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  • 07-02-2013 12:31AM
    #1
    Fonix88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭


    Hi there i am hoping to buy an iphone 4 from the US and want to use it here in Ireland as a pay as you go, and I need find if this is even possible to put in a pay as you go sim from any mobile company like o2 etc in the iphone 4 and use it.
    please help
    many thanks!!!


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  • #2
    EoghanIRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,080 ✭✭✭EoghanIRL


    Fonix88 wrote: »
    Hi there i am hoping to buy an iphone 4 from the US and want to use it here in Ireland as a pay as you go, and I need find if this is even possible to put in a pay as you go sim from any mobile company like o2 etc in the iphone 4 and use it.
    please help
    many thanks!!!
    Yes it is possible . My I phone was bought us and works perfectly here . Just make sure you buy unlocked , so that there is no contract and you will be ok . 100 per cent sure .


  • #3
    Fonix88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭Fonix88


    EoghanIRL wrote: »
    Yes it is possible . My I phone was bought us and works perfectly here . Just make sure you buy unlocked , so that there is no contract and you will be ok . 100 per cent sure .
    Cool how easy and how much will it cost if i need to unlock an iphone to any network?


  • #4
    Doodah7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,894 ✭✭✭Doodah7


    Fonix88 wrote: »
    Cool how easy and how much will it cost if i need to unlock an iphone to any network?

    That's the whole point, you don't have to unlock it.

    I am of course assuming that you are getting one that was purchased direct from Apple. It is a completely different story if you are buying one secondhand that is locked to an American network.


  • #5
    dmeehan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,460 ✭✭✭dmeehan


    Unlocked iPhone 5 cost:
    16GB $649 approx €478
    32GB $749 approx €552
    64GB $849 approx €625

    Prices taken from http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone5
    (note used xe.com/ucc for currency conversions)


  • #6
    dmeehan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,460 ✭✭✭dmeehan


    Compared with the Apple Ireland store for the same phones:
    €679, €789 and €899 (Source: http://store.apple.com/ie/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone5)

    of course the US prices quoted dont include any sales tax and that depends on where in the US you buy it


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