iPhone 6 Kuwait

Goin90

Hi all,

I know somebody going to Kuwait around the time of the iPhone 6 release. Seems like it'll work out a couple of hundred euro cheaper so I was looking into it. I was wondering though, if I bought a phone from a network in Kuwait (without a contract obviously) would I be able to use it here in Ireland or would I have to jailbreak and unlock?

Thanks in advance lads!!

Creamy Goodness

none of us will know as the iPhone 6 doesn't exist yet!

Goin90

Oh I know nobody will know specific to the iPhone, I'm just curious if the trend in Kuwait is to sell the phones locked or unlocked. Say I bought an iPhone 5S from there, could I use it here? Chances are it'll be the same for the iPhone 6

Zcott

According to this page on Apple.com, Kuwait has GSM networks like here, instead of the incompatible CDMA networks. So the answer is yes, but there are no Apple stores in Kuwait.

Edit: actually I'm stupid, the 5S supports GSM and CDMA.

biko

"Around the time of the iphone 6 release"

Pray tell, initiated one.

whiterebel

When I worked in Apple, back when Noah was messing around in a paddling pool, there was a reason why the stuff in the Middle East was dirt cheap. There is no warranty.........I kid you not. People bought iPods cheap out there, and Apple wouldn't touch them. I'd imagine it is still the same.

Goin90

biko wrote: »

"Around the time of the iphone 6 release"

Pray tell, initiated one.

Sorry, expected release, in September like the last 3 iPhones, was what I meant. That's not to say this iPhone will be the same but just trying to get informed, just incase.

Great so it would work on the networks here, I'll have to have a look into the whole sim-free issue.

Bought my current iPhone second hand so the warranty isn't a massive issue for me. Was there any specific reason Apple wouldn't go near them other than they were bought in the Middle East?

arch_stanton

Don't forget that Apple stagger the release dates across countries. I don't see a date for Kuwait but the 5s was released in Dubsi in November. Typically the first wave countries are USA, China, UK, Germany, France and Japan

whiterebel

Goin90 wrote: »

Sorry, expected release, in September like the last 3 iPhones, was what I meant. That's not to say this iPhone will be the same but just trying to get informed, just incase.

Great so it would work on the networks here, I'll have to have a look into the whole sim-free issue.

Bought my current iPhone second hand so the warranty isn't a massive issue for me. Was there any specific reason Apple wouldn't go near them other than they were bought in the Middle East?

Nope. Once we input the serial number into the system, conversation over. You couldn't even buy support or an APP.

smurfjed

For the last couple of releases, the Middle East got the devices months after the official USA release, phones that were available prior to the official ME release were US imports and bloody expensive.

As for the warrantee, i have purchased phones/Ipads in the middle east and taken them to the Apple stores either in Belfast or the USA for repair/replacement.

If you purchase the phone at full cost, they will be unlocked and will work in ireland

Cantremember

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

none of us will know as the iPhone 6 doesn't exist yet!

Of course it doesn't. It will be produced magically out of the ether by Apple in The last quarter of the year. We all know this because Apple do not use factories, logistics or engineers, their products are magic.