iPhone abroad

stokecity_m · 19 Apr 2011 at 00:32

I've got a 16gb 3GS and I'm going to Lanzarote at the end of June.

I'm currently on an O2 contract, but their charges for use abroad seem very high and I'd be limited to 50mb.

Is it possible to buy (either here or in Spain) a pay as you go sim card to use?

Myshra · 19 Apr 2011 at 08:46

If the phone is unlocked first, sure.

stokecity_m · 19 Apr 2011 at 16:15

Myshra said:
If the phone is unlocked first, sure.

Not sure if it's unlocked, but it's jailbroken so should be easy to unlock etc.

evil_yo · 19 Apr 2011 at 17:10

have you tried nother network sim in it to see if its unlocked? usually when jailbreaking, it gives the option to unlock as well

stokecity_m · 19 Apr 2011 at 17:11

evil_yo said:
have you tried nother network sim in it to see if its unlocked? usually when jailbreaking, it gives the option to unlock as well

Yeah it's unlocked

blueboy2001 · 19 Apr 2011 at 19:12

It's a slight PITA buying anything to do with mobiles in Spain. When I bought a PAYG Vodafone dongle from El Corte Ingles in Puerto Banus last year - you have to produce your passport, they copy it and enter your details into the networks extranet, then you have to wait for it to be authorised. Took about 20 minutes, then they took my money and away I went.

The passport thing was brought in after the Madrid train bombs which were set off using PAYG SIM's. Not sure if all the other networks operate the same way as Vodafone.

stokecity_m · 21 Apr 2011 at 00:21

did the sim your bought allow you internet access - i only really want to it browse the web while by the pool