i live in indonesia, far away from the us, and i want to ask my cousin who lives there to buy an iphone, then bring it here. then i'll use it in indonesia. my questions are : can i use the iphone in here normally like the other phone, or do i need to do the unlock things? what about the network and stuff? need i pay for any extra costs? will the iphone work with my sim card ? (i don't use AT&T) please answer my questions! other informations are welcomed.
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I live in France and many of my friends who bought iphones from the USA to bring back to use here have met problems activating it. First of all they couldn't unlock it and then the plan didn't suit as they had to match a special iphone plans. Am not sure if you would risk spending so much money for it. The iphone would work with a simple plan and you will still be able to go online for free if you catch hot spots but I doubt that you have lots of wifi even in Indonesian city center so maybe the iphone would be a waste to use in Indonesia when you can't use it to its maximum services
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Since you dont have AT&T you'll need it to be unlocked and then when you receive it you'll need to enter the setttings for what ever service that you do have. Once its unlocked you'll be out of warranty so be sure you know what your doing. IT's a quad band world and will work everywhere but it will then be subject to your carriers services such as data and speed.
