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Dreamer2go

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Jun 23, 2007
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Hello all.

I'm a college student, but I'm originally from Hong Kong.

I am very interested to buy the iphone 3G. (My old phone is getting very faulty) The thing is, if I buy it in the States, the SIM is locked.

If I buy it in HK, I have to switch carriers, and I don't want to do that (Because the service I'm using in HK is the best one for 3G)
I could theoretically buy an iphone3G, and break the contract right away, but that costs around $850USD just for the 8gig model. Way too expensive.

In the states, I'm using AT&T, so I could get an iphone3G with a very cheap price.
I was wondering what is the Sim UNLOCK status, because I would like to use my iphone3G in HK when I head back for Christmas vacation, and use it full time after I graduate next year.

Thank you very much.
 
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