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iPhone Question

  • 22-09-2010 11:30am
    #1
    dok71
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭


    iPhone Question.

    I want to get my wife one for her birthday
    She is currently on Tesco Mobile.

    If I buy online at the Apple store for 499 for the 3GS 8GB and then get her a 3G simcard from Tesco mobile will this work?

    Will I get the phone any cheaper elsewhere?


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  • #2
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,349 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    dok71 wrote: »
    iPhone Question.

    I want to get my wife one for her birthday
    She is currently on Tesco Mobile.

    If I buy online at the Apple store for 499 for the 3GS 8GB and then get her a 3G simcard from Tesco mobile will this work?

    Will I get the phone any cheaper elsewhere?

    yes it will work no problem as the 3Gs from Apple are factory unlocked.
    no you will not get a brand new one with warranty for any less.

    you could pick up a bargain second hand one on www.adverts.ie which coulc be relatively new and still in warranty (easy to check on the apple website using the seriel number on the phone), and maybe even pick up a 16gb or 32gb for less than the 8gb on the apple site.

    PS - maybe edit your thread title as its barely legible?


  • #3
    V4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 82 ✭✭V4


    kceire wrote: »
    yes it will work no problem as the 3Gs from Apple are factory unlocked.
    no you will not get a brand new one with warranty for any less.

    you could pick up a bargain second hand one on www.adverts.ie which coulc be relatively new and still in warranty (easy to check on the apple website using the seriel number on the phone), and maybe even pick up a 16gb or 32gb for less than the 8gb on the apple site.

    PS - maybe edit your thread title as its barely legible?

    Yes it will work but you won't have any any internet accept through wifi, Tesco do their data through a proxy and iPhones don't like that. Their is a way but it's verrrryy messy, jailbreak then edit preferences.plist located in /private/var/preferences/SystemConfiguration to allow a proxy. Even then your email and some other things won't work. Shame because they are dirt cheap and great coverage (O2 masts).


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