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Contract Iphone Vs Uncontracted Iphone

Last activity 25 November 2023 by logicalindian

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Pasan Karunarathne

Hi guys,


I'm planning to buy a Iphone 15 Pro and trying to find which is the cheapest and economical option. If I purchase through STC or Zain can I use a different service providers sims (Unlocked phone)?


Thank you.

Cheryl

Hello Pasan Karunarathne


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That would be best discussed with your service provider directly for more effective information.


Cheers,


Cheryl

Expat.com team

XTang

I don't think you understand what a contract means.


If you buy a phone on contract, you are committing to pay for services over a period of time e.g. 2 years mobile phone plan with a SIM - that is why the phone cost looks like a deal.  So what this means is that you will pay, as an example, the fixed fee for the mobile *24.   So if you go for another provider, you will be paying DOUBLE the cost i.e. you will pay mobile phone costs for the new provider PLUS the fixed cost for the old provider as you signed a contract.   So simply, yes you can do that but be prepared to waste the fixed fees on the old provider.

logicalindian

Just a note, if your using mobile data for daily use and don't have wifi at home/office then it makes sense to buy the phone on contract. I would buy the phone directly from any a store (using credit card) and convert the purchase to EMI (Interest free).

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