Im actually going to buy from someone a iphone 3G 8GB so i just want to ask he say the unit is locked and it says "No Simcard is installed.Insert a unlocked and valid simcard to activate iphone.So if i buy it can i unlock it??.Someone pls give me a advice should i buy it or not.

tq

Have a look http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/836942

have a look here too .
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/830708

So should i buy it??:-(

it is advisable to get an unlocked 1 .

better get an unlocked one la bro. Unlocked less hassle or hassle free.

Before you consider buying from whoever that's it selling it to you, please ask him for iPhone 3G Part Numbers stated in the link below:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1937

Make sure it's not Locked to Carrier. Feedback to us with the iPhone 3G Part Numbers and many here will inform you if it's worth purchasing it.

Please read the links provided by forumers to know more about the product you're about to purchase.

Cheers

This post has been edited by davidgary73: Dec 4 2008, 05:18 PM

btw, how much he selling?

it is more advisable if you get an unlocked one.. to prevent upcoming problems

Ok will ask him..tq

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Added on December 4, 2008, 5:53 pmHe says the iphone is from usa and the firmware is locked that's why it give a message as i posted.is it true guys???he say eventhough you used turbosim also you cant use the iphone cause the firmware is locked..true or not??i also confused already.

This post has been edited by gottachance: Dec 4 2008, 05:55 PM

why does he sell a locked phone in the first place without even confirming whether the turbosim works?
or is it that u updated your phone to firmwre 2.2 without prior knowledge of what it is gonna do to a locked phone?

and you sound like the guy who called me up just now

Please stay away from such sellers. Please purchase a S'pore, Aus, NZ 3G unlock iPhone unit is the best option. Never ever buy a lock US, UK etc.

This post has been edited by davidgary73: Dec 4 2008, 06:12 PM

???!!!

a dude with a "special tag"?

teh internetz is seriouz bussinez, sex change can be done in mere minutez!

let me rephrase.......... in mere seconds

anyway TS... u may need to revert back to ver 2.1 to get the turbosim work again... not sure whether quickpwn can do it ....

guys i need a little help here too.
my friend from aus (sydney) got two 16gb iphone 3g for me today.
it seems that its a locked unit but he was able to use the iphone with his optus sim card without the turbo sim. but when he tried his friends sim card from another operator it cannot be used. does it mean its locked to optus ?
hes coming back to malaysia this saturday so all he has to do is bring the phone to optus and ask them to unlock it for $80 ?
how long would it take for the unlocking process and will he have any problems getting optus to unlock it because he bought it from another phone shop ?

hi brother , you may refer to here
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/836942

hehe

optus unlock is free...... your fren need to call optus to do d unlock process...and wait for 10day....then optus will send u sms inform u your phone is unlock and proceed to restore your phone....binggo

bro, i think optus prepaid need to topup AUD80 in order to be unlocked. The prepaid sim card need to make at least one call. Optus will call u back or sms to inform u that ur phone being unlocked. Unlocking the iphone needs about 5-10 days.

I ever asked in lyn if the iphone got bring back to our country while optus havent inform the user whether is unlocked but our moderator close my thread.

huh???!!!

i think wht he meant is without the ever....
any question regarding lock phones can be discuss in iphone for dummies tread/... or.... since tis tread is open...
anyway... i made my point....

bro, what do u mean without the ever?

the color ever u wrote bro...., im kindda lost to wht it means...

meaning i ever opened a new thread regarding aussie iphone but closed by moderator. What i had understood is that time aussie optus offer prepaid iphone 3g. However, in order to obtain fully unlocked, the user have to topup AUD80 and wait optus for informing the user by call or sms like tat.

The question is today i topup AUD80 but the next day i am flying back to Malaysia or other countries. Wondering my iphone will be unlocked as my iphone is out of aussie.

what if im already in malaysia with the iphone and my friend went back to aus.
is there anyway ill be able to unlock it in malaysia ? maybe calling optus from malaysia ? or get my friend to contact optus in aus ?

sry bro. tat i dunno. unless ur friend ever make at least a call in optus using the iphone. else the phone most probably will be locked.

I had search some info bout my question. Got 1 guy from indon got the iphone from aussie and unlocked after a few days in his country. Hence, i believe it can be unlocked while the iphone has been made a call in aussie, the telco will trace the imei and register.

Here's the glitch or should say procedure.
1. Optus prepaid iphone 3g--topup AUD80 for fully unlocked else is only sim unlocked like US AT&T.

2. Make atleast a call in order for the telco to register imei serve under unlocked.

3. Wait for 5-10 days for it to be unlocked, Optus will give u a call or sms. It is possible to be unlocked in other countries just if the iphone ever made a call in aussie.

Optus offer unlocked iphone too. Postpaid plan. It is officially unlocked from the box.

so u got the answer....

hahaha silly me



This post has been edited by g3n0c|d3: Dec 5 2008, 11:08 AM

but if u bought it from optus....optus will unlock for u for free.....i dun know about prepaid...coz now australia telco dun sell outright purchase...all i3g will be purchase on contract....

my i3g was unlock by optus while i was in malaysia......

what i do was....inform optus to unlock d i3g then make atleast one call for them to register your imei number on their server... then ask optus to activate d roaming service........then wait for 5-10day and optus will send u sms to inform u your phone is unlock n proceed to restore your i3g