Earlier this year when Apple announced that the unlocked version of the iPhone was available, I thought I could grab one at last. But with the new iPhone 3GS in the offing at that point I decided to wait it out.
So last week I went to the nearby Apple Store with grand plans of picking up my iPhone. Apple ofcourse had other plans for me. I was told that even though the iPhone was available unlocked for $699 only, I could still use it only with an AT&T network. And further, it was locked to the geography as well.
That would mean I would not be able to use that unlocked iPhone, that i would have paid $699 for, with Apple Partners in other parts of the world :T Mobile in UK or Hutchison in India for example.
So what is Apple's idea of an unlocked phone?
According to the guy at the Apple store, the unlocked iPhone caters to people who would like to gift someone with an iphone but without a data plan.That person would ofcourse still have to have an AT&T plan to use the iphone!!
Somebody's got something wrong here. Apple, come on!!
The Apple store i went to is in St Johns Town Center, Jacksonville, Florida.
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