Apple announced the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus yesterday with pre-orders for the new phones on the four major carriers kicking off on September 12th and both new iPhones launching on September 19th. Apple, however, does not directly share availability for its new iPhones on regional carriers.
We’ve reached out to the more than two dozen regional and prepaid carriers that supported the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, though, and put together a comprehensive list of when each carrier plans to release the new iPhone 6 models. US Cellular and C Spire, the fifth and sixth largest wireless carriers in the United States after the big four national carriers, have both announced plans to carry the new iPhone 6 models on launch day next Friday, and more than a half dozen regional carriers have already announced availability starting September 26th.
One week after the initial iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus release on September 19th, several regional carriers around the United States will begin to carry the new iPhone models. Some carriers have even began taking sign-ups for the new devices or will offer pre-ordering beginning September 19th.
The list of regional carriers that confirmed iPhone 6 availability starting September 26th include Alaska Communications, Appalachian Wireless, Bluegrass Cellular, Cellcom, Nex-Tech Wireless, Silver State Communications, Strata (customers can pre-register by emailing iphone6@stratanetworks.com), and Syringa Wireless (which will begin taking pre-ordres on September 19th).
Other regional carriers have not committed to the popular September 26th launch date yet, but have shared that they plan to announce availability soon. This list includes Carolina West Wireless, Chariton, Consumer Cellular, Illinois Valley Cellular, Thumb Cellular, and Union Wireless.
Additionally, regional carriers GCI and nTelos have not announced availability yet but have begun taking sign-ups for being notified. Finally, Alltel, which is owned by AT&T (yes, it’s still a carrier), is informing customers that it will not carry the iPhone 6 models after carrying the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c last year. The carrier is instead transitioning customers to AT&T on a market-by-market basis.
Stay tuned, of course, as we’ll keep you posted as more regional and prepaid carriers announce iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus availability.
Updated to include Alaska Communications, Consumer Cellular, and Union Wireless.
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So close…
Alltel is owned by verizon not ATT
Alltelwireless.com
So people will get them a week earlier but because they have crappy carriers they won’t be able to use them early.
Well, it gets money in the cash register, right?
Can you guys do some research about buying the iphone 6 contract fee other than with T-mobile. Possibly unlocked. I’ve been seeing mixed information online. Some people say the T-Mobile one will unlocked and can be used on any network. When I called the apple customer service, they said that T-mobile iphone is the only option for out of contract, that At&T and Verizon will not offer that option and that the T-mobile will not be unlocked. That contradicts the information I’ve seen other users say they’ve received from customer service. I’m using AT&T prepaid, and would love to know what are my options. Please help.
Dilemma, to stay with US Cellular on a low price of $40/mo. (5GBs data). Potentially limiting the new iPhone6 with a inferior carrier, or move to Verizon and let them give it to me good for 24 months.
I love iPhone and have a high expectation on Apple, but the biggest challenge for Apple now is probably the short of innovation. Apple products are growing more similarity to Android.Personally, I think iPhone 4s is the most classic one.
http://www.teatat.com/comparison-between-iphone-6-and-nexus/
If any of you are interested in tracking the ship times for US and Canada, here’s the full list:
http://iphone-inventory.blogspot.ca/2014/09/iphone-6-pre-order-tracker.html