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Apple Hong Kong Selling Unlocked iPhone 3G Online
Everything USB - Gadgets, Wireless USB, USB 3.0 —
... The day you've been waiting for is here. Apple Hong Kong is now carrying unlocked iPhone 3G on its online store. This should be exciting news for locals who have been holding back from getting an iPhone because of Apple's exclusivity with 3 - a HK wireless carrier which subsidizes the smartphones but ties its customers to a 2-year contract. On Apple website, there's even a fine print detailing that the phone will work with any SIMs; basically, you can start making calls with the iPhone after completing the activation through iTunes 8. ...
Apple sale unlocked iPhone 3G in Hong Kong
D' Technology Weblog —
... The iPhone 3G is now on sale directly from Apple in the city of Hong Kong, despite no prior announcements, listings reveal. An 8GB phone is selling for $5,400 HK ($692), while a 16GB model costs $6,200 HK ($794). Notably, iPhones in the region can be “activated with any wireless carrier,” according to Apple, and require only that a carrier’s SIM card be installed prior to sync with iTunes 8. ...
Officially Unlocked iPhones On Sale at Hong Kong Apple Store [IPhone]
Gizmodo —
... out the Hong Kong Apple store online and you'll see a couple of lines of text that'll tempt, tease and beguile you if you're dreaming of an unlocked iPhone 3G: "iPhone 3G purchased at the Apple Online Store can be activated with any wireless carrier. Simply insert the SIM from your current phone into iPhone 3G and connect to iTunes 8 to complete activation." About $700 will get you an unlocked 8GB version, and the 16GB is just $800. Handy for the dev team, no doubt. [Hong Kong Apple Store ...
Apple now selling iPhone 3G unlocked in Hong Kong
Engadget —
... If you can't get your goods into China via the front door, there's always the back. Apple is now selling its iPhone 3G unlocked via its on-line Apple Store in Hong Kong. The 8GB model sells for HK$5,500 (about US$694) or HK$6,200 (about $797) for the 16 ...
Apple selling official, unlocked iPhone 3G
T3.com All —
... to keep up its assault on the smartphone market, then it may find it a struggle to do so having only a single handset (an approach very much unique to Apple) and a single network to use it on. Eventually, as the likes of Android increase the competition in the smartphone market, that might prove enough incentive for Apple to offer a similar deal over here. We won't be holding our breath for anything this year though. Unlocked handsets cost 376 for the 8GB and 431 for the 16GB one. Apple Store Hong Kong (via ...
Unlocked iPhone 3G Available in Hong Kong
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... to iTunes 8 to complete activation.
That means you could seriously reduce ongoing costs, perhaps forgetting voice altogether and using the iPhone as a data-only internet tablet. That said, a quick google turns up this rather extortionate data plan from mobile carrier 3: $$65 (US) will buy you just 30MB. Still, we expect these unlocked phone to become a hot export item: Where else can you buy an unlocked, contract free iPhone (*cough* Ebay *cough*)?
Product page [Apple Hong Kong via Engadget]
Or you could opt for a pay and go ...
Hong Kong gets unlocked iPhone; Russian sales begin Oct 3
AppleInsider —
... Published: 11:00 AM EST Apple this week began selling unlocked iPhones through its online store in Hong Kong, allowing customers to active the handsets at home. Separately, the company's phase 3 iPhone launch will continue on October 3rd, when major Russian retailers begin offering the device. Hong Kong Earlier this week, Apple updated its Hong Kong website with a huge graphic directing customers to its online store where they can purchase unlocked iPhones for use on any network available in the region. "iPhone 3G purchased at the Apple Online Store can be activated with ...
Freedom Doesn’t Come Cheap with Apple
SolSie.com —
... Hong Kong will be the first place on the planet that Apple sells unlocked iPhone that user can activate with any carrier of choice. Freedom doesn’t come cheap. The smaller iPhone goes for for about $695 (5,400 Hong Kong dollars) and the larger sells for $798 (6,200 HK dollars), image The "iPhone 3G purchased at the Apple Online Store can be activated with any wireless carrier," the site states. "Simply insert the SIM from your current phone into iPhone 3G and connect to iTunes 8 to complete activation." Note: In Europe Apple-picked Carriers might sell a non-contract ...
Buy.com selling “never locked” 16GB iPhone 3G
Tech Ticker —
If an updated iPhone doesn’t excite you or you’re wary of the contracts, Buy.com is selling a never locked aka unlocked iPhone 3G for your pleasure. This means it’s free from any Yellowsn0w pain and a user can install apps or upgrade the firmware without worrying about the baseband. They are selling the 16GB version at $799 which is at the same exchange price if you were to import an official unlocked iPhone from Hong Kong.
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