With the European and Asian iPhone rollouts still months away, is it any wonder to find the little guy venturing out on the mean, GSM streets all on his own? According to that list above compiled by the iPhone Dev Team, the freebie
iPhone software unlock has now been tested to work in 32 countries and 69 national carriers -- a list which is changing by the minute. Testing is based on calls in/out, SMS in/out, EDGE/GPRS access, and voicemail access. Not
Visual Voicemail, naturally, but the ability to receive notifications alerts and check voicemail messages. As usual, we won't link you directly to the iPhoneDev community in accordance to their request for uh,
anonymity.
Update: Make that 42 countries and 90 local carriers according to our readers! They've unlocked their own phones on the additional country/carrier combos: New Zealand/Vodafone, Spain/Moviestar, Poland/Orange, Czech Republic/Vodafone, Bahrain/Batelcom/MTC Vodafone, Israel/Cellcom, Hungary/T-Mobile, Belgium/Proximus/Base/Mobistar, Kuwait/Wataniya, and Ireland/Meteor. Note: the iPhoneDev list included Telus (with a note that it won't work) and double-counted India. Any more dear readers?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Laurent @ Sep 13th 2007 5:08AM
South Africa on Vodacom....
Big Johnson @ Sep 25th 2007 2:34AM
Mine is unlocked for Vodacom in SA but it can't receive calls. Can make calls, send and recive SMS's and that's it - any advice?
Carl Starke @ Oct 29th 2007 6:25AM
Try your Vodacom SIM again. Mine also didnt work a few weeks ago, so I got an MTN pay as you go. I tested Vodacom again on Friday and it now works.
hip2b2 @ Sep 13th 2007 5:33AM
Smart Communications and Globe Telecoms in the Philippines
http://hip2b2.yutivo.org/2007/09/12/conquering-the-apple-iphone-ii-tested-on-globe-and-smart-postpaid/
onelargeprawn @ Sep 13th 2007 5:41AM
Yea what Laurent said - South Africa on the Vodacom network.
Donald @ Sep 13th 2007 6:43AM
How the hell did they get it to work on Telus? They're a CDMA carrier!
Unless someone tried it with one of their roaming SIMs...
Phil @ Sep 13th 2007 7:38AM
In Canada, on TELUS's CDMA Network.... ??? ya right !!!
bibiran @ Sep 13th 2007 8:08AM
Brunei, DSTCom.
Mootaz @ Sep 13th 2007 8:13AM
Egypt, Vodafone since yesterday :0) Pictures to follow..
David Werbrouck @ Sep 13th 2007 8:23AM
In Belgium with Proximus: it work too, check out this video we make this morning:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mRryQSj_JU
imiris @ Sep 13th 2007 8:24AM
Norway with Netcom. We were also first with reg-crack. (dvd-jon)
Patrick @ Sep 13th 2007 8:25AM
Netherlands - KPN
Jan Brane @ Sep 13th 2007 10:23AM
Philippines should be in the list! We have unlocked iPhones here, NOT THE iPhone clones from china....
Daniel Perz @ Sep 13th 2007 11:22AM
Telus on that list makes no sense.
Jay @ Sep 13th 2007 11:28AM
Add Cable & Wireless Jamaica to the list!
I tried using Digicel Jamaica but no luck so far, but thanks for the constant updates and keep up the good work.
Noahs Noah @ Sep 13th 2007 12:00PM
I didn't know Engadget was so politically biased... but to educate those in need.. Cellcom also offers service in occupied Palestine (The Gaza Strip, East and the Old city of Jerusalem, and The West Bank) and in occupied Syria (The Golan Heights). The main website even offers their services in Arabic in addition to the Hebrew. So why are Palestine and Syria not real countries? If so, that's cool, but I just wanted to know what you guys think...
http://www.gsmworld.com/cgi-bin/ni_map.pl?cc=il&net=cc
shaneelkumar @ Sep 13th 2007 12:03PM
iPhone Unlocked in Fiji on Vodafone.
Brian @ Sep 13th 2007 11:41PM
Venezuela, Digitel GSM
vitor @ Sep 15th 2007 9:43AM
In Brazil its working under the TIM network
tomg @ Sep 17th 2007 8:44AM
hey... have unlocked phone on vodacom SA but can't receive calls only make calls and send sms -any ideas?
Pablo Prez Cahuenas @ Sep 22nd 2007 12:43PM
We've unlocked the iPhone on Ecuador, with Movistar(Telefonica), and Porta(America Movil).
Here are the posts:
www.ipabmac.blogspot.com
www.palulopanda.wordpress.com
Palulo @ Sep 26th 2007 8:37AM
Yes, this true, the exact post is:
Ecuador (iPhone)
faheem @ Nov 11th 2007 4:49AM
hi
i have apple iphone 8GB available in south africa, email me if interested
faheem@3gp.za.net
akrem @ Dec 1st 2007 11:11AM
MTN in Syria also works with unlocked Iphone. I can't figure out how to adjust the internet settings though. Any ideas?