iPhone 4S from CA?

[v8Statesman]

Its free. The process is still a PITA

Pain in the A....???:mrgreen:

 

[el_rooto]

Pain in the A....???:mrgreen:

Most people don't know how to sync their phone with iTunes.

 

[Simo]

Telco's do 'subsidise' phones when you sign up to a contract, however (at least Telstra) charge to unlock phones. About $70 I think.


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Telstra use to charge but don't charge for unlocking I phones now.

All i can say is if your buying the I phone from overseas you might have problems with getting internet or e mails working due to it being programmed for the other network.

Not impossible just a bit more work you have to do.

 

[el_rooto]

Telstra use to charge but don't charge for unlocking I phones now.

All i can say is if your buying the I phone from overseas you might have problems with getting internet or e mails working due to it being programmed for the other network.

Not impossible just a bit more work you have to do.

Its easier to do, you just need to change the settings. EG for telstra its telstra.iph

 

[drewbles]

Its free. The process is still a PITA

Dial 1300 IPHONE

"Hi, please unlock my service. kthxbye"

That's all you need to do if you're a Telstra customer. It's dead simple. The hardest part is converting IPHONE to 474 663

As for the 'syncing' issue, that's an issue of the past in a few days (OTA syncing to iCloud works just great on my iPhone; you just need to make sure you're on a wifi network).

And to change your APN, www.unlockit.co.nz, no need to do anything manual if you're a luddite.

 

[el_rooto]

Dial 1300 IPHONE

"Hi, please unlock my service. kthxbye"

That's all you need to do if you're a Telstra customer. It's dead simple. The hardest part is converting IPHONE to 474 663

As for the 'syncing' issue, that's an issue of the past in a few days (OTA syncing to iCloud works just great on my iPhone; you just need to make sure you're on a wifi network).

And to change your APN, www.unlockit.co.nz, no need to do anything manual if you're a luddite.

After you quote them the IMEI, you need to wait at least four hours and then back up and restore the phone with itunes so it is fully unlocked.

Getting to the IMEI is diffucult for the average person.

 

[v8Statesman]

After you quote them the IMEI, you need to wait at least four hours and then back up and restore the phone with itunes so it is fully unlocked.

Getting to the IMEI is diffucult for the average person.

Dial *#06# send

What is hard about that?

 

[el_rooto]

Dial *#06# send

What is hard about that?

People are retarded?

 

[drewbles]

People are retarded?

'Certainly sir I need to get your IMEI which is a long number on your phone. please dial *#06#'

This is why customer service exists.

And it's more like 14 days, depending on the queue at Apple. Carriers simply submit a request to Apple to have the IMEI flagged as carrier unlocked.

And, as mentioned, iCloud negates the need to have a computer to sync to. It'll all be OTA (and I dare say the unlock process will change to be a very quick OTA update rather than a full restore, especially as iOS 5 updates are all delta for OTA.

 

[el_rooto]

'Certainly sir I need to get your IMEI which is a long number on your phone. please dial *#06#'

This is why customer service exists.

And it's more like 14 days, depending on the queue at Apple. Carriers simply submit a request to Apple to have the IMEI flagged as carrier unlocked.

And, as mentioned, iCloud negates the need to have a computer to sync to. It'll all be OTA (and I dare say the unlock process will change to be a very quick OTA update rather than a full restore, especially as iOS 5 updates are all delta for OTA.

One can hope so....

 

[straitman]

After you quote them the IMEI, you need to wait at least four hours and then back up and restore the phone with itunes so it is fully unlocked.

Getting to the IMEI is diffucult for the average person.

Dial *#06# send

What is hard about that?

People are retarded?

I guess I fit into the retarded category as I have very little idea what you are talking about :!:

 

[leemin]

And, as mentioned, iCloud negates the need to have a computer to sync to. It'll all be OTA (and I dare say the unlock process will change to be a very quick OTA update rather than a full restore, especially as iOS 5 updates are all delta for OTA.

I'm going to have a straitman moment - what's 'OTA'?

Is iCloud up and running already? I didn't think iTunes 10.5 had been released yet. I can't wait.

 

[drewbles]

I'm going to have a straitman moment - what's 'OTA'?

Is iCloud up and running already? I didn't think iTunes 10.5 had been released yet. I can't wait.

Sorry, TLA's (Three Letter Acronyms) are a side-effect of my line of work OTA = Over The Air.

iCloud will go live with iOS 5 which is the 14th. iTunes 10.5 hasn't been released yet either (I'm a developer, so have 10.5 Beta as well as all the iOS 5 beta releases, but currently running the GM, or Gold Master which is usually the same as the one they release to market, or substantially similar, often they do have slightly different build numbers though due to small tweaks at the last minute). The biggest issue I see is the first week or two of iCloud backups being painfully slow as tens of millions of iOS devices suddenly start backing up

 

[el_rooto]

If you're with telstra and not on a subsidised contract, it will be cheaper by far to get one on plan.

 

[Limewood]

Advise needed, will be in Honolulu early Nov., i bought my iPhone 4 (not s) from Apple direct, currently on Telstra plan, might need it to make some local calls while there what is best way to do this?.

Also is it worthwhile buying unlocked 4s model while there?

 

[drewbles]

Advise needed, will be in Honolulu early Nov., i bought my iPhone 4 (not s) from Apple direct, currently on Telstra plan, might need it to make some local calls while there what is best way to do this?.

Also is it worthwhile buying unlocked 4s model while there?

You can only buy them direct from Apple to have them unlocked in the USA. You'd either need to arrange for shipping to your hotel or go to a Store. I believe Hawaii has 3 stores. Keep in mind you'll need to pay for the sales tax, which in HI is a gross receipts tax, or General Excise Tax. it's 4% plus a 0.5% surcharge most likely (County of Honolulu) on Oahu. They allow tax-on-tax as well which may bump this up to around 4.7%.

And you thought the GST was complex

As an owner of an iPhone 4, I personally am not getting a 4S. A speed bump, more memory, and Siri aren't enough for me to get one, i'll hold out for the next iPhone, hopefully with LTE, or true 4G (and NFC may be nice!).

 

[medhead]

Can I use this thread to ask about buying an iPhone in the UK? Seriously considering getting one while there in May. Will there be any problem getting an unlocked one from an Apple Store? Is it safe to assume that it'll work in Australia? (Being a world wide product and all)

Pricewise, I think the UK pricing looks fairly good. $A660 @0.63 and minus 20% VAT compared to $726 from Oz minus GST.

 

[simongr]

I haven't done it but the Apple store in the UK shows iPhones for sale sim free so obviously not locked. It will work ok in Oz - given my iPhone works in the UK...

 

[drewbles]

I would recommend against getting an iPhone in the UK. It's more expensive than buying them from the Apple stores here (UK is known for being one of their most expensive markets). They're £499 for the entry level one, which is $777.

 

[simongr]

I would recommend against getting an iPhone in the UK. It's more expensive than buying them from the Apple stores here (UK is known for being one of their most expensive markets). They're £499 for the entry level one, which is $777.

Is that factoring recovering the VAT on exit from the UK?

It is also worth considering the impact of having a phone on a plan vs byo phone... I haven't done the sums in that myself yet.