Hi guys, I'm studying in Australia. I have a friend from US coming to visit me. So I plan to ask him to get the IPhone for me. But obviously it's gonna be locked right? Just wondering the method you guys use to unlock here ( as i can see from some threads ) .. does it only work in Malaysia or it works generally to unlock the Iphone to be used anywhere in the world ? Please advice thanks ..

Is unlocking safe / easy ? Coz from what I know .. once you TRY to unlock .. the warranty will be canceled. I'm not really tech savvy so would it be hard for me to unlock ? I scared i will just waste USD 400 just like that ..

any iphone used outside the AT&T line or with any LINE without Apple's authorization is consider void .. so no matter what you do , your warranty will not be valid. Or u can wait for iPhone to be officially launched in Australia .. then you can get the warranty..
yes, all unlock programs/ method ... are used to unlock iphone so that it can be use with ANY lines ...


unlocking iphone .. is safer than sex with condom ..
so yea..if anything happen .. just restore and unlock again ...
how to restore? how to unlock ? what you need..? .... www.google.com is all that you need ..

if i were u, i would wait since it will be launching in Oz 1st rite? and its 3G, no hassle unlock, can u 3g broadband.

it might be "locked" to local australian line .. you never know .. just like AT&T ..
Telstra, Optus , Orange , Vodaphone or 3 ...

There's always ways to revirginize if you really needed the warranty. But distance may matter.

Apple most likely will stop revenue sharing soon.

It will be sweet if its true

hmm ..

This post has been edited by Peisqo: Apr 22 2008, 08:40 PM

So once i unlock .. can be used in Australia and Malaysia ?

So if i screw up the unlocking procedure ... i can restore and get back my warranty ? oo i tot it will be like f-ed up like a brick or something ....

Sry 1 more question, I juz found out that a particular provider in OZ ( 3 - the one im using ) doesn't allow its sim card to be used on NON 3G phone ... Iphone is not 3G right ? So just wondering ... original Iphone .. without unlocking .. can i use it without any simcard and use it as itouch ?

3 is always a headache. it is cheap but the cons always outweight its advantages. hence in the uk, everyone steer far away from 3 unless really necessary

well for ur question... u r using 3 rite? i stay in melb for 3 years d..just got back,
btw..in order to use ur sim card on other phone..there is always a solution to it..
just go to 3 store and checkout with those ppl. cause my friend did find out a way that solve the prob

well,i'm using Vodafone on my iPhone.... it works like a charm..... i dunno about 3 though, but Optus is good to go too..... u have any friends that owns a iPhone? maybe u can try by putting your simcard into it, make a couple of calls to see if it works well..... good luck.... haha....

oo i try go ask .. thnx

no fren got .. ure using in Aus now ? Sydney ? U unlock using the method they teach here in lyn ar ?


Btw I still need answers for my previous questions .. hope someone can answer =// thnx ~~~

1. yup, once unlocked, u can use anywhere u like as long the simcard / telco is supported.

2. if wanna send for warranty, maybe u need to restore to factory settings using the same software u perform unlock. mmm...in recent days i've never heard bout bricking iPhone (only heard in its early days of unlocking). but i can't assure anything. bout the warranty, take an example of AT&T iPhone:
3. without unlocking, u CAN'T use as iPod Touch. u can only do that after performing hacktivation (bypassing the activation screen, not the SIM-unlocking part). simply put, just perform unlock and u'll get an iPod Touch if u don't put the simcard inside. unlocking softwares already automates all the process (bypassing activation, installing SIM unlock, installing jailbreak) with one simple step.

awesome stuff bro .. thanks for answering

3 won't work... I'm using optus for my iPhone... Now isn't a very good time for you to buy from the US and unlock it... There's strong speculation that the 3G iPhone will be launched in Aussie, possibly even unlocked... Check out mactalk.com.au for discussions about the iPhone in Aussie...

lol another post that ask ppl not to buy first due to 3G iphone coming out .. what's next ..? don't buy first and wait for the 3G price to drop ...
or don't buy first.. wait for 3g iphone to release and then wait for 2.5G iphone price to drop then you buy the 2.5G iphone.. ?

good one