would Iphone 4S work on CDMA network in india

[mhsabir]

I do... And its a painful process explaining to friends & relatives about why cant I/friend get them that shiny new iPhone for $200-$300....

 

[abchopra2010]

The iPhone 4 is available for 1/4th of the price in the US. And this is the reason why I would like to purchase the same.

Since I face network issues related to GSM networks at my home, I use Reliance CDMA. However the CDMA handsets in the market are really bad, and so I would love to have the iPhone 4.

Can the iPhone CDMA from the US market be unlocked and used in India?

The iphone 4 (CDMA) doesn't have a sim card tray slot. So forget about the iphone 4.

 

[mhsabir]

The best part comes when they tell me how Mr.XYZ was able to do it & I tell them its illegal, I have a tough time convincing it is so & explaining why is it so

 

[SVK]

Unlocked iPhones are as costly abroad as in India, but operators sell locked phones in US/UK for really cheap price (prepaid) with condition that phone must be used for certain period (12/24 months) on their network and also minimum amount of recharge/Topup also done for this period. Once this period of usage is over, we get get device unlocked from operator officially.However people get this locked phones, and hack/jailbreak to unlock that phone (losing warranty), and then they transfer/bring to India (this is I guess illegal to do)

 

[mhsabir]

I have had friends/colleagues who have to return to India before the contract period & they pay some charges & have it officially unlocked & bring it here (iPhone/other phones)

 

[Sushubh]

those charges are around USD 150 from what i remember. though they can be smaller for devices that are closer to contract expiry period.

 

[abchopra2010]

Dont know about unlocking but jailbreaking is legal in the US.And yes cancellation are charges are way high.

 

[Sushubh]

yes. jailbreaking is legal in usa. but breaking your contract would be illegal in any country.

 

[mhsabir]

those charges are around USD 150 from what i remember. though they can be smaller for devices that are closer to contract expiry period.



Yes... It depends upon where you are in terms of contract period

 

[jigneshh]

do you know any one from reliance doing this job