Advice on buying a Phone with subscription

[CuraHack]

Hi,
I want to buy the Samsung galaxy 4G. I pretty much fell in love with it . Anyway. I do not live in the US, I live on a Caribbean island and the phone is not available here. I want to buy this phone from the US with subscription, meaning I will pay ~$150 instead of $450 (unlocked). On arrival here I will unlock the phone with the IMEI code. I will ship the phone to a company (US located) who will send it over here (to me). And I will not pay T-mobile .

I want to know, what do you guys think of this? Is it safe? I will fill in both the billing and shipping address with that company's address, and my (real) name. This data will go to T-Mobile for the subscription etc. I will buy the phone from WireFly. I will pay by Visa/Debit Card.

Let me know, thanks

CuraHack Reviewed by CuraHack on 16th Apr 2011. Advice on buying a Phone with subscription Hi, I want to buy the Samsung galaxy 4G. I pretty much fell in love with it <3. Anyway. I do not live in the US, I live on a Caribbean island and the phone is not available here. I want to buy this phone from the US with subscription, meaning I will pay ~$150 instead of $450 (unlocked). On arrival here I will unlock the phone with the IMEI code. I will ship the phone to a company (US located) who will send it over here (to me). And I will not pay T-mobile :P. I want to know, what do you Rating: 5

[Scheme]

You aren't going to be getting a subsidized phone without being approved for a contract which requires you to be a US citizen (on US phones). They check your credit prior and then decide based on that. You'll need an SSN.

[Warezgod]

Also Samsung contract phones have some restrictions for unlocking. Check t-Mobile site for details.

[CuraHack]

So if I buy online, they will notice that I have a non-US credit card, so they will decline my "contract"?

And what if I buy it in-store, I heard there's no paperwork in Bestbuy?

[Djlatino]

Trying to bypass any kind of contract is a no no. Just buy the phone itself meaning not from a retailer like T-Mobile.

[CuraHack]

Well yeah, I'm stuck. I don't have a US Social Security number, nor a local ID so I can't get my order approved

[CuraHack]

Couldn't do it, I don't have a social security number, nor a local ID