I’ve managed to get my iPhone unlocked in 5 days time after calling Optus up (yay!). Not too long after I did a restore on iTunes and popped my 3 sim card in :). Everything worked except the sms function :(, however, a clean restore again without putting back the backup data from iTunes did the trick and now my iPhone works perfectly on the ever-amazing 3 Network :)
Put on the Invisible Shield as well from Zagg which happened to arrive on the same day the iPhone was unlocked. The videos on their website were really convincing but I was actually a bit disappointed on the end result on my phone. It was not that easy to install it perfectly (without bubbles and trapped fluid) especially on the back! The guys who did it on the videos were obviously pros and have done them for a zillion times. Anyway, at least I am well assured that my iPhone will not be scratched for a good long while :)
Now I am (still) a happy 3 user on an iPhone!
Update: Recently Optus has secretly increased their pricing for handset repayments per month to $2 more per month! (Old subscribers will not be affected) How sneaky! This is apparently due to a significant surge in their sales for the past months due to iPhones. Trying to make more profit from an increase in demand??
Advice: Dump Optus, stick to Three. Well that’s my take. Sorry Optus users :)
hmm wow. have to tell andrew. but we are still loyal Optus customers! have been for 6 years! :P
hehe yun there’re many reasons why I choose 3 over Optus but hey if they have been serving you well for the past 6 years, I am not going to try to hard to convince you over 3! :D Just thought that people should know bout the ’secret’ price hike
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