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The SIM lock is why I have yet to buy an iPhone. I don't mind the mandatory contract and I don't mind having to buy prepaid SIM cards when I travel abroad. But
by mustpax 16y ago
The SIM lock is why I have yet to buy an iPhone. I don't mind the mandatory contract and I don't mind having to buy prepaid SIM cards when I travel abroad. But I live in Canada and travel elsewhere quite often; roaming charges are such a blatant rip-off that they render the phone useless when it is most needed.
Yes I know I can jailbreak it, but I'm not going to buy a premium product to only be saddled with sysadmining it so i stays up-to-date.
- spicyj 16y agoI believe you'll be able to buy the iPhone 4 without a SIM-lock in Canada direct from Apple: http://store.apple.com/ca/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone http://store.apple.com/ca/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iph... Then you can stick whatever SIM card you want and it'll work. Unfortunately, you'll be stuck with paying a lot at the beginning for the phone. It's also possible that you can get your carrier to unlock it; I know some UK carriers will.
- semanticist 16y agoAll UK carriers will - they're obliged to. Not sure how a SIM-locked iPhone is any different to any other phone that's SIM-locked - any pretty much any phone that's subsidised will be locked.