if done through the carrier that should not impact the warrantee.
Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Craig Werner Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 20:24 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: using the IPhone as a local phone in the UK Hello, Sieghard. You make a most compelling case for an unlocked iPhone. I'll check into this possibility the next time I travel. However, my iPhone 5 is under warranty, and I don't know if an unlock will be possible without voiding the agreement. I am finding the burgeoning discussion of UK providers and their rates to be very helpful. It's not the kind of thread usually found on this list, and I hope it will be allowed to continue. Craig On 10/11/13, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Craig, > This is definitely a solution for phone calls, but if you were able > to get your phone unlocked, then instead of having to use a second > phone all you would need is a SIM from an irish provider and your > iPhone would allow you to make cheap local calls, be called, send and > receive text and you could also buy some prepaid data. I did this in > Thailand since I have an unlocked iPhone 4S and for the just over 2 > weeks I was there I paid $25 for a prepaid SIM which included the > price of the SIM ($2 or $3), 1 Gig of data, text messages and a bunch > of minutes. I walked up a provider's counter at the airport and was > out of there 5 minutes later and the lady even swapped the SIM for me. > Almost everywhere I went I had good 3G coverage and only in some > places away from the cities and out on the ocean during a boat trip I > had Edge. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Craig Werner > Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 5:24 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: using the IPhone as a local phone in the UK > > Ray and all, I travel rather often to the Republic of Ireland and > Northern Ireland, and I go the route of buying a cell phone in Ireland > that works on the "pay as you go" plan. True, I lose iPhone > accessibility, but I can still use the phone whenever there is a > wireless network for downloading files and listening to radio > stations, etc. When I get home, I turn off the Ireland phone until my > next trip. Calls are very inexpensive, and I don't have to worry > about charges from my U.S. carrier. > > Craig > > On 10/11/13, Edward Green <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Ray, >> >> If you intend to use your phone with a UK SIM, then you may not need >> to > turn >> data roaming off as data is really cheap with some carriers here and >> often significant amounts of it come bundled with pay as you talk >> SIMs and their top-ups. >> >> Up to you though obviously. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Ed >> On 11 Oct 2013, at 11:14, Cait and Maggie <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> There might be a charge for unlocking from your carrier, though, >>> even if your contract is up. rogers tried to charge us fifty bucks for >>> this. >>> >>> Just wanted people to be aware, just in case. >>> Cait >>> >>> On 2013-10-11, at 5:07 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Ray, >>>> >>>> With the iPhone you have to ask your carrier to unlock it for you. >>>> If you are with AT&T you can call them and ask, but I am not sure >>>> if they do it while you are under contract. If you are past your 2 >>>> years I believe they are obligated to unlock the phone for you. >>>> From what I heard they send instructions after they do whatever it >>>> is they have to do on their end. >>>> You >>>> then have to hook your phone up to iTunes and do a restore and once >>>> this is done you should get a message that your phone is now >>>> unlocked. >>>> >>>> When are you going to England and for how long? You can reply >>>> direct, [email protected]. >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Sieghard >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>> Behalf Of Ray T. Mahorney >>>> Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 1:22 AM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: using the IPhone as a local phone in the UK >>>> >>>> Guessing that in order to do that I am going to have to get an >>>> unlock code with other phones I have had that unlock was based on >>>> the IMEI code. >>>> Does >>>> the same hold with the IPhone? >>>> >>>> >>>> Ray T. 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