Will try that again.. Thanks!

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Added on October 19, 2010, 9:59 amOk.. Now i've tried using "3" sim card and I can sync the ip but when i change back to digi it reads "The SIM Card Inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported"


This post has been edited by donlayzie: Oct 19 2010, 09:59 AM

if you are certain that you are restored your iPhone correctly (from what iTunes tells you).

then "3" hasn't unlocked your unit yet. you will need to call them again.

this is why i refuse to be a "3" customer; their service (both customer and coverage) doesn't meet my requirement/threshold

I see.. thanks!!

hi, i will be going to Melbourne soon and will be there for the next few years, would like to ask your opinion what will be the best telco for using iphone? i mean by data coverage and customer service

i already have an iphone but thinking of getting an iphone 4 for my wife in melbourne, please advise.. based on nokia2003 comment it seems that 3 is out, i have been in uk and been using O2 payngo (prepaid) on my iphone and was very satisfied with it, where i paid 10pound and get unlimited internet and 300 msg.

and is it easy to get an iphone 4 in melbourne? or there is still a waiting period

please advise

thank you in advance

these scenarios are based on the assumption hat you are gonna open a contract (and not on prepaid)

if you can really afford it, go for telstra (bundled credit doesn't include international calls and international texts)

next best thing is, optus (bundled credit doesn't include international calls but includes international texts)

"3" and vodafone have joined venture into a single entity and hence their bundles pretty much mimic one another. but given a choice, opt for vodafone over "3" if possible (bundled credit for "3" and vodafone include both international calls and international texts).



additional information: virgin mobile & TPG run on the optus network and crazy john mobile runs on the vodafone network

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Added on October 19, 2010, 8:21 pmiPhone procurement: there is no more waiting period for outright purchases from apple store but networks still cannot get their hands on the units as fast as demand.

This post has been edited by nokia2003: Oct 19 2010, 08:21 PM

Guys, if I purchase an ip4 from apple store in oz, is it a sim free ip? which means i can use any sim here in msia..

Thanks!

New students can't get Optus cause Optus will reject you, you'll have to go for other brands although Optus offers the best deals.

really? for this new iPhone 4 that I have with optus, it was signed on a new contract.

on the student visa of course

Why dont try getting vodafone... My friend did signed for optus and he is a student... Maybe they just changed their policy?

for real?
or maybe that student has bad credit rating thats why can't sign for it

optus will lose more customers if new students cant sign it

thank you all for your inputs



This post has been edited by qawyhamz: Oct 22 2010, 05:14 PM

You can go on a contract with Optus as in international student, but in most cases the salesperson will have to call India to get an override approval for the credit check.

They are, however, extremely strict on the minimum criteria for international students. The expiry date of your student visa must be after the expiry date of your contract. Sometimes they require an additional 2 months, so if your contract duration is 24 months, as a rule of thumb they require your visa to be valid for 26 months. If you are currently doing pre-U and plan on going to Uni after but only have a visa valid for a year, you can forget about it. They will also require proof of income/allowance from parents, bank statements, etc. In some cases they may also limit you to plans that are below a certain value, say $49, which makes it rather difficult to obtain high value phones on instalment. There is a ton of ID that you need to bring, best to check with the store beforehand.

Any iPhone issued by a carrier will be sim locked, including contract units purchased from Apple. The only unlocked iPhones are those purchased outright (ie. prepaid units) from Apple.

Carriers can unlock the phone for you, I don't know what the charges are but last I heard Telstra unlock fees were pretty expensive. Sometimes it takes several weeks, usually it's done in a few days. The carrier needs to put a request through to Apple to update the registry so that your phone is unlocked. After that, you need to restore your phone so iTunes can unlock it.

let me add a few more information:

telstra's unlocking fee is AUD150 (however if you are an existing telstra customer with other telstra products, for example broadband, landline, tv et cetera, telstra may at its discretion waive the unlocking fee for you)

i'm pleased to say that the unlocking processes for most major networks are almost instantaneous.

hence even if you haven't receive the confirmation text message, you can actually proceed to restore your iPhone via iTunes after two business days.

This post has been edited by nokia2003: Oct 23 2010, 03:50 PM

I have friends who bought iPhone 4 from 3 mobile under a 2 year contract. If I'm not mistaken, they can't use their iPhone 4 with Maxis or DiGi when they come back for summer holiday right? So they either get their phones unlocked by 3 mobile, or they jailbreak and unlock themselves?

Correct me if I'm wrong.

yes they need to get it unlocked from 3 and i believed it is free of charge
just call them for unlock

FOC? Thought you needa pay haha. Great then. Thanks a lot.

only do-able if you are the principal/holder of the contract

Yeah, I guess they are the holders of the contract since they won't use their parents' name for registration. Thanks a lot.

actually i wasn't referring to that.

more like incidents in which they procured used iPhones i.e. from eBay, market place et cetera.

This post has been edited by nokia2003: Oct 25 2010, 09:48 PM

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