSims so it should be easy to hang them unlocked but when I looked at the preorder it made me choose a carrier.

I'd like to have Google Fi, does picking one of the carriers lock me into a contract?

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[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (12 children)

Pick the phone up directly from the manufacturer (Apple in this case), you won't have a contract with your cell provider for the phone; you will just own the phone outright.

[–] TastehWaffleZ@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (11 children)

Thank you! This will be the first Apple product I've bought and I've never gone to an Apple store, I wasn't sure if they'd have the same policy in store.

[–] NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 1 points 1 week ago

I use the Apple Credit card and finance through Apple. The benefit is that I can pay as I go (and it’s 0% interest on Apple products) and the phone is effectively unlocked for any carrier you want.

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