Can I Pre-Order the iPhone X without the carrier this October online?

I don't plan on getting a carrier until January when I go away for collage, but I want to already get the new iPhone X on preorder.

Is this possible according to past iPhone pre order Release years in the past?

Posted on Sep 12, 2017 4:14 PM

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Posted on Oct 23, 2017 6:59 AM

It's not negative; just realistic based on every other iPhone release over 10 years. The date to preorder is October 27. If you monitor the Apple website and click the pre-order link as soon as preorder opens (probably 00:00:01 PDT on October 27) you might be able to get it this year, but thousands of others will be doing the same thing. If you are 5 minutes late you will probably miss the window. And only the first few hundred will get it on November 3.

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Oct 23, 2017 6:59 AM in response to marklovesmadonna

It's not negative; just realistic based on every other iPhone release over 10 years. The date to preorder is October 27. If you monitor the Apple website and click the pre-order link as soon as preorder opens (probably 00:00:01 PDT on October 27) you might be able to get it this year, but thousands of others will be doing the same thing. If you are 5 minutes late you will probably miss the window. And only the first few hundred will get it on November 3.

Sep 12, 2017 7:43 PM in response to swandy

The techspecs indicate it has a Nano Sim. And I don't recall any mention of not having a sim card during the Keynote.

The Apple Watch is the one that was mentioned as having no actual sim card though


iPhone X - Technical Specifications - Apple

SIM Card

Nano-SIM



With that said, the Verizon option should be unlocked, but will still require a sim card to activate. T-Mobile iPhones have been historically unlocked as well at launch, but will also require a sim to activate.

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