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In Australia, you can get prepaid and contract devices from Telstra, Optus and Vodafone. However, if you get a phone on a contract or a prepaid (a phone that comes with a sim), the people at the telcos will open your device up for you and set it up all the way to the home screen. Is this normal in other countries? Because Ive seen youtubers unbox phones from carriers that are brand new.

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In Australia, you can get prepaid and contract devices from Telstra, Optus and Vodafone. However, if you get a phone on a contract or a prepaid (a phone that comes with a sim), the people at the telcos will open your device up for you and set it up all the way to the home screen. Is this normal in other countries? Because Ive seen youtubers unbox phones from carriers that are brand new.

It's up to the customer.

Kind 'a stupid to buy such tech and not to check it right in the store.

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Nah, in the US you buy your phone and go home, activate it yourself, and then boom. Phone.

You can get the guy who sells the phones to activate it too, but I have found it;s faster to do it myself. Also, a lot of phones can beam contacts, pictures, music, and other data to another phone using NFC, so that's not even a problem anymore.

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It's up to the customer.

Kind 'a stupid to buy such tech and not to check it right in the store.

When I got my grandmothers new phones they didnt even ask and theys set it up

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When I got my grandmothers new phones they didnt even ask and theys set it up

I believe, u can ask them not to do this, but it's always easier to check it out and avoid those RMA things.

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I believe, u can ask them not to do this, but it's always easier to check it out and avoid those RMA things.

Well they never do that with anything else

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My phone came with free bloat from Optus, thanks.

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I think in Singapore they still do this (correct me if I am wrong fellow Singaporeans), they usually do this so that you can verify the phone is working when you leave the store.

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Here they only setup your phone where you stand (in the store) if you want. (costumers choice)

I would personally not accept this, If I buy a new product I expect it to be in the freaking box.

 

I find your telco an ass.

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SNIP

 

yeah here in the UK in store they set up your phone for free infront of you, but you can ask them not to

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