All iPhone 4S's are to be unlocked?

[anon(52425)]

iPhone 4S's may be unlocked after all...

So there is buzz going around that since Apple is touting the iPhone 4S as a world phone, that they will all be unlocked no matter what carrier you buy one from? What do you think?

 

[anon(4698833)]

No chance.

 

[anon(52425)]

Ah, well I figured that much but some are convinced...

Now I wonder too if there will be a factory unlocked sold at least. My guess would be no as well since it took almost a whole year for Apple to sell the iPhone 4 unlocked.

 

[FrDakota]

Will be in certain countries.

Either outright at a steep price or with a plan in France and unlockable after three months in that plan.

The 16Gb unlocked 4S will be at 629 euros apparently.

 

[DreamOutLoud65]

it is a world phone both cdma/gsm.


from Apple's site:

World phone
UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz);
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz)4
802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only)
Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

 

[anon(52425)]

it is a world phone both cdma/gsm.


from Apple's site:

So dosent that mean that it should come unlocked for those that want to buy the phone who travel a lot and NEED access to those bands?

 

[anon(52425)]

UPDATE:

Apple's site suggests unlocked iPhone 4S will be available | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Rumor may be true according to wording on Apple's site. My factory unlocked iPhone 4 is a mere 2 weeks old, it may be time to take it back or exchange it for the 4S.