If I import an iPhone to Norway..

[cstromme]

Is there any way to activate it and use it with any sim-card?

 

[iCheddar]

No

At least, for the moment. Hackers are hard at work, and have been hard at work for a month now.

They've made good headway, we now have the ability to do 3rd party apps, and they can also do some simcard hacking. However, the ability to make and receive calls with a non-AT&T simcard is not possible at the moment. Another month or two, and probably, yes.

 

[cstromme]

I thougt there was a hack available to activate it? I could have sworn I read someone using it with a prepaid card?

 

[hanzoh]

I thougt there was a hack available to activate it? I could have sworn I read someone using it with a prepaid card?

Yes, an AT&T prepaid card, or every other reseller that uses AT&T's network code, you can activate it with iASign from www.iphonedevwiki.com

 

[Olgeezer]

Any update?

I see this set of posts today and I wonder if there's any update on using my 3GS in Norway this summer? Can I get a SIM card at the airport in Oslo?

 

[vincenz]

It's a world phone, so as long as you have an activated SIM card, you shouldn't have any problems.

 

[Olgeezer]

Oops

I've bought a 4GS with Verizon to get signal at home, and now have my de-activated 3GS, so I'd need to hook up with a Norway provider, if that's possible.

 

[Jordan921]

I've bought a 4GS with Verizon to get signal at home, and now have my de-activated 3GS, so I'd need to hook up with a Norway provider, if that's possible.

Can you tell me where I can buy one of those unreleased 4GS?!

 

[old-wiz]

I've bought a 4GS with Verizon to get signal at home, and now have my de-activated 3GS, so I'd need to hook up with a Norway provider, if that's possible.

First there is no 4GS phone. Second Verizon iPhones use CDMA, which is almost non-existent in Europe.

 

[Olgeezer]

Re-wording

I have the Verizon 4 whatever iPhone which I do understand won't work in Europe. It works very well here, since I can get a signal (as opposed to ATT).

The question was supposed to be - can I get a SIM card/provider in Europe for my old 3GS ATT phone, which I'm no longer using but still have. So can I walk off the plane in Amsterdam or Oslo, find a SIM-card provider, and have them set me up with service with my old 3GS phone.

Thanks in advance for your patience.

 

[ulbador]

Yes you can use your 3GS, but the level of difficulty lies in what baseband (modem firmware) version you have.

 

[Olgeezer]

Firmware version

Yes you can use your 3GS, but the level of difficulty lies in what baseband (modem firmware) version you have.

How do I find out what version I have?

 

[ulbador]

How do I find out what version I have?

Go to the Settings, General, About. Then refer to some place such as and match up your phone firmware version and modem firmware version:

http://www.jailbreakmatrix.com/iPhone-iTouch-Jailbreak