iPhone4

[Joe 90]

Originally Posted by Feek

The new version tends to be out in July every year anyway so I doubt there'll be anything a month early because it won't be the right time to catch ending contracts.

meh, june/july - all the same to me.

[Mark]

Same - early release is unlikely.

I wouldn't be surprised if they gave up given that they'll be well into development of the next one by then. Suppose it could be offered as a 'low-end' option alongside the next model (like the 3GS is now).

[Kitten]

The 3GS came out on 19th June. As long as it's within 30 days of your contract end you can usually upgrade anyway.

[Joe 90]

My brothers girlfriend has bought him a P&G Orange 3Gs for Christmas to replace his Palm Pre, now trouble is I can't unlock it for his O2 sim & it seems no retail store will either.

First off, do they use the same kind of unlocking software as ultraslow?

Carphonewarehouse said only orange can do it. Yesterday orange said they can't do it because it is running software above 4.0. Today orange said you have to be "an exception" - so what's the problem here!? I thought places like CPW just did it for a fee

[Blighter]

To unlock your phone all you will need to do is call our Customer Service team on 150 from your Orange phone, or 07973 100150 from any other mobile or landline or 450 (07973 100450) if the phone has been used with a pay as you go SIM. Unlocking generally takes between 7 and 10 days.

They may charge up to £20 for PAYG.

[Kitten]

Hasn't he tried that, but orange said they can't do it due to his sw version?

[Joe 90]

Originally Posted by Kitten

Hasn't he tried that, but orange said they can't do it due to his sw version?

Yeah they said that yesterday but I think that was a lie because today when he went back after CPW told him to they told him they can only do it after 3 months :/

[Kitten]

They told me that an extra £5 on my bill was a charge for something that the complaints guy said doesn't even exist - it was for something totally different. They make it up as they go along.

[Desmo]

Software version won't make a difference for an official unlock so they're talking ****e on that front. A lot of the time with PAYG they want to see some usage and maybe have the phone in use for a certain time as it stops people doing exactly what you have just done.

[Joe 90]

He's phoned up again and they've unlocked it for him alongside asking for a £20 top up. So not so much a charge for unlocking as an assurance that he wants to use the Orange sim (which is the sim for his work phone anyway!)

They didn't believe me when I kept saying that they were being lied to, but now his mrs is gonna go back & have words with this guy she knows from the orange shop who claimed its not physically possible to unlock for 12 months after registering with iTunes (LOL!)