Would there be any complications in buying a used iPhone?

Q. I'm thinking of buying a used iPhone from a friend, mostly for the music capabilities, I could do without the phone. Is there a monthly fee that must be paid for every function, or just the phone?

A. I would recommend you to buy New iPhone
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if i buy a used iphone 4 would it be able to work for verizon?

Q. If i were to buy a used iphone 4 on ebay or craigslist, would i be able to use it with verizon? I can't buy a new one because my 2 year contract hasnt ended, but i know you can use other used phones while you are on a 2 year contract. If i bought a used iphone would it have to be made specifically for verizon or could it be any kind?

A. It must be a Verizon iPhone AND the ESN must be clean. That means no craigslist - home of the stolen iPhones.

How can i know whether the used iPhone 3gs I am about to buy is factory unlocked?

Q. i want to buy a used iPhone (almost new). and i was told that some used iPhones are originally locked but unlocked by an application called jailbreak (or something like that)

the question is:
How can i know whether the phone im buying is factory unlocked or unlocked by that software?

and another question:

what is the disadvantages of an iPhone that is unlocked by that application?


thank you,

A. iPhones that are jailbroken and unlocked will be un-jailbroken and re-locked by connecting to iTunes and upgrading the firmware. A factory unlocked iPhone is not jailbroken and updating the firmware will not lock it.

Factory unlocked iPhones have never been sold in the US. They are available in some European countries and they are enormously expensive - think $1,500. Unless the price of the phone reflects the reality of a factory unlocked iPhone, it's been jailbroken and unlocked. Such phones are not the best idea right now because Apple has released OS 3.1.3 which you will be prompted to install each time you access iTunes. Once installed, the phone cannot be unlocked (possibly ever).

If you are planning on using the phone with T-Mobile, I'd advise you to wait until the new iPhone is released this summer together with OS 4.0 and see what the iPhone hacker community comes up with for all iPhones.

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