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Go hog wild: Apple raises limits on buying unlocked Apple iPhone 5 units

posted by Alan F.

Dec 05, 2012, 12:29 AM

Go hog wild: Apple raises limits on buying unlocked Apple iPhone 5 units

The Apple iPhone 5

Last week, at long last, the unlocked version of the Apple iPhone 5 was finally listed for sale on the online Apple Store. With the 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models priced at $649, $749 and $849 respectively, Apple limited the number of units that one account could buy to two. At the same time, Apple was enforcing a lifetime limit of ten unlocked units of the Apple iPhone 5.

With inventory building, the handset slowly returning to stores, and online orders getting shipped in just two to four days, Apple has raised the limit on sales of the unlocked variant. Now, you can purchase as many as ten units from the Apple Store for one account. And the Cupertino based firm has removed the lifetime limit which means that you can buy as many unlocked Apple iPhone 5 handsets as you can afford. The online store will allow you to put 999 units ($648,351) in your cart, but only 10 can be processed at a time.

source: iPhoneinCanada, CultofMac via RedmondPie

The online Apple Store allows you to add 999 unlocked Apple iPhone 5 units to your cart

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14 Comments

14. rusticguy

Posts: 2828; Member since: Aug 11, 2012

Unsold inventory is the cause possibly and the limiting to 2 didn't do any good to boost the sales :)

posted on Dec 05, 2012, 5:47 PM 0

8. amiaq

Posts: 509; Member since: Jun 30, 2012

I wish Galaxy Note 2 is this abundant. 5 phones each person , I ll take two for me and to replace my missus' s iphone 4s.

posted on Dec 05, 2012, 1:22 AM 2

7. bojan

Posts: 188; Member since: Oct 06, 2012

because no one anymore instersted in the iphone 5 in the united states they will do anything to sell it. and delivery time went down it shows you how now one is intersted in it

posted on Dec 05, 2012, 1:21 AM 2

12. android78 unregistered

exactly bojan, I wouldnt be suprise if they started discounting the phone next. Wait this is apple, the same people that give their employees a couple free apps to show how much they appreciate them for contributing to apple making billions in the bank and the same company that discounts there no more than 50 bucks off there older products from last year on black friday sale. smgdh, So on second thought they wont be discounting anything. thats why android will rule the WORLD!!!!!!

posted on Dec 05, 2012, 7:56 AM 1

13. JunitoNH

Posts: 1946; Member since: Feb 15, 2012

If you say so, but not low enough for me. Maybe when it gets to the prices of the Nexus 4 or S3, I'll consider it.

posted on Dec 05, 2012, 8:47 AM 0

6. android78 unregistered

I think demand has finally gone down for the i phone 5 so much that they are basically begging people to buy as many phone as there little heart desire. LOL, to much competition, ppl just have to many choices to pick from, why would i pick a i phone 5 when you have htc dna, razr hd, opotimis G, note 2 and windows 8 phones and so on and so on to pick from...

posted on Dec 05, 2012, 1:10 AM 2

2. wendygarett unregistered

I love Apple for no reason :)

posted on Dec 05, 2012, 12:35 AM 2

3. Johnnokia

Posts: 1158; Member since: May 27, 2012

I hate Apple for Million reason

posted on Dec 05, 2012, 12:44 AM 10

4. joseph98

Posts: 167; Member since: Feb 03, 2012

It's obvious why you love apple. Golden sheeple!!! Hey just kidding. You can love whomever you like. It's freedom of speech and finally it's your hard earned money. This is coming from an android fan. Let's show apple fan that they can express there feeling toward there beloved apple. phonearena is tired of us android fan so lets give them a break for once. It's Christmas season and I shall hold a treaty with apple fan during the season.