Apple’s pretty serious about controlling the reselling of unlocked iPhones. Not only have they instituted restrictions on their end of how many phones can be purchased and by what methods, but they’re also going after the other end of the process and reputedly going after retailers who sell the unlocked phones.
According to a report in The Strait Times, Apple’s threatened shops in Sim Lim Square, a Singapore mall, for selling unlocked, imported iPhones. The damages sought are supposedly around S$1,000 (~US$691) for each unlocked handset sold.
Shops in the mall apparently are now experiencing a shortage of unlocked iPhones, though they claim it’s because they’re sold out and not because Apple was threatening them with legal action.
Have a look at the Andorran advertisements. Apperently that is also jailbreaked iPhones from the U.S.
Example: http://www.somosmac.com/2007/10/26/el-iphone-ya-se-vende-en-andorra
So if I buy an iPhone now, then buy another one when iPhone 2.0 comes out, how do I sell my old one? It will be unlocked after all.
I bought an iPhone in USA. Will it be compatible when the iPhone releases in Singapore? Because i recently heard that iPhone 2.0 which works better on 3G network will be release in Singapore.