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

PowerHouseDan

ya same.there is a program on unlockthatiphone.I using iphone now he he

copacetic

PowerHouseDan wrote:

ya same.there is a program on unlockthatiphone.I using iphone now he he

dan, how much did u pay, €500 seems very steep for an unlocked iphone via them if the price on the site is correct.

You are basically paying over €200 for them to get an iphone in and unlock it, or am I missing something?

rc28

PowerHouseDan wrote:

ya same.there is a program on unlockthatiphone.I using iphone now he he

Thanks found it, that irish site is really helpful, i'm actually really tempted to buy one now as 288euro for an unlocked iphone is brilliant, i could sell it on at a profit! For anyone interested;
http://unlockthatiphone.com/process.php

PowerHouseDan

I paid 449 and best 449 i spent you can buy one on ebay for about 400 ish. not everyone can go to america. and 50euro to unlock anyway. I going to sell two ones i buy from usa and i will basicly get one for free selling the other two.

rc28

PowerHouseDan wrote:

ya same.there is a program on unlockthatiphone.I using iphone now he he

Also, how do the apps work with meteor data? Do the weather/stocks/mail widgets just automatically use the network? Surely that would cost a lot since no irish mobile company has proper unlmited data packages?

PowerHouseDan

I have it setup via wifi dont have wap setup yet

Frankmagnet

Is there any guarantee with the iPhone u bought Dan?

rc28

Frankmagnet wrote:

Is there any guarantee with the iPhone u bought Dan?

Good question, will an iphone bought in the apple store in ny have a warranty over here once it's officially on sale in europe?

Fanboy

I'm in Florida now, bought 2 in apple shop in Florida Mall, no questions asked.

Got back to villa, activated & jailbroke them using Indepenance (takes two clicks of the mouse on my MacBook), FTP'd unlock.app to them. Done. Using my o2 sim in there now.

Great little gadgets. Took me litteraly 15mins to do the first one, 5mins for the second one. It's childsplay.

Cost me $429 (30 for tax) for 8GB which is about 320euro. There's 4GB available in stores for $299.

[edit] To unlock them cost nothing. [/edit]

I won't be updating to 1.1 when it comes...phone works fine, no need to update...

Frankmagnet

Ah man. Got to stop reading these pages. I want one now!!!

tallus

Frankmagnet wrote:

Ah man. Got to stop reading these pages. I want one now!!!

+1

rc28

Fanboy wrote:

I'm in Florida now, bought 2 in apple shop in Florida Mall, no questions asked.

Got back to villa, activated & jailbroke them using Indepenance (takes two clicks of the mouse on my MacBook), FTP'd unlock.app to them. Done. Using my o2 sim in there now.

Great little gadgets. Took me litteraly 15mins to do the first one, 5mins for the second one. It's childsplay.

Cost me $429 (30 for tax) for 8GB which is about 320euro. There's 4GB available in stores for $299.

[edit] To unlock them cost nothing. [/edit]

I won't be updating to 1.1 when it comes...phone works fine, no need to update...

My brother has a macbookpro, are you saying it'd be way easier for him to use that instead of a pc? Was it easy to use (ie for non techy people)? And lastly do you have a link for them and tutorial?, thanks:)

tallus

http://unlockthatiphone.com/activate.php

PowerHouseDan

Yeah you get a full world wide garee.

copacetic

apparently it is to be £269 sterling when launched today in the UK, which seems like a decent price, thats about €390 the same
price as the ipod touch.


source - london independent.

Apple's long-awaited iPhone arrives in Britain
By Amol Rajan
Published: 18 September 2007
For many gadget geeks it is the most exciting piece of technology yet to emerge from Apple. Less than three months after its release in America prompted a flurry of sales and spread panic among competitors, and less than a fortnight after the launch of the sixth-generation iPod Touch, the iPhone is launched in Britain today.

Steve Jobs, Apple's founder and CEO, has announced that Apple's first mobile telephone will be distributed on the O2 network at branches of The Carphone Warehouse nationwide. The iPhone, with its video-messaging, wi-fi connectivity and touch-screen features, was first released in the US on 29 June and soon became the most talked-about handset in the world, selling more than a million units in its first two months.

The phone has all the standard functions of mobile technology currently available in the UK, but also includes the unique features of Apple's iPod, a digital music player. It can play music downloaded from the internet, has an in-built camera, can play television shows and films, and allows users to browse the internet and check email.

Today's launch is part of a concerted attempt by Apple to break into the European mobile phone market. The iPhone, which will also be sold by Orange in France and T-Mobile in Germany, is expected to go on sale almost immediately, and industry experts predict that it will be priced initially at £269 ($399), the same as the iPod Touch is being sold for on Amazon. More than 270,000 were sold in the first 30 hours of its release in America, where some Apple fanatics queued for more than five days in anticipation. Not all were pleased, however, by a price cut that sees the 8GB machine on sale at a huge reduction on the initial price of $599. After widely publicised online protests threatened to damage Apple's reputation, Mr Jobs wrote an open letter to customers, offering a $100 rebate to those who had paid the higher price.

There was some speculation yesterday that O2 had paid too high a price for exclusive rights to the franchise in Britain, with rumours that they would be forced to give Apple up to 40 per cent of revenues from use of the iPhone and an agreed margin on the retail price. Apple is thought to have demanded that the iPhone be sold through The Carphone Warehouse because of fears that O2 did not have a sufficiently large presence in the UK.

A further source of concern for O2 will be the release on 5 September of the iPod Touch. The sixth generation of the iPod will be available in the UK before Christmas, and some experts are warning that the similarities between it and the iPhone will dampen demand for the new product. The two machines both have touch-screen and wi-fi capabilities, and are almost identical in size.

Vodafone had been expected to win exclusive rights to market the iPhone, but O2 poached the business at the last minute. The deal was finally secured after Mr Jobs received a visit from Cesar Alierta, the boss of Telefonica, which bought O2 two years ago.

kevmac

Got mine last night from the courier.

Absolutely stunning - it feels like no other gadget I have had.

Cutting edge stuff although the wife just shrugged her shoulders.

Independence went wonky on me for hours but finally Activated and Jailbreaked it.

Also found it messy to get iphonesimfree onto it but used Cyberduck in the end and the process took three minutes.

O2 IRL sim in it and YouTube works straight away.

$456 including tax and courier = €329.

If the iPhone didn't exist I would have bought the upcoming SE 850i which will debut, I would guess at €480 and that phone is shamed beside the iPhone except for the camera.

copacetic

confirmed from london event, iphone due Nov 9 at £269, no 3G, blaming battery life
for lack of 3G. If everyone else can handle it why can't they?

Frankmagnet

http://www.thestreet.com/s/apple-to-introduce-faster-iphone-next-year/newsanalysis/techtelecom/10379941.html

3G and GPS in the 1st quarter of next year?

copacetic

Frankmagnet wrote:

http://www.thestreet.com/s/apple-to-introduce-faster-iphone-next-year/newsanalysis/techtelecom/10379941.html

3G and GPS in the 1st quarter of next year?

according to jobs in london it will be 'later next year' before 3G allows 5 hours+ battery life

kevmac

iPhone Launched in the UK on O2 Network
Tuesday September 18, 2007 05:31 AM EST
Posted by arn
At Apple's media event in London, Apple launched the iPhone UK which will go on sale on November 9th for £269 (including VAT) and will use the O2 network as rumored.

- Unlimited data for £35, £45, £55.
- 18 month contract.
- Uses EDGE (no 3g).
- iTunes WiFi Store
- 8GB Storage

Apple has also created an agreement with The Cloud to offer 7500 free WiFi spots in the UK.

Frankmagnet

Can anyone tell me if visual voicemail will work on an unlocked iPhone using an o2 sim card?

Oh and will it work in Oz? Headin over after xmas

projectmayhem

ok so now europe has the iPhone, and it's unlockable thanks to clever people... who's getting it over here? i'm intrigued by it but i'm not taking the leap until i see someone on vodafone or meteor flashing it about

Frankmagnet

Powerhouse Dan got his last night from the crowd in cork and he says all simcards exceipt 3 work on it. Cant wait to get my hands on it. Have to get rid of my n95 as i cant afford to keep the two of them:(

copacetic

I'm a bit let down by the lack of 3G, will probably wait until it comes out with that and another price drop!

Frankmagnet

Ye I would like to do that but I want one before I go away for the year and dont tink the 3g version will be out before that

culabula

No 3G, no way.

PowerHouseDan

I am on Meteor no 3g doesnt bother me, I glad i took the chance and ordered one before findin out what the europe release was because it doesnt make a difference and price wise doesnt either.Oh I do love my IPHONE

dan99989

Frankmagnet wrote:

Powerhouse Dan got his last night from the crowd in cork and he says all simcards exceipt 3 work on it. Cant wait to get my hands on it. Have to get rid of my n95 as i cant afford to keep the two of them:(

I ordered one from the cork boys yesterday, should be here via swiftpost today...

@powerhousedan - How were they to deal with? iPhone perfect?

culabula

PowerHouseDan wrote:

I am on Meteor no 3g doesnt bother me, love my

You have my every sympathy :-)

Elessar

Those "cork boys" sure are ripping off everyone who wants an iPhone - €499 for an 8GB.

I'll take one 8GB from ebay from €100 less, but thanks lads :rolleyes: