How could I buy an iPhone 4s from US? I'm from Philippines and I wanted a secure way of shipping and stuffs. ?
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I wanted to know a very secure way of shipping.. or what site should I go on to. I'm from a different country. How long could it take? Because I heard its only like $200 in the US before. How much is the current price of the 4s with diff. gb right now there?
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Answer:
a whole lot cheaper? of course not. the ones i know who got an iPhone 4s cheap had friends/relatives in Hong Kong or Singapore to buy for them and brought it with them when they came back/visited the country. now, you might not have friends from those places but i assure you, the only reason why it's "cheaper" in the US is because the unit is carrier-locked to AT&T or Verizon and placing a Globe/Smart/Sun SIM does nothing. compared to iPhone 4s' in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Taiwan, Macau, India, Indonesia, and New Zealand... all of their units are open-line. you can ask details for shipping from the US, but when your unit arrives... it's nothing more than an expensive iPod Touch.
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Paying that kind of price for a brand new 4S is too good to be true. There's always a catch... The phone is lot cheaper only if you sign with a contract here. I paid $200 for my iPhone 4 (16GB) because I had to sign a 2-year contract with a carrier. Now if you want to buy the phone without any contract, I believe you have to pay regular price. 4S 16GB $649 4S 32GB $749 4S 64GB $849
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Short of coming to the US and buying it yourself? No, sorry. The best way I can think of is having a friend from the US buy it for you and have it shipped. You won't even be able to get it from the US website due to international credit card restrictions. I urge you to not buy any apple products that did not directly come form them (i.e. 2nd party electronic stores and websites, etc.). It creates a very messy grey area in warranty and/or authenticity. For US prices, check apple.com. The 16 Gig is $200 (10,000 php?) and it doubles every time after that.To expedite shipment (assuming that you're using a friend to buy it for you here in the US), contact UPS or FEDex (VERY pricy); or any of the top shelf Pinoy shipping companies.
J
I would steer you away from the iphones 4s because it has battery drainage problems: http://www.techieinsider.com/news/13863/battery-drain-problems-continue/ Even Steve Wozniak, co-founder of apple says the same thing and that siri is glitchy: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57360045/apple-co-founder-gripes-about-iphone/ And this is an Apple Legend saying this so you know it has to be bad. In fact, Siri is so bad there is a class action lawsuit brought against Apple for it not working anywhere near as well as it was advertised. http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-57395727-248/apples-siri-not-as-smart-as-she-looks-lawsuit-charges/ With android, you get more free apps. For example angry birds is free with android whereas you have to buy it with apple, or use their "free" version which has a big ad blocking part of the screen getting in the way of gameplay. Furthermore, with iphone you do not get Adobe Flash which is required to view videos on many websites, it is a common complaint among iphone owners. Plus you cannot expand memory with iphone if you run out of space but with android you just add a card up to 32gb and you're good to go. Android phones are usually superior in technical specs, faster and more customizable. It is the better choice, that is why it leads the global market in smartphones today even with apple selling a lot of their iphones cheap or free. And despite the Woz saying iphones are easier to use, ANYONE can use android, he had to say SOMETHING nice about apple lol.
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