Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference to kick off June 10 at 10 a.m. PDT with Keynote address
The Keynote will be available to stream onapple.com, the Apple Developer app, the Apple TV app, and the Apple YouTube channel. On-demand playback will be available after the conclusion of the stream.
The Keynote will be available to stream onapple.com, the Apple Developer app, the Apple TV app, and the Apple YouTube channel. On-demand playback will be available after the conclusion of the stream.
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User profile for user: Dundalk
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User profile for user: roaminggnome
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Posted on May 10, 2012 1:19 PM
If you buy an officially unlocked iphone from Apple, then you could use a SIM card from another country.
Otherwise, no.
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User profile for user: roaminggnome
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May 10, 2012 1:19 PM in response to Dundalk
If you buy an officially unlocked iphone from Apple, then you could use a SIM card from another country.
Otherwise, no.
User profile for user: Dundalk
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May 10, 2012 1:22 PM in response to roaminggnome
So once it's officially unlocked from apple I can use my normal sim card ?
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User profile for user: Lawrence Finch
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May 10, 2012 1:23 PM in response to Dundalk
If you buy a phone in the US or Canada ("America") if it is locked to an american carrier you can use it under a roaming plan in Ireland, keeping the original number, but paying roaming rates. You cannot use it with a SIM from a local carrier in Ireland. An unlocked phone CAN be used with a local SIM, as stated by roaminggnome.
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User profile for user: Lawrence Finch
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May 10, 2012 1:25 PM in response to Dundalk
Yes, but Apple does not unlock locked phones. They only sell new phones as unlocked. If the phone is locked the carrier it is locked to is the only one that can unlock it.
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User profile for user: ConstantAngel
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Jul 25, 2012 7:16 AM in response to Dundalk
Or you can just get it unlocked from elsewhere...
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User profile for user: Michael Black
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Jul 25, 2012 7:28 AM in response to ConstantAngel
ConstantAngel wrote:
Or you can just get it unlocked HACKED from elsewhere...
Fixed that for you.
ONLY the carrier it is locked to can initiate an official and permanent unlock. In America, offically and permanently unlocked phones can only be bought directly from Apple.
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User profile for user: ConstantAngel
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Jul 25, 2012 7:42 AM in response to Michael Black
I never said a jailbreak... you suggesting him/her go back to the US to get it officially unlocked... LOL.
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Jul 25, 2012 7:46 AM in response to ConstantAngel
Doesn't necessarily have to go back in person, but they would have to contact the carrier it is locked to, which would be a USA carrier. Nobody but that carrier can initiate the unlock.
There is no "elsewhere" to get a phone locked to a USA carrier unlocked other then through that very USA carrier.
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User profile for user: ConstantAngel
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Jul 25, 2012 7:50 AM in response to Michael Black
There are plenty of places to get it unlocked!!!!
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User profile for user: Michael Black
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Jul 25, 2012 7:54 AM in response to ConstantAngel
No, there are plenty of places to get it HACKED.
THE ONLY OFFICIAL AND PERMANENT WAY TO UNLOCK A CARRIER LOCKED IPHONE IS TO REQUEST THE UNLOCK THROUGH THE CARRIER IT IS LOCKED TO.
That's it, the only way. Any other way involves means not officially sanctioned by Apple (nor the carriers officially selling iPhones), will void your warranty, risks permanently damaging your iPhone, and it will revert back to locked whenever you try to upgrade the firmware later on.
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User profile for user: Lawrence Finch
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Jul 25, 2012 7:54 AM in response to ConstantAngel
ConstantAngel wrote:
There are plenty of places to get it unlocked HACKED!!!!
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