Tuesday 3 May 2011

Apple iPhone In Canada With Rogers And Fido On Hand

By Cicely Laso


Using An Apple iPhone in Canada

"Where did you buy your iPhone in Canada?" are the question most people have asked me. My answer to that question is, "I didn't buy my iPhone in Canada! I bought it from Seattle, WA, and unlocked the iPhone myself!? Yes, that's true folks. iPhones in Canada have been purchased majority of them by Canucks who went down to the States to purchase them. After purchasing it, they either unlocked the iPhone in Canada themselves, or paid someone to unlock it for them.

What Mobile Networks Work With An iPhone in Canada?

GSM networks available in Canada are only two. Rogers is one network. The second is Fido which basically is owned by Rogers.. You can only use your iPhone with either of these two networks in Canada. When you hook up your iPhone in Canada is such a simple process. First, you need to get a hold of an iPhone.After you have "jailbreak" (iTunes activation has been bypassed) and "unlocked" (opened to be used with any GSM network; ie--Fido, Rogers, etc.), you just pop the SIM card tray out of the top of the iPhone with a paperclip, and you can now insert your Rogers or Fido SIM card. Then turn you phone back on and there, you will now have a working iPhone in Canada. In Canada though, iPhone firmware 1.1.2 cannot be software unlocked at the moment since they are new. A TurboSIM method is the only way to unlock these phones which requires a slight modification of your SIM card which then fits into a "tray" that slides into your iPhone. Your iPhone is being tricked with this "tray" allowing it to be used with any GSM network in Canada (or the world!) What Features Work on the iPhone in Canada?

With your "jailbreak" and "unlocked" iPhone in Canada, every single feature still works. Even though the "Visual Voice mail" is the only feature that does not work, it is only available to AT&T subscribers in the USA. Features such YouTube, WiFi, EDGE, Camera, Weather, Stocks, iPod, Calculator, Mail, Google Maps, SMS, works with your iPhone in Canada. Your SMS voice mail notifications may not work with Rogers or Fido that would depend on your firmware that you are running. To allow for the iPhone receiving SMS voice mail notifications users on firmware version 1.1.1 can install a 3rd party application. To send MMS messages, install games, and other fun programs are available in 3rd party applications. The available possibilities are limitless.




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