Unboxing the $99 Prepaid iPhone
Many have cited Apple’s plans to create a cheaper iPhone. This is not Apple’s style, however. Apple’s style is to depreciate their existing products as newer models are added in. Today, we bought the first $99 iPhone, on prepaid, from Sprint. Here’s how it looks, and here’s what it took.
Sprint Adds Refurbished iPhone 4 to As You Go Prepaid Service
Sprint quietly adds the refurbished Apple iPhone 4 to its Sprint As You Go prepaid service.
Verizon Refreshes Certified Pre-Owned Devices with Galaxy S III, iPhone 4
We find the lowest prices that Verizon will sell these devices, and the LG Spectrum, plus the MiFi 4620L… sans any contract at all.
StraightTalk to Carry iPhone 5 Along with 4, Walmart to Offer Financing
Pictures surface confirming StraightTalk’s plans to sell the iPhone in Walmart retail stores, which include selling the iPhone 5 as well as the previously revealed iPhone 4.
StraightTalk to Begin CDMA iPhone 4 Sales Soon?
StraightTalk may be close to offering its own version of the iPhone, with the twist that it’s powered by an unknown CDMA network
New Version of redSn0w Unlock Tool Available
A new version of the redSn0w iPhone unlock tool has been released on the Cydia repository with increased compatibility with iOS 5.0.1. The new unlock tool is compatible with the iPhone 3GS as long as the baseband version is set at 04.26.08 – 05.11.07 – 05.12.01 – 05.13.04 – 06.15.00 with the iPhone 4 now compatible [...]
Apple Extends Timeframe to Purchase AppleCare+
Apple has clarified the terms under which customers can purchase AppleCare+, Apple’s new warranty with accidental damage protection. The company had issued conflicting requirements under which users need to purchase the plan. Initially, Apple said that the plan had to be purchased at the same time as the iPhone. However, some online orders did not [...]
Report: Apple to Launch Entry Level 8GB iPhone 4 ‘Within Weeks’
Following up on yesterday’s Sprint iPhone news, Reuters has filed its own report stating that Apple is preparing to launch an entry-level version of the current iPhone 4 with 8GB of storage intended for developing markets within the coming weeks.
Apple Now Selling Unlocked GSM iPhones on US Portal
This morning, Apple began selling factory unlocked GSM Apple iPhone 4 models directly on the online Apple Store in the US, the first time that Apple has openly sold factory unlocked iPhone models in the US since the 2007 launch of the iPhone. Before today Apple typically limited factory unlocked iPhone 4 sales to select [...]
Untethered Jailbreak for Verizon iPhone Now Available
Not long after the latest update for the Verizon iPhone, the first untethered jailbreak is now available for Verizon iOS version 4.4.2.7 via Sn0wbreeze version 2.6.1. The jailbreak is also available on Cydia for those currently on the redSn0w tethered jailbreak solution via the Verizon Untether for 4.2.7 package. Below a statement from the developer, [...]
