cowboysfan Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 I am happy with my verizon phone but one of my relatives in India wants an Iphone so i was looking to buy an IPhone (unlocked)or otherwise on the internet.Any suggestions will be helpful-thaks .
Desi Cartman Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 I dont know about US but Mobiles are always cheaper in India as compared to Australia .
cowboysfan Posted May 21, 2009 Author Posted May 21, 2009 I dont know about US but Mobiles are always cheaper in India as compared to Australia . i am buying and i am in the US right now:((
Desi Cartman Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 i am buying and i am in the US right now:(( I know desis ask for these things ....but check out ebay.in and you'll find out the price in India .. BTW is it gonna be a forced gift or will you be getting money back?
cowboysfan Posted May 21, 2009 Author Posted May 21, 2009 I know desis ask for these things ....but check out ebay.in and you'll find out the price in India .. BTW is it gonna be a forced gift or will you be getting money back? its not a forced gift-he is my uncle.:--D
nospam Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 are you planning to get the new iphone releasing during apple wwdc (june 8th) ?
Desi Cartman Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 its not a forced gift-he is my uncle.:--D oh ok :hatsoff:
cowboysfan Posted May 21, 2009 Author Posted May 21, 2009 are you planning to get the new iphone releasing during apple wwdc (june 8th) ? didnt know there was a new one coming out but i want to get one in a week if possible.
nospam Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 try to get one through ebay or craigslist. if you get one from att: 200$ for the iPhone 3G(8gb) + $36 Activation Fee + $175 Early Termination Fee* + $70+ One Month AT&T Service + Tax > 480-500$ *not sure if they unlock it for you after termination - if they do, well and good. if they don't, then you need to jailbreak + unlock the phone using the guides online, if you don't want to unlock jailbreak, then add 20-30$ for turbo sim.
cowboysfan Posted May 21, 2009 Author Posted May 21, 2009 try to get one through ebay or craigslist. if you get one from att: 200$ for the iPhone 3G(8gb) + $36 Activation Fee + $175 Early Termination Fee* + $70+ One Month AT&T Service + Tax > 480-500$ *not sure if they unlock it for you after termination - if they do, well and good. if they don't, then you need to jailbreak + unlock the phone using the guides online, if you don't want to unlock, then add 20-30$ for turbo sim. thanks nospam-that looks like a good deal because on ebay the lastest iphones are more than 700$.thanks for the suggestion.
Holysmoke Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 if you buy a new iphone 3g you will not be able to software unlock it.. atleast not yet. Also, I would advise you against buying an iphone now because a new one is launching in a fortnight.
Holysmoke Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 Why now' date=' isnt yellowsnow out?[/quote'] only for baseband 2.28 if you have the lastest baseband, which the latest phone will have, then there is no way to downgrade the baseband, so you cannot use yellowsnow
cowboysfan Posted May 21, 2009 Author Posted May 21, 2009 only for baseband 2.28 if you have the lastest baseband, which the latest phone will have, then there is no way to downgrade the baseband, so you cannot use yellowsnow so you suggest i wait for the new iphone and and you think somebody will be able to unlock it pretty quickly too?.
nospam Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 so you suggest i wait for the new iphone and and you think somebody will be able to unlock it pretty quickly too?. if you are in a hurry, you could get the iphone 3g and buy turbo sim for it
Holysmoke Posted May 22, 2009 Posted May 22, 2009 so you suggest i wait for the new iphone and and you think somebody will be able to unlock it pretty quickly too?. the new iphone will launch on june 8th and probably be out in the market on july 17th.
Aditi Posted May 22, 2009 Posted May 22, 2009 if you buy a new iphone 3g you will not be able to software unlock it.. atleast not yet. Also, I would advise you against buying an iphone now because a new one is launching in a fortnight. Back in January, I used a software called yellowsn0w after jailbreaking my iPhone 3G using Cydia. "Add the yellowsn0w repo to your Cydia sources. The repo URL is http://apt9.yellows0w.com." "As long as you have a jailbroken iPhone 3G with a 02.28 baseband, the yellowsn0w unlock should work on it!"
Holysmoke Posted May 22, 2009 Posted May 22, 2009 Back in January' date=' I used a software called yellowsn0w after jailbreaking my iPhone 3G using Cydia. "Add the yellowsn0w repo to your Cydia sources. The repo URL is http://apt9.yellows0w.com." "As long as you have a jailbroken iPhone 3G with a 02.28 baseband, the yellowsn0w unlock should work on it!" yes, i know.. but yellowsnow works only on baseband 02.28. A new iphone will have 2.30.01, which cannot be downgraded(well it can if you have to earlier bootloader, but all phones made after sept dont). Hence yellowsnow cant be used on a new iphone. Turbosim is the only alternative.
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