Requirement to buy an IPhone 5?!

Yes, it my 1st time I want 2 buy an IPhone, but I don't have a carrier, but I just want to buy an iPhone and later buy a carrier. Is it possible to buy one without a carrier?!? ((Please Reply))

I don't think you're following at all, and I don't know how else to explain it.
1 You can buy the iPhone without a contract, at full price, multiple carriers have it. You will pick the carrier you want when you buy the phone. You don't have to activate it, but why buy a phone you can't use?
2) You can buy the phone and activate it with the carrier, and get the discounted contract price.
If you like my post, or solution to your issue/question, go ahead and click on the little star by my name and/or accept the post as the Solution. It makes me happy.
I'm NOT an employee of Best Buy, or Geek Squad, though I did work as an Agent for a year 5 years ago. None of my posts are to be taken as the official stance that Best Buy will take on your situation. My advice is just that, advice.
Unfortunately, that's the bad luck of any electronic, there's going to be bad Apples... wait that's a horrible pun.

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Well, the 16GB unlocked iPhone 5 will reportedly cost $649+Tax here (don't know for sure as Apple has not put them on the web site yet). You cannot buy unless you have a US form of payment, with a US billing address and a US shipping address (they WILL NOT ship outside of the USA). Or, you could pay for a trip here and buy it in person. Of course, if/when LTE comes to India, it probably will not work. And if you need warranty service, you would have to return to the USA to get it as the iPhone warranty is not international.
All that to save about $100, and get a phone that if it has problems, you cannot even get warranty service on? If the $100 saving is that critical to you, it might suggest you should be shopping for a much cheaper phone in the first place.

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LOcked phone needs to be used using the carrier that sells it. if you are in another country and would like to buy a locked phone, then buy it in your country to make it more useful. The advertisement of the locked phone in US is only showing the price you need to pay for the phone but you can only buy it if you will sign for a 2 year agreement that you will be using the phone through their service. Once terminated prior to the end of contract you will be charged with etf or early termination fee which will be the same with buying the phone with apple in full price

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Just use your existing upgrade (if you are eligible) and get the device through AT&T.
Even if your wife's line is eligible for an upgrade, you can use that without affecting her service.
Or as suggested, buy the unlocked version.
The Verizon phone will be locked to Verizon.. there would be no reason to buy it at full retail which would require a Verizon contract with the intent of using it on AT&T.

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I am wanting to buy an iphone, but I need help. I don't understand the whole concept of the locked and unlocked phones that are for sale on ebay. What is the newest version and what do I need to look out for. I currently have service through at&t but may be changing over to alltel. Will the phone work with both companies?
I know I am being a blonde about this, but I just don't know that much about what I need to watch when purchasing.
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The iPhone is a GSM phone and works on GSM networks only - which is the worldwide standard - GSM networks dominate the overall worldwide market by a significant margin.
Alltel has a CDMA network and requires a CDMA phone. The iPhone is not compatible with CDMA networks. CDMA phones do not have a SIM card.
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You want an mobile hotspot, right?
The best way is:
Search for a iphone like on ebay, google or other websites, but remember it must already be unlocked (Available from factory is the best, because then it's unlocked by an user he made a jailbreak on the device and that's not good for updates).
After that, you have to search for a mobile hotspot data plan and a good Wlan-Router.
Then you have got everything, give the router a very good password, there are many wlan hacker and they wait for a easy useable wlan network!
(You can insert the data Sim card, then you activate the iphone for your wife )

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If you use a credit card from a financial institution in the US,
with a verified billing address in the US, and ship the order to
the US. Warranty will be valid only in the US and LTE will not
work in EU. The low prices you see for some iPhones are
because the iPhone requires a 2 year contract with a wireless
carrier in the US. Prices for unlocked (useable with any carrier)
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Besides setting the iTunes store to the US, you will also need
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US store, and there are periodic software checks to verify that.
Simply changing the iTunes store to the US iTunes store will
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Copied from the tech specs.
http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html
+*Windows system requirements*+
+PC with USB 2.0 port+
+Windows Vista; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later+
+iTunes 7.7 or later+
Nothing about a particular PC box assembler's brand not being supported or being required, etc. Just a PC with a USB 2.0 port that is running Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later along with iTunes 7.7 or later.

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All,
I'm considering buying an iPhone 2g and I had a few questions:
1) Will the iPhone 2g take screenshots with home-power like new iPhones?
2) If I reactivate with AT&T, will they require me to have a contract, or would I be able to go month to month? Will they supply a compatible SIM card if the seller doesn't?
3) Is there a quick way to test how good the battery is (like while the seller is still around, so I can back out if it'll only hold a charge for 15 minutes)?
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-->Adam

I read that as well, and will probably shut off the wireless.
But, the ebay vendors I see (the big ones who sell a lot with good ratings), all as policy remove the SIM card. I was probably going to go with NextWorth, as I bought an iPod Classic from them and it was great. I 2g 8GB iPhone is about $115 from these guys.
None of the local Craigslist guys are are responding to me, it seems that these things sell fast and the sellers expect me to text. I don't have a phone that texts reasonably, so I send e-mail or call.
As for the Autism uses, there seem to be a LOT of apps that are useful for Autism. At first, I'm just going to use it with my wireless printer and Teach with Cards Lite (app) to print flash cards on the fly. Then, I'll try to get the kid (who can't talk) to pick the card for what he wants. Later, after I trust him to hold the device, I can do other stuff. But there are (expensive) apps so mute people can 'talk' by pressing icons on the iPhone, if we can teach him how to use them.
-->Adam

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