iPhone on Rogers - General iPhone on Rogers / Fido discussions

[Ironhorse]

I'm going to be in the US next week. Is there a way I can buy some sort of a pre-pay data card so that I don't get charged up the wazoo with data roaming charges?

[kermitology]

^^ I suggest just turning off your data connection while you're gone.

[HotHotHeat]

Originally Posted by Ironhorse

I'm going to be in the US next week. Is there a way I can buy some sort of a pre-pay data card so that I don't get charged up the wazoo with data roaming charges?

Nope, I called AT&T and asked. Rogers doesn't have any sort of US data package either, not surprisingly.

[FanIn80]

I'm going to the Caribbean at the end of November. I'm leaving my iPhone at home, and buying a pos unlocked gsm phone off ebay for 20 bucks - and getting a local pay-as-go sim card down there.

[Flaming Choy]

Originally Posted by Ironhorse

I'm going to be in the US next week. Is there a way I can buy some sort of a pre-pay data card so that I don't get charged up the wazoo with data roaming charges?

I thought i saw some rogers roaming data plans, but i can't find anything. Either way, I remember the cost was still insanely expensive. Best thing you can do is to disable data when roaming (i think it's in settings, general, network). For added security, if your phone is jailbroken, install bosspref and disable 3G and EDGE.

[Barnes]

Sorry, I was wrong about the 3G unlock. I was looking at doing it for a 2.5G phone and assumed that it would do the same for both models. I was wrong.

FWIW, the data will shut off by default when you leave Canada.

Settings > Network > Data Roaming is off by default.

A few weeks ago I went from Calgary > Chicago > New York > Halifax > St John > Bar Harbor > Boston > Newport > New York > Calgary and it turned on and off depending on where I was automatically.

The temptation to turn it on is very strong though.

[kermitology]

^^ I had data roaming turned off and in the Western USA it didn't want to turn off. I had to manually change my EDGE settings.

[Ironhorse]

Recall on the 3G iPhone wall charger:

http://gizmodo.com/5052568/apple-rec...-the-iphone-3g

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by kermitology

^^ I had data roaming turned off and in the Western USA it didn't want to turn off. I had to manually change my EDGE settings.

That's strange, I was in Seattle yesterday and mine turned off

[MoneyGuy]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

To be clear: There is currently no way to "softwarically" (read: safely) unlock a previously locked 3G iPhone.

Actually, there is. Understand that I know nothing about this, but talked with a friend of mine tonight who has seen it done. He says it can be done and he's ordering the card to unlock his. Mine will be next. BTW, I trust this guy; he knows what he's talked about.

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

Actually, there is. Understand that I know nothing about this, but talked with a friend of mine tonight who has seen it done. He says it can be done and he's ordering the card to unlock his. Mine will be next. BTW, I trust this guy; he knows what he's talked about.

You're talking about a hardware unlock. I'm specifically talking about software unlocks.

You may trust your friend, but I wouldn't trust a hardware hack anywhere near my iPhone.

[Flaming Choy]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

You're talking about a hardware unlock. I'm specifically talking about software unlocks.

You may trust your friend, but I wouldn't trust a hardware hack anywhere near my iPhone.

I'm going to agree with FanIn80 here, hardware hacks are much more risky then software hacks (with software, if you screw up you can boot it up in recovery mode and just retry, with hardware you can get a brick pretty easily). Another down side is if the hardware hack gets blocked by firmware updates, your SOL, where as for hardware, the new firmware just needs to be rehacked (as we've seen with the 1.0->1.1.1->1.1.2->1.1.3->1.1.4->2.0->2.1 firmware hacks so far (i think i'm missing a few there as well).

From what I remember, the hardware hack requires you to cut apart your current sim card and place it on this cradle thing that your friend is probably ordering.

I think this is a demonstration on it working, but I can't watch youtube at work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1lQWH24hv4

[TimSJ]

Originally Posted by Barnes

A few weeks ago I went from Calgary > Chicago > New York > Halifax > St John > Bar Harbor > Boston > Newport > New York > Calgary and it turned on and off depending on where I was automatically.

The temptation to turn it on is very strong though.

Should have called me when you were in Saint John, Could have gotten together for a drink.

[HotHotHeat]

I just got my $245 Rogers bill knocked down to $98. Whoever said that complaining didn't get you anything?

[FanIn80]

Haha nice work.

[algernon]

Did anyone else hear about the new Apple Store opening in Market Mall?


I wonder if they'll just exchange the new USB adapter thingy for my iphone?

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by algernon

Did anyone else hear about the new Apple Store opening in Market Mall?

I'm not sure...

(Here's the link to the store listing on Apple.com.)

[algernon]

Ha! that thread...

[Barnes]

Originally Posted by TimSJ

Should have called me when you were in Saint John, Could have gotten together for a drink.

I tried. I picked up a pay phone and yelled 'Operator! Get me TimSJ!' but nothing happened.

[photon]

With an Apple store here, do we still have to send our phones away for warranty? Or will the store exchange a phone?