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[BabaBooey]

My neighbor just got one and wants it unlocked but asked me to see how the unlocked ones are doing and any advice for him ?



Thanks

 

[S Freud]

My GF works at a call center for T-Mobile. Shes says that if there is a problem with the unlocked iphone no one will help the user because they don't have people trained with it since the phone is no theirs. Its not covered under warranty either. I've heard there are plenty of problems, plans that don't match up and errors on the network. I wouldn't wast my time or money.

 

[intogamer]

It he has to ask, then he shouldn't do it.

 

[BabaBooey]

Originally posted by: intogamer
It he has to ask, then he shouldn't do it.

Well thanks a bunch ,that really helps...



Can anyone just answer the question ??

I never asked about t-mobile support or who works there or if he should do it himself.


Just trying to get some straight answers from iphone OWNERS that had it unlocked...pretty simple question..

 

[pm]

I have mine unlocked and I'm on T-Mobile. I used the original software unlock on the night that it was released.

It works fine, there are no issues or problems at all - except the voicemail light comes on (whether or not there's voicemail) every time I reset the phone (which has been twice so far - once when I got it and another time to enable YouTube). I just have to call voicemail, leave a message and then erase it and the light goes out. Other than that... no problems at all. Everything (except Visual Voicemail - which is an AT&T feature) works as it's supposed to. I'm very pleased with the phone.

If you have more specific questions, I'd be happy to answer them.

For what it's worth, I went to the local T-Mobile store the day that I unlocked it and asked about data plans. They quizzed me about my needs and kept asking what phone and I finally showed the salesman my iPhone with the T-Mobile logo in the corner and he thought it was really cool. Several of the guys working at the store looked at it and thought it was awesome. They made me feel almost embarrassed about the attention. They spent a while on data plans and finally recommended the $20/month plan with unlimited Edge (and Wifi access at T-Mobile Zones).

Several of my co-workers have unlocked theirs as well and are on T-Mobile. No one has any complaints that I know of. The unlocking process was (is?) a bit scary though. You have reset the phone a fair bit and I thought I' bricked mine (killed it) for a while which had me a bit nervous.

 

[BabaBooey]

Originally posted by: pm
I have mine unlocked and I'm on T-Mobile. I used the original software unlock on the night that it was released.

It works fine, there are no issues or problems at all - except the voicemail light comes on (whether or not there's voicemail) every time I reset the phone (which has been twice so far - once when I got it and another time to enable YouTube). I just have to call voicemail, leave a message and then erase it and the light goes out. Other than that... no problems at all. Everything (except Visual Voicemail - which is an AT&T feature) works as it's supposed to. I'm very pleased with the phone.

If you have more specific questions, I'd be happy to answer them.

For what it's worth, I went to the local T-Mobile store the day that I unlocked it and asked about data plans. They quizzed me about my needs and kept asking what phone and I finally showed the salesman my iPhone with the T-Mobile logo in the corner and he thought it was really cool. Several of the guys working at the store looked at it and thought it was awesome. They made me feel almost embarrassed about the attention. They spent a while on data plans and finally recommended the $20/month plan with unlimited Edge (and Wifi access at T-Mobile Zones).

Several of my co-workers have unlocked theirs as well and are on T-Mobile. No one has any complaints that I know of. The unlocking process was (is?) a bit scary though. You have reset the phone a fair bit and I thought I' bricked mine (killed it) for a while which had me a bit nervous.

Thanks you very much,thats what he wanted to hear...:beer:



Thanks for the info,it is much appreciated...

 

[nboy22]

Originally posted by: S Freud
My GF works at a call center for T-Mobile. Shes says that if there is a problem with the unlocked iphone no one will help the user because they don't have people trained with it since the phone is no theirs. Its not covered under warranty either. I've heard there are plenty of problems, plans that don't match up and errors on the network. I wouldn't wast my time or money.

The funny thing is that I work for AT&T warranty center, and no one is trained on the Iphone either. All the questions get redirected to Apple support.

 

[bamx2]

Lots of people over at www.howardforums have done it .