☻ iPhone - What does mean a locked/unlocked iPhone ☺ ?

Question

I've heard plenty of times things like :

...I would like to buy a cheap unlocked iPhone...

...Is it possible to unlock my iPhone...

...etc.

What does it mean if an iPhone is LOCKED or UNLOCKED ??

Answer 1

First off all, the new Iphone 3g is the only one you can buy now from atandt in the states and rogers in canada. (The old iphones cannot be bought from these carriers.

If an Iphone is unlocked, it means the firmware or the native programs installed on the phone by the carrier has been broken. This allows people to install 3rd party applications onto their phone like games, wallpapers, ringtones and other things of that sort

The Iphone is by apple (im sure you knew that)...

the Iphone 3g is the new version that runs on a 3G network by either atat or rogers.

the 8gb model is only available in black for $199 but the 16 gb is available in black and white for $299

Remember if you unlock your Iphone 3G the warranty automatically becomes void!

Hope that helps

Answer 2

When the Iphone is unlocked it means it's not on any particular phone company, and when it's lock it means it's on AT&T.

This is just some information on the IPhone

http://www.apple.com/iphone/

Hope i helped! :-)

Answer 3

locked iphone you can only use w/ ATT service.

unlocked you can use with other services (tmobile, sprint, verizon)

8gb 3g iphone comes only in black, 16gb 3g iphone comes in white and black.

the 3g is the "new" network that is faster then the "edge" which is what the first iphone ran off of.