Apple just confirmed that they’ll be offering unlocked versions of the iPhone 4 to people who don’t want to get locked into a 2-year deal with, well, anyone. Now, if you live in North America and you’re not comfortable with running software hacks to unlock a normally carrier-locked iPhone 4 but you’re willing to put up with the unsubsidized price of around US$640-$750 for the 16GB/32GB models, this is definitely a feasible option. Provided that you can come up with a way to accurately snip your regular SIM card to fit the new microSIM format Apple uses on the iPhone 4 and iPad (or hope that your carrier can replace your regular SIM with a microSIM).
For the people already living in Canada, the iPhone is all set to launch via five carriers, including Bell, Fido, Rogers, Telus and Virgin Mobile for $199 and $299 wit a longer lock-in period of three years.
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