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    Default 3G iPhone Factory Unlocked??? WTF?

    This person is claiming that they are selling FACTORY UNLOCKED 3G iPhones. His feedback is great so it doesn't look like a fake seller etc. Is there really factory unlocked iPhones circulating?

    LINK TO THE AUCTION

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    Phones from Australia and Japan (i think) and perhaps other countries where laws prevent locked phones are sold factory unlocked.

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    Yeah this is correct, I live in New Zealand and we have factory unlocked iphones.
    if you want to purchase one I'm happy to sort you out one will use paypal etc etc
    paulbickley at ihug co nz

    cheers
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    Hmmmm.... I wonder if a lot of people will spring to buy these.
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    I have seen them advertised on ebay. The one guy, whom I was looking at, lives in Italy and he told me they sell them there unlocked due to laws in that country. I'm going to hold off because the 1500 price tag is not worth it, especially if I purchase it now and two weeks later, an unlock comes out.

    I would hold off on purchasing factory unlocked iphone. The unlock could come out at anytime, although this is the longest I've seen waiting for an unlock.

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    I wonder if it is possible to copy the unlocked iphone's firmware and import into locked phones. I wonder if that will actually unlock the phones.

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    i bought mine in Italy and its factory unlocked! yes its the law there! i am willing to take out the firmware for you if you tell me how!
    No Spam - ajl917

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    No. Its not the firmware.....its the baseband. You can swap firmware and the baseband remains unaffected.

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    so is there any way to extract the baseband from those iphones?

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