Using iPhone in India and the UK

liamrees · Nov 4, 2009, 01:16 AM

I am thinking about getting a iPhone, but this hinges on the fact that I'll be able to use it in both the UK and India as I travel back and forth a lot. I know vodafone will be offering iPhone service next year, and they have this vodafone world plans, but is this actually a good plan? Or, is it possible to switch from a UK vodafone SIM to an Indian vodafone SIM without unlocking the phones?

russellelly · Nov 4, 2009, 05:53 AM

The only sane way would be to get one unlocked and swap between UK and Indian SIMs - Indian operators will be extremely cheap next to any UK roaming scheme. Legit unlocked ones from play.com (at a price!) or you can look into doing it yourself (covered in these forums) with a subsidised Pay/Go or PayMonthly phone.

andylyon · Nov 4, 2009, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by russellelly

Legit unlocked ones from play.com

I spotted these as well the other day, until then I had no idea you could get them legally unlocked in the UK. Play is an awesome site though!

AnDy

Moi un Mouton · Nov 4, 2009, 09:27 AM

I'd offer my opinion that the new Blackra1n / blacksn0w unlock released yesterday is easy, quick and free.

liamrees · Nov 4, 2009, 01:07 PM

But doesn't unlocking a phone void the warranty?

dalvin200 · Nov 4, 2009, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by liamrees

But doesn't unlocking a phone void the warranty?

not if the unlock is "legit"

vinay427 · Nov 4, 2009, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Moi un Mouton

I'd offer my opinion that the new Blackra1n / blacksn0w unlock released yesterday is easy, quick and free.

QFT.

One button for Blackra1n and it's done in like 10 seconds. No need to restore or sync or anything!

liamrees · Nov 5, 2009, 05:39 AM

Is paying 300 pounds extra the only way to get a legitimately unlocked phone? Because thats a bit steep. And what are the repercussions (i.e. warranty, downloading of updates, apps etc) of unlocking a phone yourself, or could someone point me to a thread or guide which could explain that? Is this blackra1n unlock legit?

Nov 4, 2009, 01:16 AM	#1
liamrees macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2009	Using iPhone in India and the UK I am thinking about getting a iPhone, but this hinges on the fact that I'll be able to use it in both the UK and India as I travel back and forth a lot. I know vodafone will be offering iPhone service next year, and they have this vodafone world plans, but is this actually a good plan? Or, is it possible to switch from a UK vodafone SIM to an Indian vodafone SIM without unlocking the phones?

Nov 4, 2009, 05:53 AM	#2
russellelly macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Glasgow, UK	The only sane way would be to get one unlocked and swap between UK and Indian SIMs - Indian operators will be extremely cheap next to any UK roaming scheme. Legit unlocked ones from play.com (at a price!) or you can look into doing it yourself (covered in these forums) with a subsidised Pay/Go or PayMonthly phone. __________________ 24" iMac 2.16GHz Core2Duo OSX Leopard 13" MacBook Aluminium 2GHz Core2Duo OSX Leopard iPhone 3G 16GB \| 3rdGen iPod 20GB \| 1stGen iPod Nano 2GB

Nov 4, 2009, 09:27 AM	#4
Moi un Mouton macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bracknell UK	I'd offer my opinion that the new Blackra1n / blacksn0w unlock released yesterday is easy, quick and free. __________________ Be aware: www.iphoneunlockuk.com is a scam Unlocking your iPhone is free, read this forum!

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Nov 4, 2009, 01:07 PM	#5
liamrees Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2009	But doesn't unlocking a phone void the warranty?

Nov 5, 2009, 05:39 AM	#8
liamrees Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2009	Is paying 300 pounds extra the only way to get a legitimately unlocked phone? Because thats a bit steep. And what are the repercussions (i.e. warranty, downloading of updates, apps etc) of unlocking a phone yourself, or could someone point me to a thread or guide which could explain that? Is this blackra1n unlock legit?