We’ve seen a lot of stories lately about the iPhone. If you remembered my post behind the iPhone “SIM” solutions you’re going to enjoy reading about the iPhone grey market in China.
The New York Times recently wrote about the massive grey market there. As you may already know, millions of iPhones are manufactured in China. Once they are exported to the USA, they are smuggled back into China. Yes, that’s right. Made in China, then smuggled back in. It’s kind of funny when you think about it.
People have been asking friends, relatives, and tour guides to the States to bring back iPhones for them. Even airline crews have been paid money to help smuggle back iPhones. This is not a surprise, as it was recently revealed by China Mobile that there are roughly 400,000 iPhones in China–yes, 400,000!
It would be interesting to see how many iPhones there are in Canada right now. Apple says they sold about 3.7 million iPhones, yet only 2.3 million are registered in the USA and Europe. Gee, the iPhone really gets around, huh?
So here’s my scientific survey:
Do you own an unlocked iPhone in Canada?
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YES!!
I got one on september 15, week after the price drop and love it!
I know at least 10 other people that do (helped them unlock it)
Yes.
hey, I am doing the same survey on my blog… but of course.. my blog is only mainly read by my friends.. so currently there is no votes.
I’ve had my 16Gb iPhone, since a few days ago.
yes
paid a premium 1 month ago for it with turbosim. Now it’s unlocked with zipone.
Hell yah! 😛
Yes and still using the flimsy StealthSIM LOL 🙂
YES!
Toronto
Just recently got it and loving it. Unlocked with ziphone
Yes, of course.
I have also just switched from the finicky StealthSim to Ziphone unlock and loving being on 1.1.3!
One here too. Another x-StealthSim that is now ziPhone
Wow, a lot of ex-SIM solution people here. Glad ZiPhone has worked for you guys!
I own one!!!!!
YES, i won it in a contest on n49.ca in Dec. along with a friend of mine. They gave away 10 of them!!!!
@Amanda
U got lucky on winning it, congrats.
YES!!
I got one on september 15, week after the price drop and love it!
I know at least 10 other people that do (helped them unlock it)
YES!!
I got one on september 15, week after the price drop and love it!
I know at least 10 other people that do (helped them unlock it)
Yes.
hey, I am doing the same survey on my blog… but of course.. my blog is only mainly read by my friends.. so currently there is no votes.
I’ve had my 16Gb iPhone, since a few days ago.
Yes.
hey, I am doing the same survey on my blog… but of course.. my blog is only mainly read by my friends.. so currently there is no votes.
I’ve had my 16Gb iPhone, since a few days ago.
Yes.
hey, I am doing the same survey on my blog… but of course.. my blog is only mainly read by my friends.. so currently there is no votes.
I’ve had my 16Gb iPhone, since a few days ago.
Yes.
hey, I am doing the same survey on my blog… but of course.. my blog is only mainly read by my friends.. so currently there is no votes.
I’ve had my 16Gb iPhone, since a few days ago.
yes
paid a premium 1 month ago for it with turbosim. Now it’s unlocked with zipone.
yes
paid a premium 1 month ago for it with turbosim. Now it’s unlocked with zipone.
yes
paid a premium 1 month ago for it with turbosim. Now it’s unlocked with zipone.
Hell yah! 😛
Yes and still using the flimsy StealthSIM LOL 🙂
YES!
Toronto
Just recently got it and loving it. Unlocked with ziphone
YES!
Toronto
Just recently got it and loving it. Unlocked with ziphone
Yes, of course.
I have also just switched from the finicky StealthSim to Ziphone unlock and loving being on 1.1.3!
One here too. Another x-StealthSim that is now ziPhone
Wow, a lot of ex-SIM solution people here. Glad ZiPhone has worked for you guys!
Wow, a lot of ex-SIM solution people here. Glad ZiPhone has worked for you guys!
I own one!!!!!
I own one!!!!!
I own one!!!!!
YES, i won it in a contest on n49.ca in Dec. along with a friend of mine. They gave away 10 of them!!!!
YES, i won it in a contest on n49.ca in Dec. along with a friend of mine. They gave away 10 of them!!!!
YES, i won it in a contest on n49.ca in Dec. along with a friend of mine. They gave away 10 of them!!!!
@Amanda
U got lucky on winning it, congrats.
@Amanda
U got lucky on winning it, congrats.
@Amanda
U got lucky on winning it, congrats.