Will this phone work in sweden if i buy it in London for example?
Hey, I have been a fan and has been after this product since the rumours spread!
ANd now its out in different stores i saw, US, UK, Canada etc.
so my questio nis, will this work in Sweden if I buy it in for example London?
Unfortunatley it will not work anywhere outside of AT&T and its roaming partners. You must have an account with AT&T and the corresponding multiyear contract. The problem is that in the US and Canada and many other countries (though not all) the network providers are really in the business of selling phones. They get exclusive distribution contracts with the phone suppliers then they modify (break) the phone so that it will only work on thier network. On top of this they will only offer locked in multiyear contracts to get access. So althought some governements are forcing cell phone companies to faciliate number transfer if you switch, they have done nothing about the restrcitive network access policies which are a much bigger problem.
Imagine if your ISP forced you to buy a computer from them, made you sign up to a multiyear contract, then disabled the computer from working with any other ISP. That is essentially what they are doing.
OK in some cases the multiyear contracts do cross subsidise the phone cost, but at $600 I don't see allot of subsidisation going on here. What I see is colusion and predatory behavior.
I'm disgusted that apple is helping to perpetuate this model. I should be able to buy whatever phone I want, from wherever I want and connect to whatever compatible network I want.
Mike
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WIll this phone work in Sweden if I buy it in London?
Hey, I have been a fan and has been after this product since the rumours spread!
ANd now its out in different stores i saw, US, UK, Canada etc.
so my questio nis, will this work in Sweden if I buy it in for example London?
sorry dont know wher eto ask this:SUnfortunatley it will not work anywhere outside of AT&T and its roaming partners. You must have an account with AT&T and the corresponding multiyear contract. The problem is that in the US and Canada and many other countries (though not all) the network providers are really in the business of selling phones. They get exclusive distribution contracts with the phone suppliers then they modify (break) the phone so that it will only work on thier network. On top of this they will only offer locked in multiyear contracts to get access. So althought some governements are forcing cell phone companies to faciliate number transfer if you switch, they have done nothing about the restrcitive network access policies which are a much bigger problem.
Imagine if your ISP forced you to buy a computer from them, made you sign up to a multiyear contract, then disabled the computer from working with any other ISP. That is essentially what they are doing.
OK in some cases the multiyear contracts do cross subsidise the phone cost, but at $600 I don't see allot of subsidisation going on here. What I see is colusion and predatory behavior.
I'm disgusted that apple is helping to perpetuate this model. I should be able to buy whatever phone I want, from wherever I want and connect to whatever compatible network I want.
Mike -
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Can anyone give me a difintive answer please.Yes but I have brought the A1429 where as the information you provided states that it's the A1428.
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Does this Iphone work in sweden if I buy it online or in for example UK?
Hey, I have been a fan and has been after this product since the rumours spread!
ANd now its out in different stores i saw, US, UK, Canada etc.
so my questio nis, will this work in Sweden if I buy it in for example London?You can't buy one there. Only the USA (maybe canada) and ONLY with an AT&T rate plan.
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Can I connect my iPad mini to a data projector using a lightning to 30-pin adapter connected to a 30-pin to VGA connector? Or will this only work with a lightning to VGA connector?
The lightning to 30 pin adapter does not support video as per the item description in the Apple online store:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD823ZM/A/lightning-to-30-pin-adapter
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Will this drive work in firewire?
I have a 80GB Western WD00BB-OOJKCO drive as my backup. If I upgrade to the new iMac will I be able to use this drive as a firewire and upload all my applications back onto my new iMac? I presently do my backup with Carbon Copy Cloner as a bootable backup.
I know I would have to purchase a firewire case for the drive, but will this drive work in a firewire case?
ThanksDon't see why not assuming you have all the files required by your applications fully backed up. Some applications install data outside of the Applications folder. Some record serial numbers into invisible files. If all the data are not properly transferred then you may need to reinstall some applications.
If you are moving from a PPC to an Intel Mac, then I suggest reading the following;
A Basic Guide for Migrating to Intel-Macs
If you are migrating a PowerPC system (G3, G4, or G5) to an Intel-Mac be careful what you migrate. Keep in mind that some items that may get transferred will not work on Intel machines and may end up causing your computer's operating system to malfunction.
Rosetta supports "software that runs on the PowerPC G3 or G4 processor that are built for Mac OS X". This excludes the items that are not universal binaries or simply will not work in Rosetta:
Classic Environment, and subsequently any Mac OS 9 or earlier applications
Screensavers written for the PowerPC
System Preference add-ons
All Unsanity Haxies
Browser and other plug-ins
Contextual Menu Items
Applications which specifically require the PowerPC G5
Kernel extensions
Java applications with JNI (PowerPC) libraries
See also What Can Be Translated by Rosetta.
In addition to the above you could also have problems with migrated cache files and/or cache files containing code that is incompatible.
If you migrate a user folder that contains any of these items, you may find that your Intel-Mac is malfunctioning. It would be wise to take care when migrating your systems from a PowerPC platform to an Intel-Mac platform to assure that you do not migrate these incompatible items.
If you have problems with applications not working, then completely uninstall said application and reinstall it from scratch. Take great care with Java applications and Java-based Peer-to-Peer applications. Many Java apps will not work on Intel-Macs as they are currently compiled. As of this time Limewire, Cabos, and Acquisition are available as universal binaries. Do not install browser plug-ins such as Flash or Shockwave from downloaded installers unless they are universal binaries. The version of OS X installed on your Intel-Mac comes with special compatible versions of Flash and Shockwave plug-ins for use with your browser.
The same problem will exist for any hardware drivers such as mouse software unless the drivers have been compiled as universal binaries. For third-party mice the current choices are USB Overdrive or SteerMouse. Contact the developer or manufacturer of your third-party mouse software to find out when a universal binary version will be available.
Also be careful with some backup utilities and third-party disk repair utilities. Disk Warrior (does not work), TechTool Pro (pre-4.5.1 versions do not work), SuperDuper (newest release works), and Drive Genius (untested) may not work properly on Intel-Macs. The same caution may apply to the many "maintenance" utilities that have not yet been converted to universal binaries.
Before migrating or installing software on your Intel-Mac check MacFixit's Rosetta Compatibility Index.
Additional links that will be helpful to new Intel-Mac users:
Intel In Macs
Apple Guide to Universal Applications
MacInTouch List of Compatible Universal Binaries
MacInTouch List of Rosetta Compatible Applications
MacUpdate List of Intel-Compatible Software
Transferring data with Setup Assistant - Migration Assistant FAQ
Because Migration Assistant isn't the ideal way to migrate from PowerPC to Intel Macs, using Target Disk Mode or copying the critical contents to CD and DVD or an external hard drive will work better when moving from PowerPC to Intel Macs.
Basically the instructions you should follow are:
1. Backup your data first. This is vitally important in case you make a mistake or there's some other problem.
2. Connect a Firewire cable between your old Mac and your new Intel Mac.
3. Startup your old Mac in Target Disk Mode.
4. Startup your new Mac for the first time, go through the setup and registration screens, but do NOT migrate data over. Get to your desktop on the new Mac without migrating any new data over.
4. Copy the following items from your old Mac to the new Mac:
In your /Home/ folder: Documents, Movies, Music, Pictures, and Sites folders.
In your /Home/Library/ folder:
/Home/Library/Application Support/AddressBook (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Application Support/iCal (copy the whole folder)
Also in /Home/Library/Application Support (copy whatever else you need including folders for any third-party applications)
/Home/Library/Keychains (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Mail (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist (* This is a very important file which contains all email account settings and general mail preferences.)
/Home/Library/Preferences/ copy any preferences needed for third-party applications
/Home /Library/iTunes (copy the whole folder)
/Home /Library/Safari (copy the whole folder)
If you want cookies:
/Home/Library/Cookies/Cookies.plist
/Home/Library/Application Support/WebFoundation/HTTPCookies.plist
For Entourage users:
Entourage is in /Home/Documents/Microsoft User Data
Also in /Home/Library/Preferences/Microsoft
Credit goes to another forum user for this information.
If you need to transfer data for other applications please ask the vendor or ask in the Discussions where specific applications store their data.
5. Once you have transferred what you need restart the new Mac and test to make sure the contents are there for each of the applications.
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