Just out of curiosity, is there any difference between iPhones purchased from NZ carriers and from retail stores or online from Apple? I know that none of the carriers lock iPhones to their network, but is there anything actually different about one brought from a carrier as opposed to one from Apple Online Store? I know with Apple controlling everything (including software updates) there isn't really any noticeable difference, but is there any difference at all (like Safari home page defaulting to carrier home page like I've seen on Windows Phones, preloaded carrier profiles etc)?
it's not a difference with the phone it's self but if purchased through the carrier in nz you do get a 2 year warranty
Apple do too, at least they do if it is for personal use, and it hasn't been damaged by the owner. You just mention the CGA and they will say it has 2 years of CGA coverage, and it is also specified on their website somewhere.Although the CGA has no defined length.
corksta: No difference at all. There are no carrier specific customisations.
Thought that would be the case, considering what Apple is like. Nice to know there's no difference at all, not even something as small as a default home page in Safari.
corksta: No difference at all. There are no carrier specific customisations.
Thought that would be the case, considering what Apple is like. Nice to know there's no difference at all, not even something as small as a default home page in Safari.
It is one of the benefits of apple. Apple don't want third parties sticking their logos and things all over the hardware and in the software.
corksta: No difference at all. There are no carrier specific customisations.
Thought that would be the case, considering what Apple is like. Nice to know there's no difference at all, not even something as small as a default home page in Safari.
It is one of the benefits of apple. Apple don't want third parties sticking their logos and things all over the hardware and in the software.
Yeah, knew it was definitely nowhere near that level. Although carriers do have a bit of control through carrier profiles (read up about AT&T and phones on their network automatically using any WiFi network named 'attwifi'). But that's all pushed out over the air (or I think in this case it might be related to carrier locking), so unless the phone is carrier locked, completely dependant on which carrier you use, not where you bought it from.
So they're all the same model with the same frequency support?
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