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Orange unlocked iPhones truly unlocked?

Categories: Apple, iPhone, Orange
By: , IntoMobile
Monday, December 17th, 2007 at 12:23 PM

Orange Apple iPhone unlockedHere’s a little update to our previous report (from iPhone Atlas) that iPhones unlocked by France’s Orange may still be locked to carriers within French borders. iLounge has gotten word from Orange spokesperson Louis-Michel Aymard. We’re going to go with the official claim and believe that unlocked iPhones are truly unlocked for use on any network around the world.

Orange clarified the unlocking issue by stating that “Once legally (through Orange Customer Service) unlocked, the iPhone will operate with any SIM card, including foreign ones. But some applications like ‘Visual Voice Mail’ may not work abroad.”

It’s basically what an unlocked iPhones should be – fully functional as a phone and  internet-tablet on any network around the globe, without a functioning Visual Voicemail feature.

Anyone out there have any personal experience with an Orange-unlocked iPhone? We’d love to hear from you, drop us a line.

[Via: iLounge]

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  • bu

    I bought an iPhone in France, unlocked it via iTunes but still the phone and SMS applications crash with my bulgarian SIM card. I had to jailbreak the phone, install iWorld and then could use it as a phone.

    Orange’s statement is completely false – pure PR.