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SeoulNate
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 Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:29 am Post subject: Taking Korean iPhone home |
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Sorry if this has been asked before, but there are about a bazillion search hits for iPhone.
If I get my Korean iPhone unlocked here, can i take it back and use it on my local GSM network service provider?
The dude at the KT store says sure, but I have no faith in his knowledge of a GSM network.
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aphase
Joined: 27 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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It will work in whatever countries that have iphones also, so sure it will work.
I'm curious what you mean by have it unlocked here tho. You mean a jailbreak unlock? Or you mean KTF will unlock it for you? I know in some countries like Australia they can do an official unlock for you after your contract is up, but I'm not sure if korea is the same. |
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SeoulNate
Joined: 04 Jun 2010
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| Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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| KT will do the official unlock for a small fee, I asked them about it when I was there a few days ago. |
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jonpurdy
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Location: Ulsan
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| Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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| SeoulNate wrote: |
| KT will do the official unlock for a small fee, I asked them about it when I was there a few days ago. |
Really? According to Apple's website Korea is not listed as having an official unlock available. Was it an actual QOOK SHOW store you went to? More details please! I'd love to have this done. |
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SeoulNate
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| Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:49 am Post subject: |
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| yeah, they said that it was possible in the store. Although, i suppose it could have been my poor Korean skills that led me to believe that it was possible. |
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unplugged_boy
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| Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:17 am Post subject: |
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| SeoulNate wrote: |
| yeah, they said that it was possible in the store. Although, i suppose it could have been my poor Korean skills that led me to believe that it was possible. |
where? |
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fishstick
Joined: 24 Jan 2010
Location: Portland, OR, USA
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| Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 4:00 am Post subject: Re: Taking Korean iPhone home |
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| SeoulNate wrote: |
Sorry if this has been asked before, but there are about a bazillion search hits for iPhone.
If I get my Korean iPhone unlocked here, can i take it back and use it on my local GSM network service provider?
The dude at the KT store says sure, but I have no faith in his knowledge of a GSM network.
Thanks! |
No. I have an American iPhone and it will not work in Korea. I was told it is because the networks are different. There is no unlock available. |
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aphase
Joined: 27 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 5:22 am Post subject: Re: Taking Korean iPhone home |
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| fishstick wrote: |
| SeoulNate wrote: |
Sorry if this has been asked before, but there are about a bazillion search hits for iPhone.
If I get my Korean iPhone unlocked here, can i take it back and use it on my local GSM network service provider?
The dude at the KT store says sure, but I have no faith in his knowledge of a GSM network.
Thanks! |
No. I have an American iPhone and it will not work in Korea. I was told it is because the networks are different. There is no unlock available. |
It's not because the networks are different. Korean iphones and US iphones are the same hardware-wise. It's because the korean networks check a phone against an approved list of ECID's, a unique number which identifies your phone. Your american iphone can work if you get it approved but you have to pay a fee. |
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oskinny1
Joined: 10 Nov 2006
Location: Right behind you!
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| Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: Taking Korean iPhone home |
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| aphase wrote: |
| fishstick wrote: |
| SeoulNate wrote: |
Sorry if this has been asked before, but there are about a bazillion search hits for iPhone.
If I get my Korean iPhone unlocked here, can i take it back and use it on my local GSM network service provider?
The dude at the KT store says sure, but I have no faith in his knowledge of a GSM network.
Thanks! |
No. I have an American iPhone and it will not work in Korea. I was told it is because the networks are different. There is no unlock available. |
It's not because the networks are different. Korean iphones and US iphones are the same hardware-wise. It's because the korean networks check a phone against an approved list of ECID's, a unique number which identifies your phone. Your american iphone can work if you get it approved but you have to pay a fee. |
It also has to be hardware unlocked. You can't just jailbreak it.
But fishstick is 100% mistaken. |
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fishstick
Joined: 24 Jan 2010
Location: Portland, OR, USA
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| Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:59 pm Post subject: Re: Taking Korean iPhone home |
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| oskinny1 wrote: |
| aphase wrote: |
| fishstick wrote: |
| SeoulNate wrote: |
Sorry if this has been asked before, but there are about a bazillion search hits for iPhone.
If I get my Korean iPhone unlocked here, can i take it back and use it on my local GSM network service provider?
The dude at the KT store says sure, but I have no faith in his knowledge of a GSM network.
Thanks! |
No. I have an American iPhone and it will not work in Korea. I was told it is because the networks are different. There is no unlock available. |
It's not because the networks are different. Korean iphones and US iphones are the same hardware-wise. It's because the korean networks check a phone against an approved list of ECID's, a unique number which identifies your phone. Your american iphone can work if you get it approved but you have to pay a fee. |
It also has to be hardware unlocked. You can't just jailbreak it.
But fishstick is 100% mistaken. |
Well, awesome. Let's hear from someone that has either gotten their American phone to work in Korea, or their Korean phone to work somewhere else. I've asked a few cell phone shops to help, and they don't want to activate my iPhone so I'm considering it a lost cause. |
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jonpurdy
Joined: 08 Jan 2009
Location: Ulsan
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| Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:59 pm Post subject: Re: Taking Korean iPhone home |
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Using American or any iPhone here:
Korea (along with Turkey) blocks all non-whitelisted phones from being here. Every iPhone in the world is exactly the same and would work here if it wasn't for Korea's ridiculous whitelist. No other country in the world (except Turkey) does this.
To use it here you need to be officially unlocked. IE: bought in Thailand, Hong Kong, or unlocked by an authorized provider. AT&T does not do this. A jailbroken and unlocked phone will not work since they presumably restore the phone to factory-fresh state.
Using a Korean phone in the States (or anywhere else in the world):
Works great. I did it when I went back to Canada for vacation, as well as Thailand. Just jailbreak, unlock, and pop a SIM card in. The current 4.0 can't be jailbroken on our phones (too new) but that should be fixed soon. If you're on 3.1.3 still you can do it. |
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wteaocb
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