Buying an Iphone!! Wifi question??

Hello all.
I am planning on buying an iphone of ebay. If I was to purchase someones new upgrade should I be worried about the phone getting blocked as a result of it being reported stolen?
I wanted to put my O2 pay as you go sim in.
Also since I will be using a pay as you go O2 sim do I have to pay any sort of subscriptions to appl/ O2 for using my own router through the iphone?
Thanks for your help?

Steve,
It seems you know very little about the iphone. Perhaps, before you purchase you should do some more research.
You could start at Apples website: http://www.apple.com/uk/iphone/
You can find the manual online as well:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/iPhone_UserGuide.pdf

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Dear Sir or Madame,
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- Doest unlocking cost any money, if yes, how much ?
- What happens to your warranty, can you go to a Belgian Apple store if something happens to your iPhone ?
- Can customs make any problems if you get one or more iPhones unboxed in your baggage ?
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I read that as well, and will probably shut off the wireless.
But, the ebay vendors I see (the big ones who sell a lot with good ratings), all as policy remove the SIM card. I was probably going to go with NextWorth, as I bought an iPod Classic from them and it was great. I 2g 8GB iPhone is about $115 from these guys.
None of the local Craigslist guys are are responding to me, it seems that these things sell fast and the sellers expect me to text. I don't have a phone that texts reasonably, so I send e-mail or call.
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