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iPhone 3Gs - Italy and Belgium - unlocked?
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You never know.
it depends on the quanitity of the first stock they will get. It might covers your order too.
my credit card got debited yesterday so maybe that is a good sign that stock should be arriving pretty soon?
Where from ....
Some of the early 3gs sellers on Ebay have stopped listing - almost all have no feedback from iphone sales. This must have been supplied by the earlier loophole we just missed out on.
Personally I think there is a scam to be warey of. I've seen 2 ppl sell 32gb 3gs for less than we can buy in Belgium/Italy, and I've messaged them to get details and ask about local pick up. I was told they will get more in and want £150 non refundable deposit by paypal to go on the list. No pickup. Not sure of the date they'll get the next ones, and they'll offer it a bit cheaper too?The previous sales have no feedback.....Are they collecting deposits and running or are they really getting unlocked 32gb 3gs cheap from somewhere?
Hmmm.
Some of the early 3gs sellers on Ebay have stopped listing - almost all have no feedback from iphone sales. This must have been supplied by the earlier loophole we just missed out on.
Personally I think there is a scam to be warey of. I've seen 2 ppl sell 32gb 3gs for less than we can buy in Belgium/Italy, and I've messaged them to get details and ask about local pick up. I was told they will get more in and want £150 non refundable deposit by paypal to go on the list. No pickup. Not sure of the date they'll get the next ones, and they'll offer it a bit cheaper too?The previous sales have no feedback.....Are they collecting deposits and running or are they really getting unlocked 32gb 3gs cheap from somewhere?
Hmmm.
That sounds like a scam I would say they will take the money and run.. if it's a legit business then they would have a lot of feedback by now.
There is a lot of demand for this new phone so people are going to try and take advantage of it.
If I was you I would stay well clear of ebay and anything to do with the iphone 3gs
Can any1 update me on the stock situation in Brussels? Thanks very much
I think you will be very very lucky to get any kind of stock levels too be honest as most retailers in Brussels won't even bother to tell you or they will just ask you to phone back later.
Unless someone else knows otherwise now?
Was it from Swisscom? as they only sell locked phones.
This carrier list may help
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1937
Was it from Swisscom? as they only sell locked phones.
This carrier list may help
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1937
I don't know
As i see from the list, Orange also provide unlocked iPhones?I don't know
The Orange rep I spoke with at Bella Epine told me to get an unlocked phone , it would cost 100 Euro more.
Just ordered from them. Thanks for the advice. I hope i don't need to wait for 21 days
Situations change, and so off goes my 3GS.
I've been on phone with Applestore support line almost the whole day, because i've been "investigating" this worldwide warranty that Apple Italy promised someone. Well the situation is now this:
I talked to a nice girl on the phone in the morning. Told my situation (ok, i lied a bit). I told i've been staying in Italy but have now moved here, and I need my 3GS to be serviced. The problems that have come to me in these couple of days is the rattling (not a big problem actually) and today I also noticed that my screen is pretty much rippling of from the sides.
Well the Apple Support girl who I talked on the phone, kind of "felt my pain" and promised to ask about the service from his boss. After an hour she called my back. She told me that she was sorry but there is no worldwide warranty on iPhone (atleast it doesn't cover Finland). We talked about the situation and he gave me couple of options. First was that he can deliver the phone to Italy for a service, but that would probably take couple of weeks. The second option was that I send my phone back to Apple and they would refund the whole 699euros to my card.
After a little bit of a thought I decided that I'm going to for the second option. So she sent me the sticker for the package and a RMA number and on Monday UPS/TNT will come and pick my 3GS and after Apple has recived the phone they will refund me the money.
So now I'm without a iPhone for the rest of the month...and why the rest of the month? Our carrier (Sonera/TeliaSonera) starts to sell these on 31st. After I decided that I'm gonna take the refund, I chose that I'll wait the couple of weeks and buy me a 3GS from Sonera. Yeah it's Sim-locked but with the new finnish law, after i have signed the contract (you can get a contract with 2e/month here - without any packages and pay the whole phone in one) I can just call Sonera and tell them that I want to cancel my contract. Of course I have to pay the ETF (100euros) + the rest of the contract costs (2e/month) and the rest of the phones price (Real price minus the subsidied price). And after that, in two weeks Sonera is going to give me the code that i can unlock the iPhone.
That's the story...I'm kind of disapointed because i really liked the 3GS and now i have to live in a Nokia N95 -hell for rest of the month
I've been on phone with Applestore support line almost the whole day, because i've been "investigating" this worldwide warranty that Apple Italy promised someone. Well the situation is now this:
I talked to a nice girl on the phone in the morning. Told my situation (ok, i lied a bit). I told i've been staying in Italy but have now moved here, and I need my 3GS to be serviced. The problems that have come to me in these couple of days is the rattling (not a big problem actually) and today I also noticed that my screen is pretty much rippling of from the sides.
Well the Apple Support girl who I talked on the phone, kind of "felt my pain" and promised to ask about the service from his boss. After an hour she called my back. She told me that she was sorry but there is no worldwide warranty on iPhone (atleast it doesn't cover Finland). We talked about the situation and he gave me couple of options. First was that he can deliver the phone to Italy for a service, but that would probably take couple of weeks. The second option was that I send my phone back to Apple and they would refund the whole 699euros to my card.
After a little bit of a thought I decided that I'm going to for the second option. So she sent me the sticker for the package and a RMA number and on Monday UPS/TNT will come and pick my 3GS and after Apple has recived the phone they will refund me the money.
So now I'm without a iPhone for the rest of the month...and why the rest of the month? Our carrier (Sonera/TeliaSonera) starts to sell these on 31st. After I decided that I'm gonna take the refund, I chose that I'll wait the couple of weeks and buy me a 3GS from Sonera. Yeah it's Sim-locked but with the new finnish law, after i have signed the contract (you can get a contract with 2e/month here - without any packages and pay the whole phone in one) I can just call Sonera and tell them that I want to cancel my contract. Of course I have to pay the ETF (100euros) + the rest of the contract costs (2e/month) and the rest of the phones price (Real price minus the subsidied price). And after that, in two weeks Sonera is going to give me the code that i can unlock the iPhone.
That's the story...I'm kind of disapointed because i really liked the 3GS and now i have to live in a Nokia N95 -hell for rest of the month
i will be ringing around again today no joy so far
i m also on a waiting list with macline thay may be gettiing them next week
will let you know if i find any
Has anyone who has ordered from www.handtec.co.uk can now see their order when you login to their site online?
Maybe I am being impatient but I like to see what I paid for even if it's not arrived yet lol
Maybe I am being impatient but I like to see what I paid for even if it's not arrived yet lol
Situations change, and so off goes my 3GS.
I've been on phone with Applestore support line almost the whole day, because i've been "investigating" this worldwide warranty that Apple Italy promised someone. Well the situation is now this:
I talked to a nice girl on the phone in the morning. Told my situation (ok, i lied a bit). I told i've been staying in Italy but have now moved here, and I need my 3GS to be serviced. The problems that have come to me in these couple of days is the rattling (not a big problem actually) and today I also noticed that my screen is pretty much rippling of from the sides.
Well the Apple Support girl who I talked on the phone, kind of "felt my pain" and promised to ask about the service from his boss. After an hour she called my back. She told me that she was sorry but there is no worldwide warranty on iPhone (atleast it doesn't cover Finland). We talked about the situation and he gave me couple of options. First was that he can deliver the phone to Italy for a service, but that would probably take couple of weeks. The second option was that I send my phone back to Apple and they would refund the whole 699euros to my card.
After a little bit of a thought I decided that I'm going to for the second option. So she sent me the sticker for the package and a RMA number and on Monday UPS/TNT will come and pick my 3GS and after Apple has recived the phone they will refund me the money.
So now I'm without a iPhone for the rest of the month...and why the rest of the month? Our carrier (Sonera/TeliaSonera) starts to sell these on 31st. After I decided that I'm gonna take the refund, I chose that I'll wait the couple of weeks and buy me a 3GS from Sonera. Yeah it's Sim-locked but with the new finnish law, after i have signed the contract (you can get a contract with 2e/month here - without any packages and pay the whole phone in one) I can just call Sonera and tell them that I want to cancel my contract. Of course I have to pay the ETF (100euros) + the rest of the contract costs (2e/month) and the rest of the phones price (Real price minus the subsidied price). And after that, in two weeks Sonera is going to give me the code that i can unlock the iPhone.
That's the story...I'm kind of disapointed because i really liked the 3GS and now i have to live in a Nokia N95 -hell for rest of the month
Ouch man. Sorry to hear that.
It's for the better really.
When I bought my 3G last july, I believe i traded it in 7 times. If I was still living in the US, I would have traded it again (chrome bezel was separating from the black back). The build quality of the phone is good, when you find one that works, but as far as physical defects, there are a lot of them.
i will be ringing around again today no joy so far
i m also on a waiting list with macline thay may be gettiing them next week
will let you know if i find any
Cheers man. Are you living in Brussels? In your opinion, what is the best option for me? I live in Ireland, I have already been to Brussels earlier this week but I couldnt find one. I can get a cheap flight to brussels with 10 days notice..ive been thinking about going over again in 10 days but I think I'll just end up going home empty handed again. If I ring Macline, do you think they will hold 1 for me if I pay a deposit? Only problem is they will probably want a belgian contact no. which I dont have, and even if I did, when they ring me I wouldnt be able to get over till 10 days after that point.
any ideas? I dont really want to wait, but i can book a very cheap flight now for around the 11th August, do you think stock would be readily available by then?
Thanks