I'm moving from Canada to the US with an iPhone 4S

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I'm moving from Canada to the US with an iPhone 4S

So, I'm going to need to pay out my contract with Fido and am going to need to find a company in the states. My question is can I keep my iPhone 4S and get a new chip with an American company? I'm not entirely sure how this works but I assume you have the chip for a reason -that your phone is transferrable.

Has anyone had any experience with this? Any idea what the cost is?

Can I go to the Apple store or would I have to go directly to a phone company?

Thanks in advance!

iPhone 4S, iOS 6.0.1

Posted on Nov 18, 2012 1:35 PM

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Answer 1

carl wolf

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Nov 18, 2012 5:00 PM in response to mouseweave

You'll need to have Fido unlock your iPhone. When you refer to a "chip", do you mean "SIM card"? After relocating, you can get a new SIM card (either pre-paid, or post-paid) from an appropriate carrier.

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diesel vdub

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Nov 18, 2012 6:36 PM in response to mouseweave

mouseweave wrote:

Can I go to the Apple store or would I have to go directly to a phone company?

Apple is not a wireless carrier or reseller.

They only deal with people buying/upgrading devices.

If you want service, go to a carrier.

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