Offered Iphone4@ work - can I use my sim -other questions too

Hmm_Messiah

I wold appreciate your patience - I have read a lot of the threads but its actually confusing me


I have a Iphone 3gs which has a broken screen
Work has offered me one of there 02 upgrades so i could buy a new phone including iphone4


My questions are

Can this be jailbroken/unlocked - easily . I thought it could but the most recent thread here seems to say no

Do meteor do a microsim ?

I am on a meteor contract but it ended months ago so can switch - which provider would be best value for data coverage etc


I really appreciate the help - thing is I could keep reading but need to decide before purhcase officer goes on Hols tomorrow !!

culabula

Hmm_Messiah wrote: »

I wold appreciate your patience - I have read a lot of the threads but its actually confusing me


I have a Iphone 3gs which has a broken screen
Work has offered me one of there 02 upgrades so i could buy a new phone including iphone4


My questions are

Can this be jailbroken/unlocked - easily . I thought it could but the most recent thread here seems to say no

Do metero do a microsim ?

I am on a meteor contract but it ended months ago so can switch - which provider would be best value for data coverage etc


I really appreciate the help - thing is I could keep readign but need to decide before purhcase officer goes on Hols tomorrow !!

Meteor will supply a microSIM.

If it's on v4.02 then it cannot be jailbroken easily.

phill106

Hmm_Messiah wrote: »

Can this be jailbroken/unlocked - easily . I thought it could but the most recent thread here seems to say no

Depending on firmware, yes. Jailbreakme.com no longer works on latest firmware, but redsn0w 0.9.5b5-5 still works.

Hmm_Messiah wrote: »

Do metero do a microsim ?

Yes

Hmm_Messiah wrote: »

I am on a meteor contract but it ended months ago so can switch - which provider would be best value for data coverage etc

Im on o2, i think its good value. There is some comparison threads in here somewhere..

Hmm_Messiah wrote: »

I really appreciate the help - thing is I could keep readign but need to decide before purhcase officer goes on Hols tomorrow !!

Your welcome

Hmm_Messiah

Chhers could I use the meteor Smart light @ 30e a month for

200 min

200 text
and 1 gb seems ok

I would not be a massive user of internet on phone jst news etc

But meteor is not full 3 G yet? coverage wise

BBMcQ

Hmm_Messiah wrote: »

Chhers could I use the meteor Smart light @ 30e a month for

200 min

200 text
and 1 gb seems ok

I would not be a massive user of internet on phone jst news etc

But meteor is not full 3 G yet? coverage wise

You won't be able to use your O2 iPhone 4 on Meteor until the jailbreak comes out for 4.0.2 - even then if the jailbreak goes messy you could have to answer to your expenses department about why you bricked their iPhone 4.

phill106

stuartmchugh wrote: »

You won't be able to use your O2 iPhone 4 on Meteor until the jailbreak comes out for 4.0.2 - even then if the jailbreak goes messy you could have to answer to your expenses department about why you bricked their iPhone 4.

I believe you mean unlock.
Jailbreak is for allowing non apple apps on the phone.
Unlocking is to allow it to use other/any carriers.

Your company may be able to get the phone unlocked straight away. Mine is already unlocked from o2 as I am on billpay and requested it. Cant hurt asking!

BBMcQ

phill106 wrote: »

I believe you mean unlock.
Jailbreak is for allowing non apple apps on the phone.
Unlocking is to allow it to use other/any carriers.

Your company may be able to get the phone unlocked straight away. Mine is already unlocked from o2 as I am on billpay and requested it. Cant hurt asking!

Actually I meant Jailbreak, because I only learnt in the last 10mins that O2 were unlocking iPhone4's. Depending on what kinda company you work for, they might not authorise unlocks because you should technically only be using the company sim in the company phone.

phill106

stuartmchugh wrote: »

You won't be able to use your O2 iPhone 4 on Meteor until the jailbreak comes out for 4.0.2 - even then if the jailbreak goes messy you could have to answer to your expenses department about why you bricked their iPhone 4.

stuartmchugh wrote: »

Actually I meant Jailbreak, because I only learnt in the last 10mins that O2 were unlocking iPhone4's. Depending on what kinda company you work for, they might not authorise unlocks because you should technically only be using the company sim in the company phone.

And how would jailbreak stop you using meteor or not then? You can be unlocked without being jailbroken.

BBMcQ

phill106 wrote: »

And how would jailbreak stop you using meteor or not then? You can be unlocked without being jailbroken.

Like I said, I learnt mid-thread that O2 were unlocking. If you didn't know they were unlocking via iTunes, jailbreaking would be the only way to unlock, no?

phill106

stuartmchugh wrote: »

Like I said, I learnt mid-thread that O2 were unlocking. If you didn't know they were unlocking via iTunes, jailbreaking would be the only way to unlock, no?

Ah ok, fair enough so.
I think other networks are unlocking too actually, depending on spend and whether prepay or billpay.

Hmm_Messiah

You were both being helpful so lets not get too hung on things

I asks the powers that be and I understand o2 will unlock for me - so that was a great bit of news -i never realised


And as for making it a brick and been in trouble - I am buying it out of own money - just using a free upgrade


Many thanks folk


Hopefully can jailbreak later as they dude beside me has nice apps i don't

appreciated

Matt Bauer

Indeed, as long as you're a bill-pay customer O2 will unlock it for you. Obviously you still have to honor your contract.

No need to jailbreak it or anything. I suppose people will find a hard way when there's a simple one...