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What to Look For Buying an iPhone privately

  • 08-04-2010 8:52pm
    #1
    ould.crock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18 ✭


    I'm thinking of buying an iPhone 3GS 16 GB which was given by Vodafone as a contract upgrade. Without any previous iPhone experience please tell me what to look out for?

    How do I know if iPhone has ever been used?
    Is it possible to do a factory re-set?
    Does it matter if previously, the iPhone has / hasn't been connected to iTunes?
    Will the iPhone be locked to Vodafone and if so will there be any official / legitimate way of removing the sim lock?


Comments

  • #2
    horgan_p
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 2,610 Mod ✭✭✭✭horgan_p


    A good starting point is which carrier do you want to use it with ?


  • #3
    ould.crock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18 ✭ould.crock


    I'll be using on Vodafone bill pay (I cannot get one myself because my existing contract runs until November) However when abroad I would like to use with a foreign SIM.


  • #4
    guil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,534 ✭✭✭✭guil


    theres no way to use one from voda with a foreign sim yet, if it was bought from ios i think they were all unlocked, ya could prob find an o2 one that was unlocked recently


  • #5
    ould.crock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18 ✭ould.crock


    The iPhone is supposed to be brand new and unused. How do I verify this?


  • #6
    guil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,534 ✭✭✭✭guil


    ya cant really, only way i suppose would be, got to settings-general-usage
    from there ya will see how long it has bein used sonce last charge etc, check down the bottom, it will say if the stats have ever bein reset


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  • #7
    120_Minutes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,706 ✭✭✭120_Minutes


    ould.crock wrote: »
    The iPhone is supposed to be brand new and unused. How do I verify this?

    It doesn't really matter if it has, one sync with your iTunes will wipe most of it.


  • #8
    kjl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,127 ✭✭✭kjl


    any iphone is grand tbh, its just a mater of time before all the new boot roms are hacked.


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