Comments on: iPhone 2.2 OS reportedly locking Apple-unlocked iPhone 3Gs

By: Anil

Anil — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:15:34 +0000

My uncle got iphone 3GS from US as a birthday gift for me?I am living in India.Now will this iphone 3GS work for all the networks in india or any restrictions to the networks.I need to know what all this locking means.can i use this iphone 3GS for all the net networks in India? please help me out.

By: sesh

sesh — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:08:01 +0000

Hi Umair,
I have recently bought a legally unlocked 3G iphone from sharaf digi.. Is it safe to upgrade to
2.2 kindly advice

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:58:31 +0000

I can’t believe this, i have supported apple for years and to do something like not let people use there phones in diffrent countries is down right disgraceful. It’s really put me off the iphone. for all when i asked the guy at allpe store in southampton england will i beable to use my South african simcard in south africa. his answer was yes.
I spent so much money on these phone and now i can’t even use them. i’ve even emailed them to ask them to help me with the problem and no one has got back to me.

By: Umair

Umair — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:33:42 +0000

If the phone is legitimate and bought legally then upgrading via itunes to any latest update should not render the phone locked….. , i bought a legally unlocked 3G here in Dubai and then updated to 2.2 with the latest Modem ( Baseband ) ver: 02.28.00 without any problems. I have though come across a few dealers here who told me that they use turbo sim to unlock the phone but strangely the turbo sim is embedded inside the phone and they only insert the carrier sim via sim tray now this can give a false look to the customer and the customer might think that OH its purely legally unlocked as i can’t see the turbo sim…..all these people who have a complaint that there legally unlcoked phones got locked should look into the above mentioned matter as well because the phone only gets locked when it has the information from Apple or when there is a non-compatible turbo sim running at the back…..anyways i just wanted to give ya guys a crude idea…APPLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PAIN IN DA ASS TO DEAL WITH…….THOUGH I LOVE THE PRODUCTS….CHeeeRS.

By: Michael Bacon

Michael Bacon — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:24:12 +0000

My HK unlocked 3G now has no service after upgrade to 2.2. A friend also did the same and has no problems. Hmmmm doesn’t help me though.

By: Marco

Marco — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:10:11 +0000

me and my friend own iphones 3g from hong kong. we updated them to 2.2 and they work normal, still unlock..