Apple iPhone NOW for less than it would cost you with a contract on top

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-outline-level: 2"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: #6f0000; font-family: Verdana; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt">From UK HOT DEALS</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-outline-level: 2"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: #6f0000; font-family: Verdana; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt" /></p><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; color: #6f0000; font-family: Verdana; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt"><span style="color: #6f0000; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none"><font size="2">Avoid rip-off Britain: Steps for getting the iPhone right now, unlocked, and under &pound;290/&pound;245</font></span>

</p></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2" /></span></p><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">Alright it's official. No not the official Apple iPhone UK announcement today but the fact that rip-off Britain is still going strong. So let's look at the steps you need to follow to get the iPhone for under &pound;260 (or &pound;230) unlocked without a contract right now rather than &pound;269 PLUS &pound;35/month PLUS 18 month contract PLUS waiting until November 8th.

</p></font></span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">The big thing holding this plan back was the hope for a 3G iPhone. Well unless Apple is playing clever the UK launch is going to be the same EDGE/GPRS 8GB iPhone that is currently being sold in the US.

</p></font></span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">So here's the step by step guide to your ahead of the pack sub &pound;260 iPhone. Please note that although I'm going to go through my recommendations that I can't be liable for any ****-ups that might happen along the way!

</p></font></span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">Step 1. Buy one from the US. It's currently $399 (&pound;199.75) on the Apple.com site. Wait you need an American cc...and shipping address. No prob. There's plenty of services out there to handle this for you but many charge a sign-up fee or monthly fee. I used the services of lovely Dutchie Ellen who runs FromUS2EU.com and had no problems so I guess this is my personal vouch You pay Ellen (paypal or bank transfer) and then she will buy the iPhone for you, have it delivered and then re-ship to the UK by USPS (important!!). Her pricing is $35 plus 5% surcharge to cover currency exchange etc. That works out to a fee + iPhone cost of $453.95 (&pound;226.85).

</p></font></span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">PRICE TALLY: iPhone ($399) + collect/reship costs = &pound;226.85

</p></font></span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">Step 2. Have it shipped to you. Ok here's the thing. You want this item shipped by USPS because they will not charge a flat brokerage fee unlike couriers (UPS/DHL/etc) and if I'm being really honest...you have a high chance of not getting charged duty either altogether. Please be aware that any product over &pound;18 value is liable for VAT! However, when shipping with national post carriers this often slips through. I am NOT advocating adjusting the value of the package etc, I&quot;m just saying I've observed this with USPS quite often. If your parcel happens to attract VAT you'll have to add some cash on and this will bring you to $492.26 (&pound;246.53). The shipping charge by USPS should be approximately $25 and should arrive in a week/10 days. You can pay more if you want it faster.

</p></font></span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">PRICE TALLY: (If charged VAT): iPhone + USPS + VAT = &pound;291. (if not charged VAT): iPhone + USPS = &pound;245

</p></font></span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">Edit: As noted in the beginning please read price analysis by publicnme and dudedue who figures final price at &pound;245 or &pound;291 worst case.

</p></font></span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">So your final cost to get this in your hands from the Apple Store to you in the UK is &pound;245 best case scenario or &pound;291 worst case scenario. Plus you'll be getting it more than a month before anyone else.

</p></font></span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">So now you have this lovely American iPhone but alas it has an AT&amp;T sim and won't work with your UK network. However have no fear because geeks have been working iPhone overtime for several months now to release an increasingly simple software unlock. It's pretty straightforward right now to unlock but I bet by the time it's in your sweaty hands there'll be an even better software unlock.

</p></font></span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">Step 3. Unlock the iPhone. I am not going to link directly to a tutorial because by the time you get the phone the link would probably be outdated. Instead here is a link to the hackint0sh forum where they have the latest and greatest unlock software plus detailed tutorials on how to do it. Honestly almost any idiot can do this if you follow the steps and it only takes about 1/2 hour. The most complicated thing you will have to do is type a username and password in or create a folder on your computer. http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=127

</p></font></span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana"><font size="2">Step 4. Pop in your lovely UK sim and enjoy!! You've got the hot phone a month before UK release with the same specs it is announced as having on the November 9th launch. You've also got a fully unlocked iPhone with no contract obligation for less than you would have to pay for the phone PLUS contract at o2.

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