No contract ATT iPhone 5 16GB $250 at Best Buy

[pinkoos]

Pretty freakin' hard ever since ATT cracked down on bulk unlockers to the detriment of all of us.

I think this happened October of 2013. Before that, you could pay a service on eBay 2 or 3 bucks to get it unlocked.

[silvarios]

Jailbreak and unlock is still possible? AT&T will unlock at some point as well, right? If I add this to a prepaid line, would AT&T ever unlock it? I'm guessing no.

[silvarios]

pinkoos,
Forgot to thank you for the info and yes, AT&T really is awful sometimes.

[pinkoos]

I haven't kept up with the JB community in a long time, so not sure of the answers to your questions. Also don't know much about ATT prepaid (I'm on TMobile prepaid and my wife is a couple of weeks away from fulfilling her 2 year ATT contract).

[silvarios]

I'm on T-Mobile postpaid right now, but I know some people with various AT&T services. Wondering if I could finagle myself an unlock.

[sekker]

I think the new carrier unlock law means AT&T will have to carrier unlock these for you.

I agree - this is a killer deal for a great phone.

[space-time]

you guys missed the best feature of this phone

iOS 6 — The world's most advanced mobile OS

is is really true it comes with iOS 6? I regret upgradeing mine to iOS 7, each time I pick up my wife's iPhone 5 with iOS 6 I like it so much better.

I might even pick up one if it really runs iOS 6.

EDIT: verizon, unlocked, 32 GB, $299

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/apple-iphone...8792109231&skuId=6738308&productCategoryId=

[Speedy]

When my wife is not nice to me, I threaten to 'upgrade' her iPhone 5 to iOS 7.

space-time wrote:
you guys missed the best feature of this phone

iOS 6 — The world's most advanced mobile OS

is is really true it comes with iOS 6? I regret upgradeing mine to iOS 7, each time I pick up my wife's iPhone 5 with iOS 6 I like it so much better.

I might even pick up one if it really runs iOS 6.

[silvarios]

$300 for a functionally unlocked version? Seems like it should be worth the $50 difference. Then again, I asked my partner and she acted like I was crazy, "$300, no thanks, don't need an iPhone." Well then, I picked up a used Pebble instead. $82 minus some AMEX bonus points brought it $65 (Amazon). That's my big tech purchase of the week.