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its on ebay if anyone interested, here's the linky
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260233373687&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=016
and i will knock £25 off the buy it now price for supra club members:d
they are 165quid new if you goto o2 shops, btw :)
they are 165quid new if you goto o2 shops, btw :)
Only if you take out an 18 month contract, I enquired yesterday about it on lunch at the 02 shop in Leeds.
ah right, u can buy them from apple without the contract part, i assumed it was same for o2, guess not
ah right, u can buy them from apple without the contract part, i assumed it was same for o2, guess not
Yeah, my bubble was burst when I went in yesterday. :(
ah right, u can buy them from apple without the contract part, i assumed it was same for o2, guess not
I dont think you can... I tried online, and the fine print is that you have to include an 18 month O2 contract.
garetheves
23-04-08, 11:35
Im confused, the iphone doesnt use a SIM card to the best of my knowledge so how can you use other contracts and SIMs in it??
Im confused, the iphone doesnt use a SIM card to the best of my knowledge so how can you use other contracts and SIMs in it??
It does use a SIM card
EDIT iTouch doe not use a SIM card
garetheves
23-04-08, 11:39
It does use a SIM card
Where does it go? Its a sealed unit.
Where does it go? Its a sealed unit.
On the top, between the headphone jack and on button. Search on YouTube, took me a while to find it.
YouTube is blocked at work, so I cannot look...
jonahjones26
23-04-08, 11:44
If you knock £100 off then i'm interested.
You can buy them sim free for cheaper than that :p
Sumo Power
23-04-08, 11:47
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kir19QRGzv8
enjoy
Nathan@sumo
If you knock £100 off then i'm interested.
You can buy them sim free for cheaper than that :p
If you knock £100 off then i'm interested.
If you knock £100 off then i'm interested.
So just to confirm, you want £100 knocking off? just to make sure and all yeah!
If you knock £100 off then i'm interested.
where?
So just to confirm, you want £100 knocking off? just to make sure and all yeah!
I think he wants £300 knocking off.
How does a SIM free iPhone work??? Is that not an iTouch???? :search:
Sim free means it will accept any sim and its not locked to any network.
Are the sim free hacked iphones future proof now? I know that a while back they were prone to being bricked from apple updates. Thats the main reason i didn't bother to get one in the first place. Was worried it would be a waste of cash.
This is a very confusing thread.
How does a SIM free iPhone work??? Is that not an iTouch???? :search:
i have no idea????
on my i phone the sim goes in a small space on the top, you have to poke the hole with a pin and the drawer pops out, and before anyone asks NO its not turbosim (which means you have to cut your sim in half and attach it to another or something)
Are the sim free hacked iphones future proof now? I know that a while back they were prone to being bricked from apple updates. Thats the main reason i didn't bother to get one in the first place. Was worried it would be a waste of cash.
I cannot answer that question as i just dont know, i heard it was something to do with online updates but up to 5 mins ago it still works :d, but definately a good question (pity i dont have the answer)
jonahjones26
23-04-08, 12:13
So just to confirm, you want £100 knocking off? just to make sure and all yeah!
yes pls,
no idea why it posted 3 times! i just get carried away sometimes.
I will px my current phone and £50 cash????:)
Are the sim free hacked iphones future proof now? I know that a while back they were prone to being bricked from apple updates.
Still a problem. There is no defacto way to region free an iPhone and use unmodified firmwares. You have to mod the firmware with each update.
Sim free means it will accept any sim and its not locked to any network.
Are the sim free hacked iphones future proof now? I know that a while back they were prone to being bricked from apple updates. Thats the main reason i didn't bother to get one in the first place. Was worried it would be a waste of cash.
I have an app that will unbrick the phone. I crashed my iphone, had to us iTunes for updates (as the backup failed), it bricked the phone, then the un-bricked. Nice and easy... up to version 1.1.4.
i have no idea????
on my i phone the sim goes in a small space on the top, you have to poke the hole with a pin and the drawer pops out, and before anyone asks NO its not turbosim (which means you have to cut your sim in half and attach it to another or something)
Same as mine...
Cant believe this hasnt gone. I love my iphone.
yes pls,
no idea why it posted 3 times! i just get carried away sometimes.
I will px my current phone and £50 cash????:)
i think not:d
now if you had one of these i may be tempted (about the same age as your one :d:d:d)
Cant believe this hasnt gone. I love my iphone.
well people just dont see a bargain when it pops up:search:
yes pls,
no idea why it posted 3 times! i just get carried away sometimes.
I will px my current phone and £50 cash????:)
urh yeah, are you for real?
Just in case it isn't clear (which it wasn't to me) go into your o2 shop, pay via credit card and it's yours for 169.99, no need to get an o2 contract. I've just done it this week as have many other people.
10mins later and unlocked at home to all networks.
Anyone paying more than 169.99 for a 2nd hand one is off their head IMO.
Just in case it isn't clear (which it wasn't to me) go into your o2 shop, pay via credit card and it's yours for 169.99, no need to get an o2 contract. I've just done it this week as have many other people.
10mins later and unlocked at home to all networks.
Anyone paying more than 169.99 for a 2nd hand one is off their head IMO.
well i didnt know that, i thought you had to have an 18 month contract at £35 a month minimum
No defo not. I'm living proof :)
wel ive just been onto the o2 shop and yes they are £169 BUT you have to take out a 18 month contract at £35 a month here is the link
http://shop.o2.co.uk/promo/iphonetariffs
im not disbelieving you mate but i really think your local shop made a bit of a fook up
LOL, OK if you say so.
Check this thread
http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/171022/iphone-price-reduced-to-169-from-to/showthread.php?t=171022
see how many other people did the same all over the country :wink:
LOL, OK if you say so.
Check this thread
http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/171022/iphone-price-reduced-to-169-from-to/showthread.php?t=171022
see how many other people did the same all over the country :wink:
but according to that you still have to get a contract
i will phone o2 and ask then if you are correct i will apologise prefusly (spelt wrong)
how many posts did you read?
Loads of folk on that topic got them the same as me!
Anyway, sure folk are capable of making their own minds up.
Good luck with your sale.
jonahjones26
23-04-08, 13:31
urh yeah, are you for real?
yep! :)
not worth anywhere near 250 (225) english pounds looking nearer to £150-£170 imo.
over.
Edit: see above:)
but according to that you still have to get a contract
i will phone o2 and ask then if you are correct i will apologise prefusly (spelt wrong)
i just phoned my local o2 shop and yes you can buy the phone for £169 (didnt dispute that) but then you have to contact apple to register the phone and have to take out a contract min £35 before they will activate the phone.
Unless you can get the phone activated whilst unlocking it i cant see how the phone would work
i just phoned my local o2 shop and yes you can buy the phone for £169 (didnt dispute that) but then you have to contact apple to register the phone and have to take out a contract min £35 before they will activate the phone.
Unless you can get the phone activated whilst unlocking it i cant see how the phone would work
But you don't activate it through apple, you just unlock it at home and have it on any network, job done :d
But you don't activate it through apple, you just unlock it at home and have it on any network, job done :d
i'm no expert, but doesnt all the functions of the I-Phone work through O2 yeah? so unlocking a phone would make most of the functions useless yeah?
No. I got my phone ran the unlocking software, stuck my orange sim in and it picked up the network straightaway and everything works as it should.
No. I got my phone ran the unlocking software, stuck my orange sim in and it picked up the network straightaway and everything works as it should.
internet and all that jazz yeah? sounds good then ;)
I just use it for the wireless, not tried using it with edge yet but that's pig slow anyway.
If you want to use it for the net outside wireless then you really want to wait for the 3g.
SORRY:
This is someone's for sale thread, I'm going to shut up now :(
SORRY:
This is someone's for sale thread, I'm going to shut up now :(
Think you're already done the damage mate :D
Fair enough, might have to do that then, get an upgrade for my current phone and then buy an I-Phone and stay on orange... umm :confused:
well i didnt know that, i thought you had to have an 18 month contract at £35 a month minimum
Thats what I thought.
i just phoned my local o2 shop and yes you can buy the phone for £169 (didnt dispute that) but then you have to contact apple to register the phone and have to take out a contract min £35 before they will activate the phone.
Unless you can get the phone activated whilst unlocking it i cant see how the phone would work
I have the app that does that.
But you don't activate it through apple, you just unlock it at home and have it on any network, job done :d
Thank you!
dont forget mine has 72 retro nintendo games on :d:d
Unlocking your iPhone is not for the feint hearted, it is possible to brick it and if you're not technically minded and understand what you're doing it's not always as straight forward as the YouTube videos have you believe. You'll also kiss goodbye to your warranty and will have broken the user license.
For instance, you have to find out your networks GPRS proxy settings, username and passwords to access that. You need to alter your answer phone number so the answer phone button works. Some of the hacking tools break other things like Wi-Fi which you can fix. You need to build yourself up a library of firmwares and boot roms etc. Basically if you put in the time to read forums, grab illegal files and aren't technically challenged you can work it out.
I'm running v2.0 with Exchange integration at the moment, it's a little buggy but works well.
dont ask me it was unlocked when i got it, sounds like a lot of fun trying to unlock it,
any sensible offers folks
ive also got a brand new never been used ps3 with 3 games inc condemmed 2, wireless controller, charger for controller, six axis controller, blu-ray remote control etc thats going on ebay later:d
How much you looking for for the PS3, quite fancy one to use as a blu-ray player.
pm me with a decent offer bearing in mind i only opened the box to make sure all the bits were there, so its totally unused plus the extras (this is the ps3 now folks)
(and no its not hot i actually won it in the works raffle, totally pi**ed everyone off ive only been there a week:d)
Unlocking your iPhone is not for the feint hearted, it is possible to brick it and if you're not technically minded and understand what you're doing it's not always as straight forward as the YouTube videos have you believe. You'll also kiss goodbye to your warranty and will have broken the user license.
For instance, you have to find out your networks GPRS proxy settings, username and passwords to access that. You need to alter your answer phone number so the answer phone button works. Some of the hacking tools break other things like Wi-Fi which you can fix. You need to build yourself up a library of firmwares and boot roms etc. Basically if you put in the time to read forums, grab illegal files and aren't technically challenged you can work it out.
I'm running v2.0 with Exchange integration at the moment, it's a little buggy but works well.
cool... version 2.0... I am waiting for that, how is the outlook integration?? is that the bit that is buggy??
dont ask me it was unlocked when i got it, sounds like a lot of fun trying to unlock it,
any sensible offers folks
ive also got a brand new never been used ps3 with 3 games inc condemmed 2, wireless controller, charger for controller, six axis controller, blu-ray remote control etc thats going on ebay later:d
PM coming
No defo not. I'm living proof :)
cheers for that, you made me go out and get one now LOL
Mike
garetheves
23-04-08, 17:33
dont forget mine has 72 retro nintendo games on :d:d
How did you get them, wouldnt mind getting them for mine :)
As this is unlocked, meaning any sim can be used does that also mean it can be used aboard with a foreign chip?
SOLD
CHEERS GAZ:d
pm me the price of the ps3 too col;)
cool... version 2.0... I am waiting for that, how is the outlook integration?? is that the bit that is buggy??
Exchange integration is very good, push mail works (then occasionally stops working).
Buggy in that it will occasionally lock up and keeps stopping me from viewing the inbox on my other IMAP account.
It's not as fluid as the proper firmwares with the animations etc I think it needs some code optimisation or something. I really hope it's not pushing the CPU limits!
Other sad thing is Installer can not be installed as EVERY current iPhone app needs recompiling for v2.0 there is no opportunity to put home brew apps on it. :(
Battery life is very poor - I've just realised that might be down to v2.0 also as I didn't run it on 1.4 for long.
Exchange integration is very good, push mail works (then occasionally stops working).
Buggy in that it will occasionally lock up and keeps stopping me from viewing the inbox on my other IMAP account.
It's not as fluid as the proper firmwares with the animations etc I think it needs some code optimisation or something. I really hope it's not pushing the CPU limits!
Other sad thing is Installer can not be installed as EVERY current iPhone app needs recompiling for v2.0 there is no opportunity to put home brew apps on it. :(
Battery life is very poor - I've just realised that might be down to v2.0 also as I didn't run it on 1.4 for long.
A couple of the guys at my work are waiting for more on v2 as well. Seems very limiting from what you are saying, hopefully the fully released version is better...
Thanks for that!
A couple of the guys at my work are waiting for more on v2 as well. Seems very limiting from what you are saying, hopefully the fully released version is better...
Thanks for that!
Well...it works as Apple intended the iPhone too, but yes limited in hacked phone terms.
Well...it works as Apple intended the iPhone too, but yes limited in hacked phone terms.
always is, in the beginning... hopefully this version will be no different.
dont know what to make of mine, it seems to do everything but just not very well?? i want to like it but dont know if i do LOL
my dad also got one but for some reason i cant get his wifi to work?? mine works fine but what ever i do to his i cant get it to work!!
any ideas?
Mike
Apparently sometimes the hacking can affect the wifi - have a look at ziphone.org may have some pointers over there, I remember seeing something about wifi problems over the weekend.
Mike
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