Alot of the free wifi in HK has some sort of time limit (usually 30 mins). I believe there are cards where you can buy to use wifi. I have little knowledge on this cause I am on unlimited data plan.
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Traveling to HONG KONG, need to unlock iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPad
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Alot of the free wifi in HK has some sort of time limit (usually 30 mins). I believe there are cards where you can buy to use wifi. I have little knowledge on this cause I am on unlimited data plan.
Buy an unlocked iPhone 4 in HK and sell your AT&T locked iPhone on craigslist. The unlocked 16GB is only about $640 US, and you should be able to get $500 for your iPhone 4 on craigslist if it's in good condition. Or, just sell the unlocked iPhone 4 when you get back to the US for $700 easily.
I'm traveling to Asia for 6 weeks next year, so I used my upgrade pricing to get an AT&T locked 32GB iPhone 4 for $300, sold it on craigslist, and then went to Canada to pay full price for an unlocked iPhone. I refuse to pay AT&T's outrageous roaming fees.
I'm traveling to Asia for 6 weeks next year, so I used my upgrade pricing to get an AT&T locked 32GB iPhone 4 for $300, sold it on craigslist, and then went to Canada to pay full price for an unlocked iPhone. I refuse to pay AT&T's outrageous roaming fees.
Apple is nice, but that doesn't change the fact they have an exclusive contract with AT&T.
Besides, the OP made his choice by refusing to exercise a little restraint when it came to updating his software. I don't know when my next overseas trip is, but I know to be judicious in my upgrades and to save my SHSH blobs. It required 60 minutes of research to figure this out. Even if it required a larger investment of time, I think the time spent is worth having an unlockable phone. The OP didn't agree and now he's in his current situation.
He's already stated he's found a workaround. Let's close this, shall we?
Besides, the OP made his choice by refusing to exercise a little restraint when it came to updating his software. I don't know when my next overseas trip is, but I know to be judicious in my upgrades and to save my SHSH blobs. It required 60 minutes of research to figure this out. Even if it required a larger investment of time, I think the time spent is worth having an unlockable phone. The OP didn't agree and now he's in his current situation.
He's already stated he's found a workaround. Let's close this, shall we?
Really? They helped you? How's your unlock coming along then? Why'd you update? FindMyiPhone? Air Print? Good job, now since you can print without a wire, you also can't use the phone overseas.
You should be banned. People like you make this forum much less desirable. You seem like you don't even realize how much of a jacka$$ you come across as.
so what did u end up doing?
i am in hk, and have iphone 4.0.2with 01.59 baseband, had the phone jailbroken and "unlocked" before i came...
bought a microsim prepaid sim card form 3, and it could not find any network... now im stuck and looking online for solutions
i am in hk, and have iphone 4.0.2with 01.59 baseband, had the phone jailbroken and "unlocked" before i came...
bought a microsim prepaid sim card form 3, and it could not find any network... now im stuck and looking online for solutions
We took our iPhones and Ipad to HK and just used them on free WiFi at the hotel, coffee places, and malls. I had a phone that was a few years old (sony) that I unlocked by calling ATT to ask for the unlock code and they hooked me up, then prepaid sims got us all the phone calls we needed.
Not sure what is wrong if your iphone is unlocked but not working with prepaid cards. Maybe go my route above and just by a paygo phone, or rent one.
Not sure what is wrong if your iphone is unlocked but not working with prepaid cards. Maybe go my route above and just by a paygo phone, or rent one.
Just about every corner in HK has stands selling the Gevy\Rebel SIM knockoffs, they work just fine on any of the iPhone 4 models... and cost about $200 HKD... or about $5 USD there
Sorry, I had Philippine Pesos on the mind, sorry for the conversion error... either way, if you buy in Manila or HKG or Beijing it's $5 USD, whatever that converts to in their local currencies, lol
When Gevey SIM first came out in middle March in Shanghai, I paid 400 CYN which is $61, price has gone down drastically since, but not at $5, at least 100 CNY which is $15.
For carrier in Hong Kong, go with People's, it's subdivision of China Mobile, reliable and cheap. It costs me 2.5 cents USD per minute to call back the States, unbelievable.
I use Tru Mobile SIM card whenever I travel. They're about half as much as AT&T roaming rates, and you can get a US or UK number, so it's convenient for me. Easier than buying a sim in each country, and it works anywhere. Data rates are high tho.
1/2 of AT&T international roaming is still pretty bad IMO.
Local SIM's in Asia has very cheap rates, usually few cents USD per minute calling internationally.
But true, it's not as convenient, I carry a SIM card holder with cards from a dozen countries LOL.
I agree, but it's still half, and you always know your number, and most importantly people calling to you from the US when you travel don't pay, and with Tru SIMS the incoming texts are free for them AND free for you to receive... and if you try to manage keeping loads on each SIM from each country you'll go broke and ultimately go to use it and forget sometime... Tru doesn't expire... one of those calculated values, and to me it's worth it to pay a little more. They do a thing where you can buy into discounted rates for $15 a month "membership fee" (can be added and removed anytime), and makes rates as cheap as using the local carriers in many countries... but for me I just have international SIMs for emergencies, so I might spend a couple bux in texts, not enough to warrant anything but the higher "non subscription" rates.
They didn't "factory unlock it" ... you need to learn terminology or you're going to confuse people. They either used a Gevy\Rebel Unlock, or did a Software Unlock (ie ultrasnow), but there's no way to "factory unlock" a US iPhone taken to Hong Kong
Thanks. I already bought one from ebay and using it with tmobile. I just want know whether it will work in hk or not.
If it can be used with t-mobile, it should be unlocked, so yes, you can use it in HK.
All of my family's iPhones are unlocked iPhones from HK carriers.
We use them in the US, HK, and inside China via different sim cards with no problems.
All of my family's iPhones are unlocked iPhones from HK carriers.
We use them in the US, HK, and inside China via different sim cards with no problems.