Apple now selling iPhone 3G unlocked in Hong Kong

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 gigger. Already available since July 11th with a local Hutchison Telecommunications contract, this is the first time that Apple has sold its device unlocked in Hong Kong:

"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."

Unfortunately for the 1 billion mainland Chinese, the terms and conditions limit sales to those in Hong Kong only -- not that the gray market cares about T&Cs. It'll be interesting to see if Apple extends the unlocking more broadly (presumably as exclusivity deals expire) or if this is strictly a local phenomena, perhaps in direct response to having its WiFi and the imperialistic 3G gutted from handsets sold under Apple's rumored China Mobile deal.

[Via PC World, thanks Twins N]

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 27th 2008 5:13PM]

btw the iPhones sold in Greece by Vodafone are all unlocked... since the launch.

[amnesia Posted Sep 26th 2008 5:17PM]

Since they're releasing the iPhone in Qatar, I'm confident it'll be unlocked because no network in the Middle East locks phones and the consumers wouldn't accept it.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 26th 2008 11:20PM]

Is it possible to dump the firmware from the officially unlocked iPhone to unlock an locked one?

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 27th 2008 1:00AM]

just a really bold shot in the dark here , but do these have there wifi and other wireless capability stripped by default (from point of purchase) ?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 1st 2008 4:42PM]

Hello. I want to unlock my Iphone. I found this site, www.iphoneunlockfast.com, do you know? works?

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