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Old 07-24-2008, 06:17 AM   #21 (permalink)
 
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So why are the older V1 8GB phones selling higher than a brand new 16GB 3G phone?

Or how much does the 3G 16GB come out to be out the door?
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Old 07-24-2008, 01:24 PM   #22 (permalink)
 
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The v1 phones are selling so high because t-mobile's 3G network is incompatible with at&t's...... soo, a 3G phone would only give t-mobile users GPS and nothing else. On top of all new 3G phones going on ebay for a 1,000 bucks, its cheaper to get an unlocked v1.
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in the process of downgrading jailbreaking and unlocking my v1 to put on ebay..
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Old 07-24-2008, 06:31 PM   #24 (permalink)
 
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Yah I know, I wasn't going to upgrade to a 3G, cuz I don't even have 3 G in my area, until 2 things happened:

I realized it would be at worst a financial wash when I saw the prices the V1 phones were fetching.

I received a brand new V1 phone on 7/16 as a replacement due to a defective screen on my old one.

So when I got the new one I said damn, this has got to be worth something to someone. So I jailbroke and unlocked it, keeping the plastic on the screen and the whole thing smudge and fingerprint free and it's on ebay now, essentially in 'as-new' condition. Made it a 3 day auction and it's up to $305 after the first day. I think it's the best (8GB) phone being offered so it should do well, but we'll see. It even carries the 90 day warranty over to the next owner.

I just received my new white 16GB 3G phone today... I like it a whole lot better than I thought I would. I carefully preserved all the packing mat'ls, anticipating repeating this excercise a year from now...
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Old 07-24-2008, 06:38 PM   #25 (permalink)
 
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I have a question. I have a v1 4gb phone software 2.0. Can it be unlocked yet? ive heard yes and no.

Id like to unlock it sell it on ebay and buy myself a 8gb 3g

i was just curious

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I have a question. I have a v14gb phone software 2.0. Can it be unlocked yet? ive heard yes and no.

Id like to unlock it sell it on ebay and buy myself a 8gb 3g

i was just curious
Don't think so. Welcome to the wacky world of downgrading.
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I just got $400 for my V1 8Gig (unlocked and jailbroken). Sold in about 3 hours on the Bay. They seem to be selling like hotcakes up there.
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I got $455 about 3 weeks ago. This is a common price point for the v1 iPhone. There are a lot of over seas people that want an unlocked iPhone with no contract that they can just put their SIM card in and be done with it. There will be a high demand of v1 for quite some time.
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i jus put mine up for a 3-day auction starting at 200.
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Well, I got screwed.... again.... The high bidder wasn't a bidder at all, a bogus account. So instead of ebay letting me give it to the next highest bidder, they canceled the whole thing and I had to re-do the whole auction...

But to 2.0, it can be unlocked and jail broken. My unlock guy can and has done it.
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