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GwangjuParents
Joined: 31 Oct 2008
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Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 1:47 am Post subject: You iPhone in another country |
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I have an iPhone (bought in Korea) on a KT contract.
If I move to another country, can I just pop the sim card out of my iPhone and put in a local one to get my phone to work? |
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tatertot

Joined: 21 Oct 2008
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Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 4:47 am Post subject: |
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| No, you will have to unlock it. I don't think that the latest firmware can be unlocked yet, but eventually someone will release an unlock hack for it. |
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GwangjuParents
Joined: 31 Oct 2008
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Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 5:08 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks, which site is the most reputable for having the latest 'unlock hacks'? |
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tatertot

Joined: 21 Oct 2008
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 2:44 am Post subject: |
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| GwangjuParents wrote: |
| Thanks, which site is the most reputable for having the latest 'unlock hacks'? |
I don't really know the answer to that question. I usually just read engadget.com and gizmodo.com and whenever there is some new development they talk about it there. |
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unplugged_boy
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:13 am Post subject: |
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how about the opposite?
i have an iphone 3gs that hasnt been unlocked from canada. can i use it here after getting the phone "registered"? |
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crossmr

Joined: 22 Nov 2008 Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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| unplugged_boy wrote: |
how about the opposite?
i have an iphone 3gs that hasnt been unlocked from canada. can i use it here after getting the phone "registered"? |
Yeah, it costs $300 to register it.
You might as well buy one here for the same price. |
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wishfullthinkng
Joined: 05 Mar 2010
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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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Has anyone else experienced something similiar to this?
I bought a brand new iPhone 3GS at an ATT store in the states with international roaming enabled and brought it over to korea and when I landed at ICN it locked onto Sk Telecom instead of Kt telecom and I've been receiving international calls on it but whenever I check my bill it has no charges.
Does anyone else do international roaming and does yours go on KT or SK? |
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AsiaESLbound
Joined: 07 Jan 2010 Location: Truck Stop Missouri
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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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| I understand Korea only uses up to 850mgz signal while other countries use 900 to 1600. Is this true? If so, this means a Korean phone can't be used outside of Korea regardless how you program it to unlock it's potential. |
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manimal
Joined: 02 May 2010
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Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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| wishfullthinkng wrote: |
Has anyone else experienced something similiar to this?
I bought a brand new iPhone 3GS at an ATT store in the states with international roaming enabled and brought it over to korea and when I landed at ICN it locked onto Sk Telecom instead of Kt telecom and I've been receiving international calls on it but whenever I check my bill it has no charges.
Does anyone else do international roaming and does yours go on KT or SK? |
I talked to ATT when in Denmark, they told me because they get charged by the partner carrier, it takes longer for your bill to show up. It's coming. Hope you didn't jump the gun and have a hay-day! |
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