I think I might stick to my Nokia E70, but if you want an iPhone in New Zealand, then you are now in luck. The iPhone has been freed of its evil AT&T bonds via a software hack, and should run fine on Vodafone’s GSM network in New Zealand.
Engadget has the full rundown, including a demonstration video.
It will be interesting to see how this one plays out. Will Apple issue a patch to nullify the hack, or will they shrug their shoulders? iPhone sales should get a nice healthy bump from the new found freedom, but I doubt AT&T will be happy with the situation.
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Also, may I ask where you found a Nokia E70 in New Zealand? I've been in the market for a new phone for a while and I looked around a bit for the Nokia E70 to no avail.
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*cough* iphone plx *cough*
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I got mine from Parallel Imported about a year ago now. I'm really wondering if Nokia are going to release a new version, or are banking on the E90 taking over the same space.
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Mind you the iPhone doesn't really grab me, I've used a lot of smartphones with large screens in the past and frankly find them a hassle. They simply don't work as phones without some kind of hands-free kit. Otherwise you're mashing a delicate touch screen up against the greasy side of your head regularly...
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For comparison Liuh Shyuan brought her new HTC Touch and oh my GOD it was SOOOO embarrassing. You have to DRAG your finger across the screen. It's a rub-screen or a wipe-screen phone, not a touch-screen. Sometimes. When it works. When you sort of get it right. And once out of the "flow" bit (by accident) it's just a shitty, too small, hideous-GUI windows phone. And not one of the twelve technophiles in the office could find their way back to the "flow" interface unaided, and even then couldn't repeat it unaided.
It was like vintage champagne vs flat homebrew.
Of course, not having CDMA or 3G or a decent camera is a bit lame tho.
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I haven't had any problems with Vodafone's UTMS network. I use it daily.
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What do you mean "iPhones in nz yet"? If you want to pick one up from Vodafone on July 11th, it'll be cheap but be prepared to pay a hefty price on the 2 year contract. I have a hacked one from the states. :)
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Do the old iPhones work if they are unlocked as they do in the states?
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