Which Unlocked phone from US ?

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Ok so i had opened previously a thread about buying the iPhone but calculating the economics, cost of buying an unlocked iPhone 4S, it is simply coming out to be very expensive. Also i have a camera too on my list before the phone so really cannot spend so much.
So what other options are available for me to buy an unlocked phone here in US ?
What options do i have ?
 
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Samsung Focus if you are looking for a WP7 Phone should be around 10 K if someone getting it from US or around 11 K if via sns.

Android as metalspree mentioned no Android Phone worth getting it from US in the low Budget.
 
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Since you are already in the US, see if you can get some phones under contract and then keep it for yourself when you come here. There used to be a clause earlier where in the ETF was waived if customer moves to a non-served area. If it still exists, do take advantage of it. Other than that, AT&T pretty much sucks.
 
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I need a GSM phone and since i am in US i was thinking of buying it here only. I know that US is not really a market for unlocked phones :(

Cannot take a locked one since that will mean i keep on spending (wasting) a fixed amount every month and EFT will kill it since for AT&T, EFT is more than 300 USD and i have no way to prove i will be moving out to a non servicable area in near future.

PS: Phone is not for me but for wife.

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I checked the photon 4G and it seems like a world phone supporting CDMA and GSM and on ebay.com i can see people selling the sprint version. Does it affect me who intends to use a T Mobile GSM SIM card in it ?

Are there custom ROMs (basically to remove the sprint crapware) and rooting available ?

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On motorola's official website it is being sold for 549 USD without contract while on ebay some NIB are being sold for less than 450 USD.

I think i am getting interested in this option.

Can anyone suggest me what is good price for a NIB/Mint/Used Photon 4G and also how do i be 100% sure it will work with TMobile SIM and later with any Indian GSM SIM.

I may never use it for CDMA.

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Ok so it does not work with US SIM cards. FU Sprint :mad:
 
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Other than IP4/IP4S all other phones sold by GSM carriers in USA can be unlocked.

So get the phone that suits you and the condition depending on the budget from ebay.com

I ordered a Atrix last week from ebay, Mint condition used only for 2 days for 285 $.

The unlock code should cost me about 3-5 bucks from ebay, I am hoping that works ;)
 
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^^You ordered the Atrix or Atrix 4G (are they different ???) ??
Also what other options you can suggest ?

Requirements -> Android preferred, 3.5"+ screen

Btw for the photon 4G, US SIM card won't work for sure as of now. Evil sprint :-[
 
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raksrules said:
^^You ordered the Atrix or Atrix 4G (are they different ???) ??

Also what other options you can suggest ?

Requirements -> Android preferred, 3.5"+ screen

Btw for the photon 4G, US SIM card won't work for sure as of now. Evil sprint :-[
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I got the Atrix 4G, as its called in USA.

The specs of Atrix and Atrix 4G are exactly same on gsmarena.com

I guess the release of Atrix 2 should drag the cost of original atrix down soon.

The other option is LG G2X, but it has only 512 MB RAM, and after using the LG Optimus One .. I feel the need for 1 GB RAM.

PS: The average cost for new Atrix is still around 350-370$, I got lucky in a auction.

Although it was almost a month of bidding on over 15 atrix's to finally win a bid at VFM point.
 
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Assuming i plan to get a Motorola Atrix 4G, should i seek for the unlocked devices on ebay or it is ok if it check locked ones too ? If locked then how easy is it to unlock it and how much would it cost (if any) ?
 
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Atrix unlock code cost 5$ but if you are lucky you can it for free from AT&T also.
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Okies...so now let me login to auction sniper and add couple of these for sniping :)

Edit: Or may be not now, i don't need to buy the phone until December, first week so will start the search in mid of November i guess.

Will keep checking if any other option pops up in the mean time.
 
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What is the ok price to pay for Mint samsung captivate ?

Also in case i get a locked AT&T captivate then how easy it is to unlock it to use with Tmobile or with Indian operators in future ??
 
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