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CantGetNoSleep · 25-04-2008 09:50PM

benifa wrote: »

I'd only consider eBay if looking for a second hand Iphone. Makes no sense to buy a new one on eBay. How can any seller charge less than the shops?

American ones though - $499 rrp for a 16gb one there so saving a bit on buying one here

Kotek Besar · 25-04-2008 10:04PM

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

American ones though - $499 rrp for a 16gb one there so saving a bit on buying one here

Don't forget customs charges / VAT. You're looking at around €75, payable to An Post before the release the package.

CantGetNoSleep · 25-04-2008 10:24PM

benifa wrote: »

Don't forget customs charges / VAT. You're looking at around €75, payable to An Post before the release the package.

Yeah I suppose, best value at them moment looks to be the £169 for an 8gb, might just settle for this, if I get my hands on one before they run out

lafors · 26-04-2008 02:28AM

Just read on AVforums that Carphone warehouse are giving out £100 credit note for their store to anyone who bought an 8gb iphone at full price in the 28 days prior to the price drop.

Just in case some of you here did.
Source

culabula · 26-04-2008 02:38PM

tibor wrote: »

Ahoy folks, Haven't checked in on this thread in a while...
Heading up to Belfast on Sunday - where's the best place to pick up an iPhone there with least amount of questions asked? 8gig is just 169 pounds now right?

Cheers!

Checked today for you in the first CPW I came to -the one in Donegall Place, just beside Queens Arcade. They still have "several" and will be open tomorrow. A quick computer check revealed that other branches still have some for sale too, so no problems just yet but you might want to phone first.

cobijones · 26-04-2008 02:53PM

Probably been asked a million times but got an iphone from the uk yesterday - which unlocker should i use, ziphone or iliberty?

Basq · 26-04-2008 02:58PM

cobijones wrote: »

Probably been asked a million times but got an iphone from the uk yesterday - which unlocker should i use, ziphone or iliberty?

Without a doubt - ILiberty

cobijones · 26-04-2008 03:07PM

basquille wrote: »

Without a doubt - ILiberty

can i ask why?

cobijones · 26-04-2008 03:34PM

Doesn't matter I'm going for iliberty!

one more question when i put in my Iphone first, It prompts me to activate my iphone with o2 in itunes, should I do this?

tibor · 26-04-2008 04:47PM

culabula wrote: »

Checked today for you in the first CPW I came to -the one in Donegall Place, just beside Queens Arcade. They still have "several" and will be open tomorrow. A quick computer check revealed that other branches still have some for sale too, so no problems just yet but you might want to phone first.

Ah, you legend! Thanks a million, man!

Creamy Goodness · 26-04-2008 04:52PM

cause ziphone does things to your iphone that it does not need to do to unlock/jailbreak it.

i won't go into detail about what it does as it's been mentioned previously on the thread but by using ziphone you may run into problems when new software comes out.

MeWantBroadband · 26-04-2008 05:54PM

lafors wrote: »

Just read on AVforums that Carphone warehouse are giving out £100 credit note for their store to anyone who bought an 8gb iphone at full price in the 28 days prior to the price drop.

Just in case some of you here did.
Source

CPW up north won't sell to Fenians

They are much more strict about the signing up to the contract, credit check etc.

tk123 · 26-04-2008 06:28PM

MeWantBroadband wrote: »

CPW up north won't sell to Fenians They are much more strict about the signing up to the contract, credit check etc.

were you refused one?! There's posts in this thread from people who go one no problems?

lafors · 26-04-2008 11:35PM

MeWantBroadband wrote: »

CPW up north won't sell to Fenians They are much more strict about the signing up to the contract, credit check etc.

tk123 wrote: »

were you refused one?! There's posts in this thread from people who go one no problems?

I tried to get one with CPW in Belfast and Newry a few months ago, both said no way.

I only posted my previous post as some had said they had managed to get one up north........must do a better impression of the nordie accent than me, hurdy gurdy hurdy gurdy

Vokes · 27-04-2008 08:28AM

Just tell them it's a gift for someone.

tk123 · 27-04-2008 09:20AM

lafors wrote: »

I tried to get one with CPW in Belfast and Newry a few months ago, both said no way.

I only posted my previous post as some had said they had managed to get one up north........must do a better impression of the nordie accent than me, hurdy gurdy hurdy gurdy

doh! I was thinking of going up and getting one today! I'll try Sofak's suggestion and say its a present if I do go up and questions are asked!

Prisoner6409 · 27-04-2008 06:11PM

cobijones wrote: »

Doesn't matter I'm going for iliberty!

one more question when i put in my Iphone first, It prompts me to activate my iphone with o2 in itunes, should I do this?

Not if you want an unlocked IPhone you don't.

MeWantBroadband · 27-04-2008 07:58PM

lafors wrote: »

I tried to get one with CPW in Belfast and Newry a few months ago, both said no way.

I only posted my previous post as some had said they had managed to get one up north........must do a better impression of the nordie accent than me, hurdy gurdy hurdy gurdy

The consensus on this board was that CPW was a no-go, so I knew that before I went there. O2 stores unofficially don't give a crap. I only went into CPW because I could not find a 16GB at the time.

Ring ahead (O2 store in the town you are planning to visit) before you travel up as even 8GBs are scarce now with the price drop.

A 3G (or some new model) is likely imminent, if you care about that.

Pacifico · 28-04-2008 06:31PM

Is there anything i can install using cydia to turn off EDGE on v1.1.4??

redmaurader · 29-04-2008 04:34PM

hi can anyone give me a bit of advice here, i jailbreaked my iphone 1.1.4 using ziphone, installer is in place and my vodaphone sim works fine but whenever i try to access files on my iphone using iphoebrower, ibrick, iphoneinterface etcan error comes up saying "have you successfully used jailbreak" or "your iphone is not jailbroken" I have resoted the phone to factory settings and used ziphone again but still the same message. Has anyone found this before or know of a soloution

many thanks

cdebru · 29-04-2008 08:17PM

redmaurader wrote: »

hi can anyone give me a bit of advice here, i jailbreaked my iphone 1.1.4 using ziphone, installer is in place and my vodaphone sim works fine but whenever i try to access files on my iphone using iphoebrower, ibrick, iphoneinterface etcan error comes up saying "have you successfully used jailbreak" or "your iphone is not jailbroken" I have resoted the phone to factory settings and used ziphone again but still the same message. Has anyone found this before or know of a soloution

many thanks

2 suggestions Don't use Ziphone and use SSH to access the iphone

cdebru · 29-04-2008 08:42PM

Pacifico wrote: »

Is there anything i can install using cydia to turn off EDGE on v1.1.4??

Boss prefs

m3boy · 29-04-2008 11:02PM

iphones £160 up north? sounds like a bargin but let me ask a question ,
if you buy the iphone up noth are you not locked into a contract with 02 up north? meaning your paying a fee everymonth or are they just selling them sim free for £160 up there?

lafors · 30-04-2008 01:39AM

Just an update on availability in the US....
The lad I know who was in florida never found any, he went to the apple store every other day while there (over 2 weeks!) and they never had any.

My wife is over in NY at the moment and she's been into apple every day (the last 4 days), they said they have none and haven't a clue when they'll get them back.

The AT&T stores she went to haven't them either, but they said they won't sell without signing up

Just in case anyone else was counting on getting one soon in the US, seems like they are very very short.

redmaurader · 30-04-2008 08:46AM

fao cdebru i would use ssh its installed on my phone but thats it there is no icon to activate it or is it always active?

cdebru · 30-04-2008 09:28AM

redmaurader wrote: »

fao cdebru i would use ssh its installed on my phone but thats it there is no icon to activate it or is it always active?

You dont get an icon with ssh you can use boss prefs to turn it off or on but it is always on by default

redmaurader · 30-04-2008 10:36AM

cheers mate your on the ball with your replies

moorele · 30-04-2008 10:44AM

Ok i know this has been posted lots of times but its still not working for me & is really beginning to annoy me.

I am on 1.1.4 & have AppSupport Patch (1.1.4) Version 1.3b9 installed yet i'm still having issues with texts coming through in the +353 format.

If I send a text to eg Mary & she replies - when the text comes thru on my screen it tends to say Mary's name but when i slide to unlock and read the message it comes up in a seperate conversation to the one I sent & there is no name on the message it comes up as +3538xxxxxxxx

The only others apps installed on my phone are installer itself v3.01, BSD subsystem v2.1 and BossPrefs v1.55.

I have even manually changed some numbers to 00353xxxx & +353xxxxx but this doesnt solve it either!:mad:

cdebru · 30-04-2008 03:05PM

moorele wrote: »

Ok i know this has been posted lots of times but its still not working for me & is really beginning to annoy me.

I am on 1.1.4 & have AppSupport Patch (1.1.4) Version 1.3b9 installed yet i'm still having issues with texts coming through in the +353 format.

If I send a text to eg Mary & she replies - when the text comes thru on my screen it tends to say Mary's name but when i slide to unlock and read the message it comes up in a seperate conversation to the one I sent & there is no name on the message it comes up as +3538xxxxxxxx

The only others apps installed on my phone are installer itself v3.01, BSD subsystem v2.1 and BossPrefs v1.55.

I have even manually changed some numbers to 00353xxxx & +353xxxxx but this doesnt solve it either!:mad:

Try uninstalling and reinstalling appsupport then try region patch 1.1.4 from big boss or try region patch first

su_dios · 01-05-2008 11:20PM

cdebru wrote: »

Try uninstalling and reinstalling appsupport then try region patch 1.1.4 from big boss or try region patch first

I have app support and region patch installed but now when I get texts from certain people it won't match with the name. Its generally when the number is 3538.... or +3538 in my phonebook and the iphone shows the text as +353 8. When the numbers in the phonebook are changed to 085 etc then they work.

Does this mean region patch isn't working properly?

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