Keith,
I've gotten my last two phones, an iPhone 6 and an iPhone 7, both running Verizon service from differing places and found no difference in them. Verizon phones have been unlocked starting with the 6 I believe. If you are not buying down the price by getting contract service, I see no reason to get it from your carrier. The iPhone 7 I got last November from Apple through the mail was unlocked and qualified for their interest free financing. I pay their bank partner about $35 a month for the phone which I believe was about the same price I was paying for my iPhone 6 to the financial partner Verizon was using. The only issue could be that Apple might require that you get their latest model like an 8 or X to qualify for the interest free financing. You simply need to ask as I've found their phone support very helpful. If you're doing it over the phone with Apple, just be prepared for a possible delay. Good luck and I know your wife will enjoy the new iPhone. Alan Lemly From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 4:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Do phones differ diepedning upon where you buy them? Hi, My wife is going to get her first iPhone. We’re on Verizon. Does it matter whether she gets the phone from Verizon directly or getting an unlocked iPhone from the Apple Store? I’m under the impression carriers no longer lock their phones, but I’m not sure about that. Thanks in advance, Keith -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
