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Factory unlocked iphone

  • 16-03-2009 6:45pm
    #1
    blahblah06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭


    Hi guys. wonder can you help. im new to all this iphone thing ha. I have been offered a factory unlocked iphone whats the difference with this and all the normal unlocked jalbroken thing? remember ive no idea what this means. also will i still get to download apps for texting and that


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  • #2
    acidburn51737
    Closed Accounts Posts: 258 ✭✭acidburn51737


    Hmm havent heard anything like that before. Do you know the person selling it? coz as far as i know the iphone is only on o2 at the moment. Maybe he bought it on bill pay, unlocked it then is trying to sell it?


  • #3
    blahblah06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭blahblah06


    it defo unlocked by apple. you can buy them like that in europe. spoken to a few ppl that have them


  • #4
    palance
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 112 ✭✭palance


    All Italian and Belgian iPhones are unlocked as far as I know. I got mine in Italy and it's using Meteor's network happily without me having to jailbreak it.


  • #5
    CivilEx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 775 ✭✭✭CivilEx


    blahblah06 wrote: »
    Hi guys. wonder can you help. im new to all this iphone thing ha. I have been offered a factory unlocked iphone whats the difference with this and all the normal unlocked jalbroken thing? remember ive no idea what this means. also will i still get to download apps for texting and that
    OP, iPhones bought in Ireland with O2 are restricted or "locked" to that Network. If you put a sim card from other networks into it, it will not work.

    Unlocked iPhones can be used on any network. A factory unlocked iPhone was unlocked by Apple themselves and can be updated through iTunes. A software unlock (or hack) is available for software version 2.2 called "yellowsn0w". This is almost the same as the Apple factory unlock, but there are restrictions on updating your iPhone through iTunes.

    To jailbreak an iPhone, you have to install software which places a package called Cydia or another called Installer onto your iPhone. These are similar to the Apple "App" store which allows you to download applications to your iPhone. One of these is the "yellowsn0w" app mentioned above.

    The ideal position to be in is to have the factory unlocked iPhone


  • #6
    Red Alert
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 7,486 ✭✭✭Red Alert


    Allegedly O2 won't give unlock codes even after the end of the two year contract termination period - wonder if that's true?


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  • #7
    CivilEx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 775 ✭✭✭CivilEx


    Red Alert wrote: »
    Allegedly O2 won't give unlock codes even after the end of the two year contract termination period - wonder if that's true?
    They have said as much over on the O2 Forum

    Good question. We lock iPhones as they are significantly subsidised by us when purchased. We therefore hope to regain some of this cost during the lifetime of our customers.

    Rod


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