First Gen iPhone Unlock / Sourcing (non subs) [Post these questions here *ONLY* !!!]

eamon234

It's already been announced (more or less by Vodafone's behaviour!) that O2 will be the carrier in the UK so I doubt that's true it will be at least a few weeks before anything happens there never mind here.

I think they're missing the point I don't think people will be buying iPhones to download music from iTunes in fact the iPhones currently available don't even have that feature.

copacetic

eamon234 wrote:

It's already been announced that O2 will be the carrier in the UK so I doubt that's true it will be at least a few weeks before anything happens there never mind here.

has that been announced? or just rumoured? link please?

eamon234

Link is in the post - see if you can spot it!:D

Oh okay here's another

copacetic

eamon234 wrote:

Link is in the post - see if you can spot it!:D

Oh okay here's another

sneaky edit alright!

cheers for the links, not exactly an 'announcement' though, although I agree it looks true based on these stories.

Elessar

Rumor has it that someone over at Hackint0sh forums has reverse engineered iphonesimfree's software unlock and is very close to releasing a free tool

Now if only I could afford an iPhone

Frankmagnet

Does anyone honestly think the iphone will be ava sim free over here before xmas?

Elessar

Aaaaand the free iPhone unlocking tool has been released!

http://iphone.unlock.no

Haha, so much for iphonesimfree's business model

EDIT: Saw a good deal on ebay....ARGHH will I buy or not!!?!

madmoe

Hi guys,
I know a girl in work going over to NYC real soon and now that the unlocking software is out there I am seriously thinking about getting her to buy me an iPhone, if I unclock it will it work fine here? I am on the Vodafone network. I know it has no 3G yet but I have that on my N70 and never use it. Will she have to sign a contract etc. over there with AT&T.

Any advice would be good.

M

ceidefields

She should go to the Apple store and buy the iPhone there - she can get an iPhone there for the same price as through AT&T.

copacetic

ceidefields wrote:

She should go to the Apple store and buy the iPhone there - she can get an iPhone there for the same price as through AT&T.

she can, but it will still come with the AT&T contract, hence why everyone is so anxious to get the unlocking to work...

madmoe

@cop,
So if she gets it and brings it back all I need to do is unlock it, pop my Vodafone SIM in and off I go? Is there some activation process that needs to be done also?

Anyone else gonna get one in states and unlcok it with the new software?

M

GUIGuy

Why stay with Voda? Better to move to O2 or Meteor... its not 3G its Edge and O2/Meteor have Edge. I wonder if O2 were to be the Irish operator and they put in place the network infrastructure for visual voicemail would the unlocked phones be able to use it.

GekkePrutser

You would be able to use an unlocked iPhone on any GSM network, including vodafone. It supports EDGE but will fallback to GPRS. It just will be a bit slower..

madmoe

Cheers guys,
To be honest I'm not that bothered about EDGE etc etc as I will only use the phone for phone calls, really more interested in the WiFi and iPod as well as the camera, although it is only 2MP.

Is it possible to send text messages on it?

PowerHouseDan

I am going to florida in 3 weeks and was going to pick up 2 and unlocked them going to wait to see what apple do on the 25th and decide then, give it plenty of time to let the unlocking processes see how they go and see how apple react etc.

madmoe

What is happening on the 25th mate?

Spud83

madmoe wrote:

What is happening on the 25th mate?

Apple Expo

PowerHouseDan

Exactly so will see what the prices are etc 399 dollars is nothing like so will wait and see.

alanmurphy83 wrote:

Apple Expo

Spud83

PowerHouseDan wrote:

Exactly so will see what the prices are etc 399 dollars is nothing like so will wait and see.

The way the apple pricing is gone its going to be dollar = euro. So $399 = €399. I doubt very much this will change.

If a 16GB version comes in it will most likely be €599 the old price of the 8GB model, or €499 the price of an touch + 100, the same priceing structure that exists between the 8GB iPhone and touch.

Frankmagnet

If you bought the phone when it came out over here and unlocked it, wouldnt you still be paying the monthly bills aswell?

PowerHouseDan

No you can buy the phone in a apple shop in america and then you sign up for a contract so you can go into a shop buy one and not get a contract but would still be locked to at&t.

Frankmagnet

PowerHouseDan wrote:

No you can buy the phone in a apple shop in america and then you sign up for a contract so you can go into a shop buy one and not get a contract but would still be locked to at&t.

So should be the same system here? It would be locked to wat ever network unless the unlock works properly?

Thanks for the reply

PowerHouseDan

I reckon its going to be delayed in europe because of the unlock with would companies pay ex right if it can be unlocked from them?

Elessar

Well damn, I just did it, bought an iPhone from ebay!

Damn you impulse purchasing!

Basq

How much you pay for it Elessar.. if you don't mind me asking?

Elessar

basquille wrote:

How much you pay for it Elessar.. if you don't mind me asking?

Worked out at €395 shipped. Cheapest they are going for really is $499 + $50 odd for shipping.

culabula

http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/14880/

Spud83

Apple press evert 18th of September in Europe.

PowerHouseDan

Yeah it is more than likely a lunch but Will Ireland get it also pricing etc just in time before i go to america so i can decide what to do

PowerHouseDan

Was talking to Someone in o2 today she said if the iphone comes out in o2 uk it will come out in o2 Ireland