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Shiva902

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#54420 17-Dec-2009 10:31

Hey, i just got back from China and brought an iPhone while i was over there but now im having difficulty connecting to telecom xt. Anyone know anything that could help me?? Any help would be majorly appreciated because im out of ideas.

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#283370 17-Dec-2009 10:38

You brought a iphone from China and you expect it to be a real one?

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#283375 17-Dec-2009 10:47

Yes chances are it is an iPhone clone, or rather a iPhoney (LOL). It would look similar but lack the true functionality and frequences for the XT Network. It probably only has GSM/GPRS (Vodafone/2d).

Got a photo of it?

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#283376 17-Dec-2009 10:50

Has it a mini USB charging port?

Shiva902

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#283380 17-Dec-2009 10:55

Lol i know the chances of it being a fake are pretty high but im pretty sure its not.

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#283382 17-Dec-2009 10:56

Shiva902: Lol i know the chances of it being a fake are pretty high?but im pretty sure its not.

its a Fake

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#283384 17-Dec-2009 10:58

Lol oh well. at the price it don't matter.

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#283391 17-Dec-2009 11:06

Some question may help:

- Does it required iTunes to activate? If not, it's a fake.
- Does it have dual SIM slots? If yes, it's a fake.
- Does it have a stylus? If yes, it's a fake.
- Does it have mobile TV? If yes, it's a fake.

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#283394 17-Dec-2009 11:09

unfortunately for me it has 3 out of 4 of those things. It wont work through iTunes, it does have dual SIM and it has a stylus. Well theres my lesson for the week.

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#283401 17-Dec-2009 11:16

And of course the first give away the price you paid

Shiva902

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#283403 17-Dec-2009 11:19

yeah i should've thought of that. Oh well i'l give it to one of my cousins for xmas lol.

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#283409 17-Dec-2009 11:28

you can find these on Trade Me - or well you used to.. :P You get what you pay for..

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#283669 18-Dec-2009 10:23

Yep you sure do.

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#283715 18-Dec-2009 12:17

Fail.

I bought a 2G iPhone from china more than 2 years ago( i think) and I made sure it was the real deal.

It didnt require itunes to unlock as it had already been jailbroken and activated. Its still going strong!

However, i knew it was a genuine article. I did pay around $600 for it too i think.

At the time it was a hot deal!

The force is strong with this one!

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#283851 18-Dec-2009 18:08

hey I got an iphone as well but out of curiosity I tried to connect it to Telecom XT and it didn't work. However my phone is okay as I'm using it to connect to Vodafone.

My phone was purchased outside New Zealand.

I've jailbroken my iphone with latest firmwares too.. hehehe

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#283863 18-Dec-2009 18:48

You cant get them on trademe, as they will pull anything that looks like an apple product despite replicas being allowed for all other manufacturers.

A friend said it was most likly due to apples advertising budget with trademe's newspaper owners and some orders coming down the line to get apple lookalikes removed from TM.

Shame, since some of the ipod touch looking players are quite good now. TM seem to think that anything with a touchscreen and about the same size is a ipod touch lookalike and pull them. Really suckky of them since they are being judge/jury/etc which should be not legal but is for some reason.

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