Comments on: Traveling Overseas With an iPhone. My Australian Experience

By: Sebastien

Sebastien — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 14:58:33 +0000

You can always buy one there but that wouldn’t be very useful if you already own an iPhone. You just need to jailbreak and unlock and get a sim card in Australia, just like I did.

By: Charlene

Charlene — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 14:12:21 +0000

i’m moving from San Jose, CA to Sydney for Vet school (5 years) and I totally appreciate this article because I have a jail broken 3G iPhone and plan to use it over there.

I’m not tech savvy so hopefully I can figure out what to do to get mine to work. Unless you suggest buying one over there?

By: Sebastien

Sebastien — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:51:33 +0000

@Polemicist Thanks for the tip, mate

By: Polemicist

Polemicist — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:37:15 +0000

@Sebastien. Surf is good in Newcastle and a few of the mid north coast beaches. Some good sets are on the Melbourne coastline but they can be cold and dangerous if you aren’t a strong surfer.

@Amy. Jailbreak your phone. Instructions are on this website. you will be surprised how easy it is an it is 100% FREE so if someone trys to charge you to Jailbreak your iPhone walk away quickly and take your money with you. You can’t mess your phone up. Worst thing you can do is stuff up the software and have to restore your phone using iTunes. You aren’t adjusting the hardware you are only adjusting the software.

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:27:08 +0000

I came across your article as I am about to move to Australia after the beginning of the year. I am desperate to find a way to get my iphone to work in AU. I would sell it and just buy a new one except I inherited it from my brother who passed away in October and I don’t want to sell something he carried around with him everywhere. Did you use the autoiphone unlocker at the bottom of the article? I know NOTHING about all of this…so I am trying to research it so I don’t end up messing the phone up. Once it is unlocked, do you need to get a different SIM card, or can you just use the one you previously had?
What steps should I take to successfully get my iphone turned on in AU?

By: Dylan

Dylan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:35:19 +0000

sounds like your having a blast. my fren mite trevel to AUS. he just got an iphone. ill let him no. thx

By: Sebastien

Sebastien — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:25:20 +0000

Thanks Warren. I’m still in the country. Loving it, except that there is no surf so far…

By: Warren

Warren — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:23:58 +0000

I am glad you had a good Aus experience, it’s not all bad, except for banks and the phone companies, I think they suck the same world over. I also think tech support sucks all-round, I don’t get much joy trying to talk to them from ISP hosters in the US, my ISP call centre and india or the tech at mobile carriers, they are looking for a chance to handball you or drop your support (jailbroken, must be you,m bye).
Aus aint (isn’t) that expensive, and I bet you got a good exchange rate from the US to AU buck on the visit, it’s like most countries though, the tourist traps get you unless you know the regular places and the ways to live cheaper when your there.
Come back some time, i’ll lend you a phone and you pay for the calls you make, and never for receiving them.

By: Line_wire

Line_wire — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:32:35 +0000

Nice information, can i use your article on my site?

Thx

By: Sebastien

Sebastien — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:45:31 +0000

@Polemicist
Thanks for your comment