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__Ronin__
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_ 		14. September 2008 @ 10:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi. I was thinking of getting an iPhone and I need some help with this problem. I don't live in the US, but a relative of mine might go there. Is it possible if he can get me an iPhone 3G from America without a contract or a SIM card so that when he brings it here I can use it with a local SIM card?

Thanks!
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david456
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_ 		14. September 2008 @ 11:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Apple and AT&T require U.S. iPhone purchasers to activate at the store when purchased. eBay.com has iPhone 3G's without contracts; some also are jailbroken/unlocked. However, you will pay a premium for a no contract iPhone 3G.
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__Ronin__
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_ 		14. September 2008 @ 17:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What do you mean exactly by "paying a premium"? What exactly does "activating" an iPhone mean. As well as that, is it possible to buy an iPhone from the Apple store but activating it somewhere else? Also, can I buy an iPhone 3G from somewhere other than the Apple store, AT&T or eBay? I checked on Amazon.com and the Apple website but you can't order it :(

Thanks for your help!
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david456
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_ 		14. September 2008 @ 19:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
In the U.S., you can buy an iPhone 3G at Apple, AT&T, and Best Buy stores. You are required to activate the iPhone (i.e. sign up for a cellular service contract for at least 2 years) before leaving the store with the iPhone.

If you purchase an iPhone 3G on eBay, you will not pay the $299 or $399 that AT&T cellular service subscribers pay for the iPhone 3G at an Apple, AT&T, or Best Buy store. You will pay several hundred dollars more--a premium--because the eBay seller has obtained an iPhone 3G without a contract, which is a commodity that is in demand.
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technific
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_ 		9. November 2008 @ 16:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Why not just buy it in Australia.
It actually works out cheaper here and you are also on a network.
There are probably many complications such as having to unlock it and not being able to software update it. Problems like these give us all headaches and so it would be better if you didn't go down that route.
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samintx
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_ 		11. November 2008 @ 15:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
David: do you know anything about the Turbo Sim to unlock 3G's?
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