Locked Phones?

[maxell505]

Hi everyone. I am planning to go to India soon and I need a smartphone to use over there. I don't want to use my Nexus 4 over there. I want a nice phone but I do not want to pay $500 for it to be unlocked. I will not be inserting a sim card into this phone. I am just using this over WiFi to make calls over services like Skype and ooVoo. Is there a way that I can order lets say an HTC One off of Amazon for $200 and not activate it. Just use the phone regularly without a contract. When ordering a phone off of Amazon, do you have to fill out any contract details or do you just pay the $200 with your credit card and enter in all of your details like your address and your name? Thank you and please reply fast!

 

[JRDroid]

You have to enter the contract info and agree to the 2 year contract to get the $200 price. There is no way to get a nice phone for much less than $500 off contract, locked or unlocked, other than the Nexus 4.

Out of curiosity, why don't you want to use your Nexus 4?

 

[gone down south]

That $200 price is contingent on you signing up for a 2 year contract with the carrier. No contract = pay full retail.

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