QUOTE(SkYY @ Apr 12 2009, 10:45 AM)
AP means approved product. Original fone and AP fone is the same, from nokia. just that the distributor that brings in the phone is different, where original distributor are big companies that provide good after sales support/warranty, while most AP company provides slower warranty and maybe the accessories they used to repair fone are not original lidat lo..
"If you have an AP set with Vodafone or T-Mobile logo, it means that your phone might be locked. Those Vodafone or T-Mobile are the service operators in the UK and that's where the phones come from. Not all AP sets have the logo. AP sets are Approved Products which means that these products are certified by sirim that your product is safe to use.
In other words, AP product not brought in by the authorised distributor like Midland, T-Choice for SE, Avaxx or Zitron for Nokia, FMG for Samsung and etc. The phones can even come from Singapore and may even have the M1, Singtel or Starhub logo. Remember to check the phone if it is locked especially those from Singapore and Vodafone."
quoted from here
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/857577
Added on April 12, 2009, 10:46 amsounds cheap for me. but things that come cheap remember check nicely regarding the condition etc. he might wan to sell because he realized something the phone not working etc. if not why 3 days wanna sell?

just to let you think.
QUOTE(SkYY @ Apr 12 2009, 05:25 PM)
"If you have an AP set with Vodafone or T-Mobile logo, it means that your phone might be locked. Those Vodafone or T-Mobile are the service operators in the UK and that's where the phones come from.
The phones can even come from Singapore and may even have the M1, Singtel or Starhub logo."
same as this statement above. Orange is a multinational telecommunication(telco) company, meaning that phone is from countries that is using Orange as telco. Orange is available in many country, ie: UK, Austria, Israel etc. just like those AP fone that have vodafone or singtel logo. but the phone you mention is orange lo. and dun caps all please, very hard to read.

yes AP is the same product from Nokia factory, but depends on your luck, some APs are actually reject product from QC/QA checking with little defects like casing problem (dual slide- wobbly), LCD problem- death pixel, Some may have GPS connector problem, but overall the phone can still be use. That is why some dealer can get at very cheap price.