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Reply With QuoteWait and see I guess. Buying one should be no problems, as if something breaks, a trip to the AU Apple Stores should be fine.
I believe Apple US are also starting to sell iPhones unlocked outright now as well.
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I have been lead to believe that the iPhone 4S sold in Canada is unlocked.
Does anyone know if there are any restrictions to purchasing one there? I don't want to jail break it, I just don't want to pay a stupid amount for it either.
Pricing is sketchy. But what I can confirm from apple's .au and .ca site is the 16GB iPhone 4S will be AU$799 from the .au site and only AU$641 from the .ca site. That is quite a saving!
I plan to be there in December.
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Wait and see I guess. Buying one should be no problems, as if something breaks, a trip to the AU Apple Stores should be fine.
I believe Apple US are also starting to sell iPhones unlocked outright now as well.
Apple AU store is also preordering for delivery on 14 October at the moment - I know that isn't what you are seeking but just an FYI. Seems like the subdued launch and loss of Steve Jobs might impact the overwhelming demand.
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If you buy an unlocked iPhone (or other cellphone) in the USA, will it work in Australia?Originally Posted by drewbles
An AT&T unlocked phone will work fine in Telstra. (They use the same band)
Other networks here or there, check frequency carefully.
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Get it here.
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/austr...370334462?mt=8
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Should work yes. iPhones that are unlocked will work on any network that supports GSM 800/900/1800/1900 and UMTS/HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100. It also supports CDMA EVDO 800/1900, but you'd need to have purchased the phone from a CDMA provider for it to work (CDMA typically makes no use of a SIM, instead using a serial in the device to lock it to a network).
If you ever want to know about a mobile, a good site is GSMArena.com - GSM phone reviews, news, opinions, votes, manuals and more..., a very useful reference
drewbles does that hold true for the 4S as it is a world phone and if you buy from Apple directly you only get one phone.
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According the the press releases. The CDMA radio is disabled on all 4s iPhones unless it is sold by a CDMA provider. Ie A GSM user can not roam onto a CDMA network. A slight disappointment for me.
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That would make sense. CDMA is not nearly as flexible as GSM is (There's a reason GSM was implemented; to make it a Global System for Mobiles (GSM)).
Even more interesting is the chipset in the iPhone 4 (and i'll assume 4S) actually supports 1700mHz as well, but it's disabled. The iPhone 4 has a penta-band capable chipset. Apple crippled it for whatever reason.
Commercial reason? With out looking at what carriers (in the US??) use that frequency. Maybe it was part of the AT&T deal?
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