Need to ask a question about getting the iPhone 5 without an upgrade available.

Alright so I have currently an iPhone 4S and do NOT have an upgrade available. My question is how do i go about buying the 5 then? From what I know, Apple sells "unlocked" phones at around $750 (I want the 32gig version) but wont come out on launch day. Is there a Verizon specific phone that I can get instead of an "unlocked" phone that would cost cheaper and I can get it on launch day? Or do I have to preorder it through verizon's website?
Another thing is...is there certain fee's that I would have to pay to go along with the phone if I can buy it?

Pernoe: I'm no expert, but this is the way I understand unlocked phones. Unlocked phones that use GSM technology can work on either T-Mobile or AT&T networks. Unlocked phones that use CDMA technology can work on either Sprint or Verizon networks. I can't tell you the difference between GSM and CDMA... I just don't really know what it is, just that AT&T and T-Mobile use GSM and Sprint and Verizon use CDMA.
That being said, I purchased (or at least ordered... my credit card has not been charged yet) 2 iPhone 5's from Verizon and opted to pay full price instead of taking the contract discount. You don't need to buy an unlocked phone to pay full price. You just have to select "month-to-month" pricing instead of "2 year contract" pricing when you buy the phone.

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Could anyone give me their opinion on the iPhone 3G?
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it depends on what you really want it for but these are my opinions ive not had many major problems like people have on this forum just usual things i dont like
good points
if its for music/video/internet/email on the go then i cant fault the device never really had any major issues with the iphone i use it everyday for this stuff i get my mail delivered i can check the net whereever i am etc
as a phone i hate it!
u can only customize the ring tone
sms/email tones you cant change and sometime just about hear
you get a lag sometimes when you txt a reboot solves this
you cant txt sideways
no sms count on how many letters you have used
you cant forward sms messages
no mms (carrying a second phone resolves this) and no using email is not really a good alternative)
i hate the way sms messages are all within a single window like a streaming conversation i would like to have a new window for every txt message and be able to save txt messages i want to folders
i get a lag when i view txt messages i only have 3 in my box and takes about 3/4 seconds from time i click sms button on the phone to when i get a listing of messages.
would i get one ever again no chance no unless it acts more like a phone.

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Nervous about getting the iPhone

I need to switch and get a phone with better service coverage. I have been hearing alot of complaints about no service after the new update..so Im not sure what to do

I have 2 iPhones and was planning a third, but have not decided to move back to Nokia. My reasons might interest you.
1. The battery life on the iPhone is very limited compared to Nokia business series phones. I have been saved several times by being able to use a cellphone while stuck in an airport to book new flights or hotels, or just find myself away from a place to charge for a couple of days. This is not possible with the iPhone, as the battery - your mileage may vary - barely gets me through a single day. Even though I have 2, I also keep a Nokia phone handy for communication with clients by mail and chat.
2. And this is possibly the biggest reason for you to consider something other than the iPhone. Sometimes - often in my experience - the iPhone does not receive telephone calls. It is unclear why this happens, speculation has been that the iPhone has no way of interrupting the edge radio. In addition to this you cannot rely on the new voicemail system that Apple created. It seems like it was not setup to handle the volume of calls. So - and I have tested and REPORTED this - sometimes the voicemail does not pick up and the phone just rings and rings and rings. If voice mail does pick-up the messages, for me, are never delivered in under 10 minutes.
I am not sure of the stats anymore.. I wrote somewhere on this group that out of 14 or so calls made to my own iPhone less than 3 or 4 actually connected.
The iPhone is cool toy.. but it sounds like reliable service is important to you, if so, I would definitely consider one of the more mature cellphone companies.
A new wrinkle and perhaps one of the reasons Apple dropped the price by 200USD is that applications beyond those supplied by Apple are not allowed on the iPhone. This differs greatly from the Nokia Series phones, that have a great variety of applications available. It may be that the release of Apples new OS, due sometime in October, will improve the capability of the iPhone but with Apple's silence on those matters it is a big if, and in the meantime you will be tied to a 2 year contract - a minimum of 1439.76USD - plus the cost of the phone currently 399.99 + tax. So about 1800.00USD. About the cost of iMac with a decent spec and a three year warranty.
That is my perspective.

Maybe dumb, but can you get the iphone without a calling plan?

I am currently on a sprint employee plan because a relative works there. I only pay 20 bucks a month. Regardless of how bad I want an iphone, I can justify switching while only paying 20 bucks a month for unlimited data and 500 peak minute voice calls. I am on the instinct, which i am not a particular fan of due to how basic and elementry it is. The only nice thing about it is that I can connect to the internet on my computer wherever I am by using the phone as a modem. Oh, and i will say that the navigation features are great as well!
On the other hand, the iphone is sick. I love the apps that it has to offer, and due to the fact that i get such a great deal on sprint, I was curious to know if the iphone can be purchased with only a data plan. I dont want the calling plan, just the data so taht i can use all of the apps. Is this possible? I was thinkin about an ipod touch, but i like the apps on the iphone that would require a 3g signal.

It may be possible to cancel the unlimited data plan for the iPhone 3G and if so, you would also need to request that data access be disabled for your line/number or you will be charged by the KB for all data uploaded/downloaded via AT&T's data or internet network, which isn't cheap. You would also lose visual voicemail since visual voicemail messages are downloaded to the iPhone via AT&T's data or internet network only.
The iPhone is designed to always have an internet connection as long as there is an available wi-fi network that you have access to, or you have cellular reception. If you don't use the iPhone as designed and intended, you might as well get a different phone - a phone that isn't in the smart phone category and isn't designed to always have an internet connection or access.

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I wanted to know if I could use my iPhone on a trip to Europe. I don't plan to use the phone to make any kind of calls, just to check and send e-mail and maybe use a messenger to communicate.
Would I be charged in anyway? What steps could I take to avoid any.
Thank you.

Regarding calls when roaming internationally, the following was copied from this link.
http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/international/roaming/faq.jsp
When your device is on:
Calls that you do not answer that are routed to the AT&T voicemail system will be charged as an international roaming incoming call to your device.
In addition, the foreign carrier's routing of that call to the AT&T voicemail system may generate an outgoing call charge from your device's location to the U.S.
These charges apply even if the caller disconnects from the voicemail system without leaving a message.

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                       I have a iMac desktop. This is my main reason for getting the iPhone (beacuse of iCloud)...but I would like more information about the phone and how it compares with the other phones I mentioned.
                                                        Thank you.

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And I meant go to the apple store physically without preordering it online, and I meant the Southampton one. So could I just stroll in apple store and buy a iPhone 5 in Southampton apple store and buy the iPhone 5 straight away? Because I didn't want to have to wait? I just want to go in and buy it and go out with it, if you guys get what I mean? And felipeV if it is in stock could I just buy it and leave with my iPhone 5?

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