[UK] Need Reassurance on Unlocking.

[Kee123]

Hi there, I'm hoping to get an iPhone here in the UK on the 9th November, however I cannot afford the Contract that you have to use with it, and plus I've never been a fan of contract phones anyway.
So, I just some kind of reassurance and clarification on what I plan to do, bearing in mind I've no knowledge of how the unlocking process works etc.

Here's what I assume is how it works, correct me if I'm wrong:

** I buy the iPhone from an Apple Store or similar, un-activated.
** I take it home and unlock it myself, this is where I need more help than anything, as I'm unsure of what software to use, how to do it etc.
** I can insert my Pay-As-You-Go O2 Sim Card that I use currently.

Also, does the unlock prevent me from using any of the iPhone's features, or can you just use it as normal?

I can't think of any more questions now, but I think that's all I need to know.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Spanners]

Yes thats it exactly. The only feature you won't get is Visual Voicemail. But normal voicemail still works fine.

 

[gormond]

I plan to use the exact same method so I can use my Vodafone SIM.

 

[emotion]

This assumes that the new firmware, likely to ship with the UK iPhone, doesn't step in the way of unlocking (it'll likely make the device as hard to jailbreak as a Touch too - which is unbreakable at the moment).

Only time will tell.

 

[Kee123]

This assumes that the new firmware, likely to ship with the UK iPhone, doesn't step in the way of unlocking (it'll likely make the device as hard to jailbreak as a Touch too - which is unbreakable at the moment).

Only time will tell.

Yeah, I was taking that under consideration myself anyway.

When will we know what firmware will be shipping with the UK iPhone?

 

[emotion]

When will we know what firmware will be shipping with the UK iPhone?

I don't know but I suspect the US will get a firmware update relatively soon. We'll see then.