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Old 12-28-2014, 10:32 AM   #1
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Basically what the title says. Does anyone definitively know where to buy unlocked phones? Not iPhones.
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Old 12-28-2014, 11:06 AM   #2
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I got mine off kijiji. Lots of selection on there
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You can buy unlocked Nexus phones direct from Google.
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Staples and London Drugs often have unlocked phones in their flyers.
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Google is out of nexus phones currently. I'll try the other places listed. Thanks.
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Old 12-28-2014, 01:30 PM   #6
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I just saw unlocked dual sim acer phones running android at costco for $100...seems like pretty decent value
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Old 12-28-2014, 04:18 PM   #7
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Rather than looking into buying unlocked phones, if there's a phone you like look into how to unlock it yourself. Very simple. On most Android phones it's simply a matter of putting a code into the keypad.

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Be careful of buying phones off Kijiji... some of them could be stolen therefore the RMA of the phones would be blacklisted by all of the Canadian mobile networks if the original owner reported the phone as stolen.
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Old 12-30-2014, 03:10 AM   #9
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Rather than looking into buying unlocked phones, if there's a phone you like look into how to unlock it yourself. Very simple. On most Android phones it's simply a matter of putting a code into the keypad.
This. Even if you can't find the code for free, there are usually websites that sell them for $20 or less.
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Google sells more than Nexus phones I believe
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Old 01-02-2015, 05:20 PM   #11
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The problem was I smashed my unlocked nexus 5 with only a few months til my contract expired. I had planned to go to wind start. I couldn't convince myself to buy a phone outright this closer to Christmas so I got a nexus 6 on contract, sadly.

I think in the states you can buy other stock android phones on the Play store but as far as I know in Canada you're restricted to nexus phones.
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