If you are in US, India, UK and other countries, when you buy an iPhone, Apple ties up the iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS you are buying to a local telecom provider. But when you buy iPhone 3G through the Hong Kong Online Apple Store, you can officially and legally get a Factory unlocked iphone which you can use with any operator. Yeah, right! “ANY” operator.
iPhone 3G & iPhone 3GS purchased at the Apple Online Store can be activated with any wireless carrier. Simply insert the SIM from your current phone into iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS and connect to iTunes 8.2 to complete activation.
Because they’ve been unlocked at the factory, these iPhones can always be updated and they’re covered under standard Apple warranties.
This is because, in countries like Hong Kong, New Zealand and Australia, it is illegal for Cell phone companies to mandate their customers to have a contract with any ONE service provider. So, if you ever touch down at Hong Kong airport or Australia or New Zealand for a holiday or business trip, don’t forget to grab a Factory unlocked iPhone 3GS from the local Apple Online Store.
The prices are not bad either. A 16GB legally unlocked iPhone 3GS will cost you around HK$ 5,388 i.e USD 695 (or 487 Euro), while a 32GB version would cost HK$ 6,288 i.e USD 812 (or 567 Euro).
Beside HK, I found that iPhone 3GS sold in NZ and Australia are also pretty cheap.
iPhone 3GS 16 GB:
New Zealand 1,150.00 NZD = 552.033 EUR = 788.202 USD
Australia 879.00 AUD, 491.287 EUR, 684.991 USD
iPhone 3GS 32 GB:
New Zealand 1,349.00 NZD, 920.172 USD, 647.422 EUR
Australia 1,040.00 AUD, 810.469 USD, 581.121 EUR
Visit the Apple online stores – New Zealand, Australia , Hong Kong
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August 26th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
good news to all but not to me ad i had purchased it before for more cost
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August 27th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Hong Kong will not deliver to the USA. Specifically states it on shipping terms.
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Raju Reply:
August 27th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
Thanks for tipping us. You can try from Australia and NZ though
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August 28th, 2009 at 1:35 am
Thanks for the information. I think i will buy myself one from Australia.
I dont want to tie myself with a contract.
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September 1st, 2009 at 7:09 pm
None of these three websites will deliver outside their countries. There’s another headache. If you live there, that’s ok. But if you live in the US like me?
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Raju Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 8:52 pm
@user211,
You are right. That is why I mention “if you ever visit those countries or have relatives”
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September 6th, 2009 at 3:28 am
i was looking for factory unlock iphones, i work as a whole seller in middle east, but i am not able to find any good and reliable seller from australia or anyother country which offer unlock iphones, i got one seller from aus but i am not getting good prices can any body help
???
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September 12th, 2009 at 1:36 am
can i get an iphone 3gs delivered through courier in India from Australia/NZ/HK.. if i purchase from apple online stores from these countries???
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Raju Reply:
September 12th, 2009 at 8:22 am
you mean officially from Apple stores? No. But if you have some friends/relatives over there, you can ask them to courier it
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September 26th, 2009 at 1:25 am
I just posted this elsewhere and I’m saying this here too. You guys say Airtel locks iPhone in India. However, the one I got from Airtel seem to be unlocked. I have tried various sims. They all work just fine.
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Raju Reply:
September 26th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
well, you must be lucky. I am 100% sure none of the cellular companies in India offer unlocked iPhones
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October 7th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
FAHAD please give me your information .. I will try to help you
Thamks
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raman Reply:
October 12th, 2009 at 4:01 am
If you know anyway to get iphones let me know. I will buy wholesale and live in the US. Thanks.
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October 9th, 2009 at 9:59 am
i heard that these iphones do not have gps and wifi. is this true?
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Raju Reply:
October 9th, 2009 at 10:13 am
NOT true at all!
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October 16th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
I can get Factory Unlocked iphones at good prices and I can ship them to any country. Please me know if you are interested. Thank you
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Athar Reply:
October 17th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
can u ship an iphone 3Gs 32GB black to United Arab Emirates (UAE)
dubai. ??
and for how much ???
email me..
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jeremy Reply:
October 26th, 2009 at 6:27 am
i am interested in buying unlocked 3gs iphones. depending on the price i would like 10-20 of them.
please let me if thats possible and its price. thanks
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Elvo Reply:
October 31st, 2009 at 7:13 am
I would like to buy 2 Unlocked 3Gs iphones, 16 or 32GB black color, could you let me know if its posssible & how much? US
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Ales Reply:
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:06 am
I would like to buy 1 Unlocked 3Gs iphone, 32GB black color, could you let me know if its posssible & how much? Europe
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Gopi Reply:
November 2nd, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Hi,
I am looking for one in India. I need the full featured iPhone 3GS Factory unlocked phone. Anyone who can help?
Gopi
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DJ Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
Looking for a fully unlocked 16 or 32 GB Iphones 3GS in USA..what are prices you are looking for??
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Zoe Reply:
November 17th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
I am interested in purchasing a real factory unlocked Iphone 3gs, Not software unlocked. In black 16gb. What is your price??
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jj Reply:
November 19th, 2009 at 9:36 am
i would like to get 2 apple iphone 3gs 32gb black.anyone is able to hlp and ship to sg?tell me the cost too.thanks!
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October 17th, 2009 at 12:31 am
Can I purchase the iPhone from HongKong Airport
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October 18th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Yes I can ship to (UAE)
Price for the phone is £570 and shipping will be around £10 to £15
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Josef Reply:
October 27th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
EeeezyTek
can you provide me with you e-mail or any way to contact you?
i need 10 iPhone’s
Unlocked ( in ) a good price
looking forward to hear from you…
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Dale Reply:
November 19th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Hi – would like to purchase unlocked 3GS 32GB- I am based in the UK – can you give me a price please? – THANKS!!
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October 24th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
can u ship to Indonesia
and how much the price for iphone 3gs unclocked white 16 Giga?
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October 28th, 2009 at 10:31 am
Can i buy the unlocked official 3Gs from Hong Kong and use it in India? Will the warranty be still valid?
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Raju Reply:
October 28th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Yes!
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October 28th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
if i buy an unlocked iphone from the states r Hong Kong can i use this in Ireland?? coz there 2 dear over here 2 buy!!!
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November 5th, 2009 at 2:09 am
whats the price of iphone 3gs at dubai nowadays.plz answer
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November 5th, 2009 at 9:22 am
I live in New Zealand and can buy whatever you want from the NZ apple store on-behalf of you if you want.
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George Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 9:24 am
Can you buy it without a contract? Also, do you know if it can be bought in HK without a contract?
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jj Reply:
November 19th, 2009 at 9:39 am
can you help me get iphone 3gs 32gb?and how much doees it cost?
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November 6th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
I heard that i-phone 4gb is about to be released. Does anybody know about the 4gb i-phone price?
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November 12th, 2009 at 3:08 am
Thanks for the helpful information! If I do purchase an unlocked iphone (from the Apple store in Australia, etc), will it have the same features as an iphone purchased here? That is, can I use the voice commands and other features that people are saying don’t work well on an unlocked iphone?
Thanks!
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