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So rather than discuss what is or isn't possible, lets get down to it:

Are there any Italians reading who I can PayPal money to so they can send me a white iPhone 3G, which is unlocked and ready for use in the UK??

I can't believe there are none on eBay (well there is 1 but it's in America and the price has gone up far too much)
 
Not a bad idea, I will offer 100EUR to anyone willing to get me a belgian iPhone and sending it to me, payment will take place over paypal of course.
 
iPhone 3G prices

Unlocked iPhone 3G 8GB 499euros
Unlocked iPhone 16GB 569euros

Official prices from Vodafone.gr
 
Not a bad idea, I will offer 100EUR to anyone willing to get me a belgian iPhone and sending it to me, payment will take place over paypal of course.

Are you offering 100EURO as a token of appreciation/reward to the guy who helps you get the iphone on top of the cost of the iphone, or are you just gonna pay 100EURO for the iphone itself?
 
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Italy,Belgium,plus one more country I just can't think of now are selling unlocked iPhones. In Italy you can buy it from Vodafone but then you are sticked to the APN iphone.vodafone.it and you'd need to play with different sim to change it. Buying it from Tim's easier and I would think Apple warranty would still apply,you can disable 3g on those iPhones but I couldn't tell you about them being suitable for a specific foreign carrier frequency
 
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