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[cd34]

Originally Posted by Cleo

The iPhone is locked so you can't use other SIM cards.

I guess that makes sense why it is $35 to unlock it for TMobile. Might still be cheaper than international roaming - and he's on Rogers (I think) which is a little different than AT&T.

[Cleo]

Originally Posted by cd34

I guess that makes sense why it is $35 to unlock it for TMobile. Might still be cheaper than international roaming - and he's on Rogers (I think) which is a little different than AT&T.

If I was to travel to another country I would probably turn off cellular data on my iPhone and use Skype or one of the other VoIP apps and then buy a cheap prepaid phone for when I was out of WiFi range.

Then again I do still own my old 3G iPhone and that one is pretty easy to jailbreak...

[cd34]

Originally Posted by Cleo

If I was to travel to another country I would probably turn off cellular data on my iPhone and use Skype or one of the other VoIP apps and then buy a cheap prepaid phone for when I was out of WiFi range.

TMobile is announcing UMA - not sure which phones will support it, but, routing calls to your number over wifi. Still costs the airtime, but, allows people that aren't within range of a cell tower, or in a building where reception is bad -- or in a foreign country near a wifi hotspot to still get their calls.

I would suppose that the other carriers may follow suit in mid to late 2011.

[ArtWilliams]

As a Canadian, this is something I want to investigate Bluefire Wireless. Fifty US dollars gets you an American and UK number. They claim you can save up to 70% compared to your telecom's roaming fees.

Originally Posted by cd34

I guess that makes sense why it is $35 to unlock it for TMobile. Might still be cheaper than international roaming - and he's on Rogers (I think) which is a little different than AT&T.