Unlocked Apple iPhone 3G Available in Hong Kong

Good News to people who wants to own an iPhone but doesn’t want a contract with certain carriers. An unlocked Apple iPhone is available in Hong Kong thru their website, promising that the phones “can be activated with any wireless carrier.”

8GB and 16 GB Apple iPhones are for sale at Apple Store in Hong Kong for HK$5400 and HK$6200 respectively with free shipping. The store advertises the compatibility of the phones with any carrier, saying, “Simply insert the SIM [subscriber identity module] from your current phone into iPhone 3G and connect to iTunes 8 to complete activation.”

“Customer response to the iPhone 3G has been off the charts, and we are thrilled to offer our customers in Hong Kong another way to get their hands on this revolutionary device,” an Apple spokeswoman said via MacWorld

The iPhone 3G has been available in Hong Kong since July 11 through Hutchison Telecommunications. The cheapest monthly plan offered by the operator charges HK$2,938 for the 8GB version and HK$3,738 for the 16GB one, along with a two-year contract that costs HK$188 per month.

This is a really good news to people who wants an iPhone but doesn’t want to be tied with carriers they didn’t like, you can just buy the iPhone online and complete the activation thru your iTunes when you get it, You can now enjoy the iPhone 3G with the carrier you like.

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