They have them illegally!! You can only make them work here by hacking into them
Who said they won't work here?...how are these people using them if they wont work here?
You'll get loads of info on this on boards.ie
It won't work here but if you can manage to unlock it will work with your Irish sim
Sorry, the post you refer to is inaccurate, I missed it; it will almost certainly work here as an expensive unlocked phone with no warranty or manufacturer's support, but some functions may be lost (e.g. iTunes access and syncing with Apple products), depending on who does the unautorised unlocking and how they achieve that.Mathepac - My understanding of above was that it wont work here?
Sorry, the post you refer to is inaccurate, I missed it; it will almost certainly work here as an expensive unlocked phone with no warranty or manufacturer's support, but some functions may be lost (e.g. iTunes access and syncing with Apple products), depending on who does the unautorised unlocking and how they achieve that.
I'd agree with your friend, and at the forecast prices here they would want to be!...A friend who works in a large mobile phone company seems to think they are the next benchmark of mobile phone technology.
Real iPones??? Please explain what features you think you will lose."Real" iPhones in the US are only available with a contract from Apple's network supplier partner, Verizon, IIRC. There are companies who will claim to unlock iPhones but you will lose certain functions.
Unlocked grey market iPhones in the US may not do what they say on the tin and tend to be dearer than those from approved sources.
The iPhone will be available around May in Ireland, or are available from approved sources in the UK, Apple Stores, O2 and their various resellers.
They have them illegally!! You can only make them work here by hacking into them
Ah I see - thanks for that - best wait til May and they are available here legitimately I think.
A friend who works in a large mobile phone company seems to think they are the next benchmark of mobile phone technology.
Wait for them to come out here if you wish but you will be limited to either O2 or Vodafone , whichever gets the contract. I would also imagine you will be charged about €1000 for the privledge of having it sim free. A process that takes about 5 minutes BTW and is perfectly legal.
Even though it is not illegal to 'hack' the iPhone, keep in mind, that if something goes wrong with it Apple will NOT repair it, not even at a charge.
Friend of mind brought one back from the US after Christmas, and after a few weeks started having trouble with the display. Sent it to a friend in the US to try and get it repaired, but was told by Apple that it had been hacked and they would not repair it, even if he paid for it.
I'm sure that some people will argue that this is illegal behaviour on Apple's part, but who's going to pay a lawyer to go to court over a $400 device.