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Buying a US Iphone and using it here. Possible?

  • 20-03-2009 12:32pm
    #1
    Ciaran B
    Closed Accounts Posts: 180 ✭✭


    Hi everybody,

    Quick question. My mam is in New York at the moment. Can she buy a 16GB 3G IPhone from the Apple Shop (or some other electronics shop) without having to sign up to some kind of contract?

    And if she can, when I get this IPhone back here can I put my O2 PAYG SIM into it?

    Thanks in advance for any answers and apologies if this has been covered before.

    Ciarán


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  • #2
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Ciaran B wrote: »
    Hi everybody,

    Quick question. My mam is in New York at the moment. Can she buy a 16GB 3G IPhone from the Apple Shop (or some other electronics shop) without having to sign up to some kind of contract?

    Simple answer - no.
    Ciaran B wrote: »
    And if she can, when I get this IPhone back here can I put my O2 PAYG SIM into it?

    Technically, yes, but it would need to be jailbroken/unlocked first.


  • #3
    Ciaran B
    Closed Accounts Posts: 180 ✭✭Ciaran B


    Thanks for that. Back to the drawing board...


  • #4
    mykro28
    Closed Accounts Posts: 64 ✭✭mykro28


    Currently AT&T have just started selling the 3G iphone without a contract in the US; http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iziarLeqoaFEwYmCmZOfLjEoUwJgD9719VH80

    Also at the moment if you can purchase a phone with 2.1 OS preloaded it can be jailbroken and unlocked. Also it is not possible to tell which OS is preloaded int he shop. But I reckon that it is only a matter of time before 2.2 is unlockable.

    Technically you could buy a speakeasy one from O2. Also with the pound still in the loo, it is much cheaper to purchase an iphone in the UK than in Ireland and the US....


  • #5
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    mykro28 wrote: »
    Currently AT&T have just started selling the 3G iphone without a contract in the US; http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iziarLeqoaFEwYmCmZOfLjEoUwJgD9719VH80

    I stand corrected.

    Stock-clearance for the new iPhone, no doubt.


  • #6
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    I wouldn't bother using a PAYG SIM in an iphone, as they'll absolutely rape you on the data charges.


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  • #7
    SligoBrewer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,632 ✭✭✭SligoBrewer


    Stephen wrote: »
    I wouldn't bother using a PAYG SIM in an iphone, as they'll absolutely rape you on the data charges.

    50mb a day for 99 cent with 02


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