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• Mayur August 26, 2010, 10:13 pm

  Congrats Harsh for your new iPhone 4 😀

• Harsh Agrawal August 26, 2010, 10:14 pm

  Thanks Mayur 🙂

• Aashish August 26, 2010, 11:02 pm

  Omg, Congrats yaar..!! 🙂

• Harsh Agrawal August 26, 2010, 11:51 pm

  Thanks Aashish.!

• Sourish August 27, 2010, 12:26 am

  nice , how did you ship it to india ? or went to Honkong according to your FB update 😛

• Kunal August 27, 2010, 1:49 am

  Nice phone Harsh!!
  How did you get it? ebay or Gaffar Market 🙂 ?
  Looks good.
  Congrates.

• P.K.ARUN August 27, 2010, 1:55 am

  Congrats harash 🙂 You can even make a unboxing video… It is also having demand in youtube 😉

• Price Arena August 27, 2010, 2:31 am

  Wow, congrats .. so nice to see this ! I m also a Apple fan ! 🙂

• Lakhyajyoti August 27, 2010, 9:37 am

  Lucky guy.Congrats….

• Harsh Agrawal August 27, 2010, 7:58 pm

  Thanks!

• Harsh Agrawal August 27, 2010, 7:58 pm

  Thanks For suggestion Arun..May be for next product I will do unboxing video 🙂

• Harsh Agrawal August 27, 2010, 7:58 pm

  Kunal I contacted one local seller from Ebay and he delivered it to home directly.

• Harsh Agrawal August 27, 2010, 7:59 pm

  Sourish I bought it from one local dealer.

• Sourish August 27, 2010, 8:17 pm

  U can still do an unbox , just make it look like an unbox …:P

• prashanth August 27, 2010, 8:21 pm

  Harsh , can you tell me how to purchase a factory unlocked iphone 4 in india ? thanks and all the best.

• Harsh Agrawal August 27, 2010, 8:22 pm

  Prashanth
  I suggest search on Ebay.in and in most of the listing you will find the contact number of seller and give him a direct call.

• Himanshu August 27, 2010, 9:56 pm

  i didn’t knew we could get a factory unlocked phone in India. great post

• Kunal August 27, 2010, 11:32 pm

  I felt so. Because you wrote price of your iPhone 45k which is same to ebay’s price. So I felt that you might have got it from ebay.

  You’ve been using it for three days now, Hows the performance ?

• Amal Roy August 28, 2010, 12:12 am

  Congrats Harsh for the iphone 4. You’ll love it am sure. Me 2 nw waiting for my iphone 4 which i ordered a week before. Hope it reaches soon and i too could join up the iphone groups 🙂 Good Luck Harsh.

• Sourish August 28, 2010, 1:02 am

  yah i checked its selling for 40k – 45k there.

• Ragh September 3, 2010, 3:52 am

  Hi Harsh,

  First of all congrats in getting your ipone 4. the sexiest phone ever.

  By the way, can you please help me out with the seller with whom you bought the phone and will iphone 4 factory unlocked piece be available in Honk kong apple store?

  Please do help me out, thanks a lot.

• Ragh September 3, 2010, 4:05 am

  how did you get the sim cut to micro sim????

• Harsh Agrawal September 4, 2010, 11:02 pm

  Ragh I used Sim cutter.. You can see Images here:
  https://www.callingallgeeks.org/iphone-mini-sim-to-micro-sim-cutter-images/

• Harsh Agrawal September 4, 2010, 11:04 pm

  Hey Ragh
  I got the seller thought Ebay India and I would suggest you to do the same as the seller which I contacted, I can’t take his responsibility and if he scam you or something , I might not feel good.
  I would suggest find seller selling iPhone on Ebay, all of them have added their contact info, find some one with best price and with Good reviews. Contact them and ask them to sell you iPhone directly.
  Also you can try ordering from eBay directly as Paisapay feature is very useful and will make sure you don’t get scammed.

• Harsh Agrawal September 5, 2010, 12:16 am

  It’s good..better than my EX iPhone 3Gs 🙂

• Ragh September 5, 2010, 12:38 am

  Hey Harsh,
  thanks a lot for your kind reply,

  can you please let me know as to what will be the disadvantage if i get the factory unlocked handset from Hong Kong???

  can i activate it in India with an Indian sim in it?

• Harsh Agrawal September 5, 2010, 12:43 am

  @Ragh
  If you are getting Factory unlocked one from hongkong, Go for it.. As it’s cheaper..
  U can always activate it..but u need to cut your sim..
  You should look for iPhone 4 Sim cutter… Which you can get for arnd 20$

• Ragh September 5, 2010, 12:52 am

  Thanks for your reply,

  it surely works out to be cheap for around 30k but i had a doubt as whether it can be activated in inia or not….

  thanks for your confirmation…

  and it can also be updated to new firmwares, am i right????

  and from where can i get locked iphones apart from USA, as in USA, the 2 year contract is mandatory, that doesn’t work out to be cheap…..

• Ragh September 7, 2010, 7:11 am

  hey friends,

  i have a doubt like, if i purchase the iphone from hong kong online store,

  can it be courierd to India without any kind of troubles???? like customs, courier company etc…

  If there is anybody who has already done this, please let me know….

  Thanks a lot……

• nishit panchal September 7, 2010, 5:27 pm

  @ harsh agrawal, i am going to buy iphone 4 factory unlocked from canada so i just wanted to ask whether you activated the iphone 4 with the indian sim card or it was already activated and is there any activation problem, which network sim card you are using please tell me and also any other problems facing on mobile

  thanks and congrats for the new phone

• Ragh September 8, 2010, 7:08 am

  @nishit panchal

  If you buy iphone 4 from apple online store canada, you’ll get it contract-free, which means you can use any GSM sim card in it and later you can activate the phone with any carrier’s sim in it…..

  But, online stores will not deliver the product outside canada, that’s the only prevailing issue now……

• varunc September 9, 2010, 3:44 pm

  hey harsh congrats on your new iphone ! i need some help from you guys! ive just got two Brand New iPhone 4’s from UK apple store! and they were guaranteed to be unlocked but when i am inserting airtel or BSNL SIM they are not activating in iTunes!! what do I do?? HELP!!!

• jayachandran September 25, 2010, 2:22 pm

  Hey Harsh,
  Thanks for this interesting article. i just ordered iphone 4 from apple canada online store.(factory unlocked …ofcourse). i am wondering what exactly the activation process is?.
  How did it all worked for you when u connected your iphone 4 for the first time in itunes.(with Microsimmed-Airtel card in the phone)
  Does it ask for the zip code/billing info/SSN number stuffs in the itunes for the very first time? just curious to know before i get my iphone4 in 3 weeks in india .

  Thanks in advance .
  Jay

• bhavdip October 4, 2010, 5:41 pm

  why did u purchase from india because in canada u can get it for $779(34000rs)

• bhavdip October 4, 2010, 5:50 pm

  i and i want to ask u that did u ever get antena problem

• Harsh Agrawal October 4, 2010, 7:20 pm

  But that won’t be that fun.. 😉

• Harsh Agrawal October 4, 2010, 7:22 pm

  Amal I think by now you are in the elite group of iPhone users 🙂
  Do come back and share your views about iPhone 4..

• Harsh Agrawal October 4, 2010, 7:23 pm

  Hey Ragh
  I have no clue about it but when I was planning to ship it from HongKong, many ppl asked me to get it only of any of your friend is bringing it for you..Else custom and all will be a headache..!!

• Harsh Agrawal October 4, 2010, 7:24 pm

  Hey Nishit
  I activated it using Airtel Sim and no issues at all with activation.. Just make sure you have a micro-sim cutter with you..!!

• Harsh Agrawal October 4, 2010, 7:25 pm

  Hey Varun
  iPhone which you bought: Are they factory unlocked or just unlocked?
  Which firmware your iPhone has?
  Plz specify all the details and ask question in the iPhone forum:
  http://callingallgeeks.org/help

• Harsh Agrawal October 4, 2010, 7:27 pm

  Not yet Bhavdip..

• bhavdip October 5, 2010, 2:32 pm

  did u make iphone 4 satisfy. what u like and what u dislike…………..

• Chandra October 19, 2010, 10:49 pm

  Hi,
  I would like to buy a factory unlocked iPhone. What do you suggest?
  Can i buy this from Canada? Or just place an order in Ebay?
  Could you please explain how the factory unlocked phone differ from the jail broken unlocked phone?
  Do factory unlocked phone support all features? Installing third party apps?
  IS there any thing in which the jail broken iPhone surpasses the Factory unlocked one? Please let me know, So that I’ll decide on what to buy..

  Thanks for your time

• Rajat October 19, 2010, 11:53 pm

  Hi Chandra, you should buy wherever you are getting a better deal in terms of the price. Factory unlocked iPhones can be updated to the latest firmware without waiting for a compatible Jailbreak release which sometimes might take months. prior to iPhone 4 release factory unlocked iPhones weren’t so widely available. So in 2010 no reason to buy any other variant. And the factory unlocked phone can be jailbroken too.

• Chandra October 21, 2010, 10:31 am

  Hi,
  Thnkas for your early reply.
  I’m planning to buy the factory unlocked iphone 4 from ebay.
  But, How can I make sure that iPhone is factory unlocked? (Not jailbroken?)
  Is there any standard way to check whether it is factory unlocked? You got it from Ebay..right..How did you check and confirmed yourself that you got the Factory unlocked one?
  Please let me know..For me iPhone is one answer away from me.. As soon as you answer I’ll buy iPhone.

• Mohit November 4, 2010, 1:12 am

  @ Chandra —-

  Here’s a way to tell if the phone is carrier locked, based on the part number written on the box:

  Locked iPhone 4 country part numbers

  Germany
  MC603DN/A – 16GB Black
  MC605DN/A – 32GB Black

  Japan
  MC603J/A – 16GB Black
  MC605J/A – 32GB Black

  Spain
  MC603Y/A – 16GB Black
  MC605Y/A – 32GB Black

  USA
  MC608LL/A – 16GB Black
  MC610LL/A – 32GB Black
  MC318LL/A – 16GB Black
  MC319LL/A – 32GB Black

  Unlocked iPhone 4 country part numbers

  Australia
  MC603X/A – 16GB Black
  MC605X/A – 32GB Black

  Canada
  MC603C/A – 16GB Black
  MC605C/A – 32GB Black

  France
  MC603FB/A – 16GB Black
  MC605FB/A – 32GB Black

  Hong Kong
  MC605ZP/A – 32GB Black
  MC603ZP/A – 16GB Black

  Italy
  MC603IP/A – 16GB Black
  MC605IP/A – 32GB Black

  New Zealand
  MC603X/A – 16GB Black
  MC605X/A – 32GB Black

  Singapore
  MC603ZA/A – 16GB Black
  MC605ZA/A – 32GB Black

  Sweden
  MC603KS/A – 16GB Black
  MC605KS/A – 32GB Black

  United Kingdom
  MC603B/A – 16GB Black
  MC605B/A – 32GB Black

• Ayham November 14, 2010, 4:29 pm

  Hello Guys,
  Is there a way to know that an iPhone 4 is officially unlocked by apple and not cracked? I’m in Jordan and want to buy a 16GB iPhone 4.

  Thank you.

• Rajat November 16, 2010, 6:16 pm

  hi asyham, there should be no cydia on the homescreen of the iPhone.

  Sureshot method is to restore iPhone in iTunes and insert any sim. If it works, its factory unlocked.

• Ayham November 16, 2010, 7:03 pm

  Hi Rajat,
  Thanks for your comments.

  I have no experience in this device. What is the cydia? You mean the plastic cover “bad English” :p..?

  About the restore, you mean switch the phone in iTunes mode? I don’t want to fooled …

  Can you provide snapshots?
  Thx for your help.
  Ayham

• Rajat November 17, 2010, 12:43 am

  ayham,
  cydia is the name of a third party application. if its there you will see a brown icon named cydia on the homescreen(screen where icons are placed)

  as for restore, connect in itunes on a computer with a usb cable and click on restore.

• Nitin November 19, 2010, 12:31 pm

  hi,
  i have recently bought an Iphone 4 which is factory unlocked. However, there is no cydia icon on it. how should i start with it?

• Rajat November 20, 2010, 11:59 pm

  factory unlocked is different from jailbreak. cydia is a third party app which you get once you jailbreak. read thru articles listed here to get it.

  http://callingallgeeks.org/tag/jailbreak/

• tashi January 1, 2011, 12:54 pm

  hi Rajat.
  i think u can help me .. my bro is coming from usa in march 2011 and i asked him to bring me iphone4 factory unlocked 16gb …
  but i hav doubt of
  1.. availability of factory unlocked iphone 4 in us
  2… how much cost in US dollar
  3… activation issues if i get it in india (bangalore)
  i would highly appreciat it if you help me in this matter
  thank you.
  tashi

• Rajat January 9, 2011, 7:14 am

  @tashi
  1. Factory unlocked phones are not available in the US officially. if you are lucky you can maybe locate a private reseller selling unlocked phones.
  2. the price is something between 35-45k in indian currency
  3. if you get factory unlocked then no problem with any carrier in india. if not you will have to apply software unlock. we have tutorials posted to help you with that. good luck

• Gaurav Yadav January 18, 2011, 11:09 pm

  Hi ,

  I am currently located in US and planning to purchase Iphone .
  I have a question about Iphone 4 16 gb :-
  i) How do i know whether its a factory unlocked or manual unlocked ..
  Bcoz I am finding Shops which are mentioning phone is a factory unlocked
  and quoting me 750 USD ,but how do i differentiate its a factory unlocked
  and not a manual unlocked. Bcoz there are so many frauds running this
  business here.

  ii) Can you pls confirm the price of iphone 4 16gb Price in India and where to
  purchase the same ?

  Any help will be much appreciated in this regards ..
  Thanks…

  Regards,
  Gaurav Yadav
  408 843 0584

• Rajat January 19, 2011, 8:07 pm

  @gaurav
  to check factory unlocked or not you will need to restore in iTunes to Apple’s firmware and then insert SIM. if it works then its factory unlocked. also, if you see an application called cydia on iPhone it has been software unlocked.
  as for price, it should be 37K-40K INR

• dotcompals January 19, 2011, 8:21 pm

  any update on iphone 4 os launching in india ..

• Tanuj Jham February 22, 2011, 4:43 pm

  Hi,

  I have got the new iphone 4 from US. I am not sure whether its locked or unlocked but most probably its locked. Right now I am able to use it only as ipod. Can you please let me know if there is a way to unlock iphone 4 with firmware 2.10.04? Please do reply

• kartavya February 24, 2011, 12:10 am

  i really like this info …
  wen buying from a shop in india should i check the phone infront of the seller or shopkeeper???. to check fraud or cheat ?… plzx get me the essentials of buying a factory unlocked sealed iphone 4 from a shop in delhi ….