South Africa - iPhone 4s - Verizon

Can anyone tell me if there is a way to turn off push notification capabilities to avoid int'l data roaming while traveling in South Africa? I want to leave my phone active, but do not want my e-mail or apps to automatically update data and avoid HUGE International roaming charges. I know I have the option of putting the phone in "Airplane Mode", but I wanted to randomly gain access to my emails, voice calls and Text messages.

No. You're fully capable of using google. Or looking at the verizon.com web site to find one.

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International Service in Zimbabwe and South Africa IPhone 6?

In a few months I will be traveling to Zimbabwe and South Africa. What are my service options for wireless calls, texts, data and Internet access?

AGAIN you are not even using verizon service when you are in another country so what difference would it make if you have a sprint phone or a verizon phone? AGAIN I know plenty of people who have had great expierence over seas.
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HT4528 Verizon iPhone 4s (South Africa)

Hi,
I've been off my Verizon contract as I live in South Africa at the moment because of work. I own an iPhone 4s thats locked to the Verizon network. Is there anyway I can unlock it for use with a local sim here?
Louis

No. You're fully capable of using google. Or looking at the verizon.com web site to find one.

Trying to sell Verizon iPhone 4s to South Africa...

I'm trying to sell Verizon iPhone 4s to a friend in South Africa but i want to make sure that it would work for him. What would i need to do if it is possible?

It won't work unless you get Verizon to unlock the SIM slot first, and even if it works your friend could not get any sort of service, in or out of warranty, from Apple in SA. I would strongly suggest you sell the iPhone to someone in the US, and for your friend to buy an iPhone from one of the authorized resellers in SA.
Regards.

I want to buy Iphone 4S or Iphone 5 from USA and ship it to South Africa, will i have carrier problems?

I want to buy Iphone 4S or Iphone 5 from USA and ship it to South Africa, will i have carrier problems?

If you buy a phone from Apple online from USA you must have a credit card with a US address and have it shipped to that same address. If you chose a carrier it will be locked to that carrier. You must buy an UNLOCKED phone to use outside of the US, for the unsubsidized price. For unlocked phones you don't need to choose a carrier. the iPhone 5 is not yet available unlocked; only the 4S is sold as unlocked by Apple.
If you buy from the US Apple site you must return it to the US for warranty service.
LTE is the "next generation" cellular network standard. It is supported in the US by Verizon and AT&T.

Using iPhone 4S in South Africa

As I said in the title, I'll be going to South Africa for 3 weeks starting later this month, and need some advice on how I should use my Verizon iPhone 4S while over in the Dark Continent. I will also be in Zimbabwe for three days, if that makes any difference. I'm going to be primarily using the phone for e-mail, texting, and checking in on Foursquare. I've done a bit of searching, and it seems like I have two options -- either to suck it up and go with an international Verizon plan, or to get Verizon to unlock it and try to use a microSIM card. I'm a little iffy on trying the microSIM card, since I don't think I can buy one over here (US) that will provide a cheap plan in SA. Anyone on here have any experience with this? Advice?
Thanks.

Call Verizon. Those guys work with this stuff all the time and would give you the correct information on how calling/data would be utilized

Got an iPhone 3G, but can't use most of the features in South Africa-HELP!

Hi there.
I got my iPhone about 4-5 months ago in South Africa. I love the hardware, I love the way it looks, what you can do with it, etc. But there's one thing I find really really annoying, and that is the fact that I can't use the phone features that users in other countries have access to.
No, I haven't run into any technical problems.
The problem is that we have hardly anything available in our iTunes store. I invite you to switch your iTunes browser to the South Africa store and check it out... Yup, that's right, we have no music, movies, TV shows, podcasts or audiobooks. So what do we have? Some apps... yep some, but from the looks of it a greatly reduced list. Many apps I've found links to on the net, which people recommended, are simply not in our store. Even free apps, for example Google Earth.
But the most glaring omission is the Games category... yep, not a single game available to South African users.
So, to get an iPhone here requires a 2 year contract and another $300 on top of that for the 8GB version, so it surely isn't cheap... and yet I can't even make a custom ringtone because only music downloaded from the iTunes store can be used... I could do that on my very first Nokia phone which was a dinosaur w.r.t. technology compared to the iPhone.
I honestly don't understand it...
So, what help do I need?
I need to find out who I can contact at Apple to reason with regarding the content of our iTunes store. I find it unacceptable that people who hack their phones have a FAR better experience than people who do the right thing. So, if you work at Apple and read this or you know someone at Apple that could perhaps help me find the correct person/people to talk to about this, then please please send me a mail with the appropriate details. My email address is [email protected] (yes, I'll even post my email address on a public forum )
I don't think I am being unreasonable to expect a good level of service for a high end product, and at this point I am really unhappy with the service. Not the customer support etc, in fact the people I've had contact with are helpful, except that they cannot provide me with the information I need.
If you can help, then thank you very much.
Take care.
- Emile

Hi there.
Thank you neuroanatomist for the info on creating a ringtone. I'll try it.
I should perhaps have mentioned that I have tried all the official channels, including contacting support and sending feedback over the last couple of months. The support people sympathise but can't really help me and I haven't received anything w.r.t. the feedback I have sent, more than once.
I'm now turning to the other users in the hope that someone can get me into contact with a person/people inside Apple that might be able to shed more light on this.
I've already contacted our local distributors and my mobile phone provider and they have told me that it is Apple and only Apple who decide what is available in the store.
W.r.t. licensing etc, I suspect that there may be some legalities involved here, however it's not like we are on a different planet - we get the same DVDs and movies and TV programs here as everywhere else - just not on the iTunes store... So once again everything points back to Apple and not to local laws. As far as I know our laws w.r.t. media are pretty standard and mostly based on UK law, but I am no legal expert.
I would even be happy to get a "we know it's not great, we're working on it", or a "it may take some time, but hang in there" ... but I haven't even been able to get that... which is extremely frustrating.
Take care,
Emile.

Does the Apple Iphone A1429 work in South Africa

I heard there are two iphone 5 models a A1428 and A1429., someone is sending me the iphone 5 A1429 model, does this iphone work with south african networks

if it's not cdma then it should work as well as any phone bought in south africa
unless it's sim locked to a carrier in another country in which case you need to contact the carrier it's locked
to as to how or if they will unlock it

I bought an iPhone in Australia and now I cannot use it in South Africa as the Vodacom network cannot assist me by getting internet on the phone as the settings are different. What should I do to get the phone working in South Africa?

I need to know how I can get my iPhone to work in South Africa. I used it in Australia and was told I could use it in SA...but now I am told the settings are different and therefor I cannot get the internet to work on my iphone. How can I get this working?

Try this
Vodafone (Vodacom) South Africa
APN: Internet
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Password for APN: web

IPhone 4 purchased in South Africa, being used in Toronto Canada?

Hey everybody,
I have an iPhone 4 that I bought in South Africa. It was an unlocked phone in South Africa and could be used with any carrier. I have moved to Toronto, Canada and the phone is locked here. I have contacted one of the network providers back home and they said it possibly could be that the frequency that Canada uses and the carriers use, are not supported with my South African iPhone 4. Is this correct or is there anything I could do (besides putting it on e bay or sending it back home) to use it here in Canada? I have been to numerous Apple stores here and in New York and they tell me the phone is locked and there is nothing they can do to assist. I don't want the phone to be used just for calling and texting, I want the phone to be able to function the way a normal iPhone should with all data and interent capabilities.
Please help.
I would highly appreciate some good advice.
Thank you.
-J

wjosten wrote:
All iphones sold in South Korea are locked to SHOW and SHOW does not offer official unlocking, so no, an iphone purchased in South Korea won't activate or work in the US.
Indeed, iphone sold in South Korea is locked to SHOW even when you purchase it, but they changed it, SHOW now offers official unlocking according to this: http://smartblog.show.co.kr/249
It is in Korean and I can read them and it clearly says, that they will unlock the iphone if and only if it's purchased in Korea, that it's active (in Korea they do allow temporary stop if you are on a vacation or what (but of course they can't unlock it if the line is inactive, you still keep the number and you just pay the minimal), where in U.S it's either use it or terminate it), you can still have them unlock for you even if you are still under contract. It can take up to 3 days. and you will receive an sms what to do.
This took effect on 9/10/10.

Does Iphone work in south africa

I am close to getting an Iphone - am going to South Africa for a holiday and want to know whether it is likely to work abroad?

if it's not cdma then it should work as well as any phone bought in south africa
unless it's sim locked to a carrier in another country in which case you need to contact the carrier it's locked
to as to how or if they will unlock it

Every time I try to download and app to my iPhone, it tells me that I need to change to South African App Store. I live in South Africa and have purchased apps before, what has changed ?

When purchasing an app on my iPhone, it says I must first change from the US App Store to South Africa, I live in South Africa and have downloaded several apps before without any problem. What has changed ?

Hi HayCam,
Sounds like you accidently got changed to another store....
So, go to Settings>iTunes & App Store, and click on your AppleID at the top. Then click on View account, sign in, and then click on Country/Region, and follow the instructions to change your store to South Africa.
That should take care of it!
Cheers,
GB

What is the stores with IPhone battery replacement in South Africa?

Hi there, I sent my Apple phone in to have the battery replaced and was told I must buy a refurbished phone at the cost of R1695.00 as the battery cannot be replaced by anyone in South Africa. Is this true?

Battery Replacement Service
If your iPhone requires service due to the battery’s diminished ability to hold an electrical charge and it is not covered under Apple's warranty or statutory consumer rights, please contact your carrier.
This is a quote from
the Service Answer Centre page for SA
see here and pick SA from drop down country menu
http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=servicefaq&geo=United_Kingdom&product=iph one

If I buy an iPhone 5 in the U.S. will it work in South Africa or not?

I wanted to buy a iPhone in the U.S. and i wanted to know if it would work in South Africa? Another question is does Apple sell unlocked iPhones?

"I wanted to buy a iPhone in the U.S. and i wanted to know if it would work in South Africa? "
it would be locked to the U.S carrier.
"Another question is does Apple sell unlocked iPhones?"
In the U.S Apple sell unlocked iphone 4 and 4S. They do not seel unlocked iphone 5

Hi there - I have an iPhone 4s which I bought from the apple store here in the UK. I am going to South Africa at the end of the year and I want to use a SA sim card - do I need it unlocked?

Hi there - I have an iPhone 4s which I bought from the apple store here in the UK. I am going to South Africa at the end of the year and I want to use a SA sim card - do I need it unlocked?

Hi,
As far as I know, all the iPhones bought online or in the Apple Store ar unlocked.
Only carriers (e.g. T-mobile, Vodafone, O2) are able to lock a phone, Apple won't do that (afaik).
This would mean that you shouldn't need to unlock your iPhone.
Kind regards,
Hugo

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