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After months of speculation the Apple iPhone is coming to the island...
We get e-mails fairly regularly from people asking whether they can get things in Jersey. From DAB radio and Freeview to WiFi and the iPhone.
The answer to the first two is no, the third is yes and the fourth used to be no.
The problem was that Apple ties the iPhone to a single network in each location it’s sold and until now that hasn’t included Jersey.
In the UK the iPhone is only available on the O2 network and in France the phone is sold by Orange.
Some people in Jersey do already have an iPhone, purchased unlocked in the UK or France and then had a Jersey sim card put into it – but this does mean a number of network tied features aren’t available.
You will now be able to buy the 3G version of the iPhone in Jersey through the Jersey Telecom or Sure network.
Both operators have purchases the phones through a European operator to sell unlocked in the island.
We've been told that the phone should be available to buy within the next few w
eeks.
If you want it on the Jersey Telecom network you will need to pre-register your interest, whereas Sure are offering it on a first come first serve basis.
Airtel-Vodafone have confirmed that they will also be offering the iPhone.
However, Airtel's Matthew Morrell told BBC Jersey that the company is working with Apple, local Apple retailer IQ and Airtel's parent company, Bharti Telecom, to bring the full iPhone service, complete with Visual Voicemail, to the island as quickly as possible.
We don't have the exact details of the Sure or Jersey Telecom plans or price points yet but will bring you details when we get confirmation.
We get e-mails fairly regularly from people asking whether they can get things in Jersey. From DAB radio and Freeview to WiFi and the iPhone.
The answer to the first two is no, the third is yes and the fourth used to be no.
The problem was that Apple ties the iPhone to a single network in each location it’s sold and until now that hasn’t included Jersey.
In the UK the iPhone is only available on the O2 network and in France the phone is sold by Orange.
Some people in Jersey do already have an iPhone, purchased unlocked in the UK or France and then had a Jersey sim card put into it – but this does mean a number of network tied features aren’t available.
You will now be able to buy the 3G version of the iPhone in Jersey through the Jersey Telecom or Sure network.
Both operators have purchases the phones through a European operator to sell unlocked in the island.
We've been told that the phone should be available to buy within the next few w
eeks.If you want it on the Jersey Telecom network you will need to pre-register your interest, whereas Sure are offering it on a first come first serve basis.
Airtel-Vodafone have confirmed that they will also be offering the iPhone.
However, Airtel's Matthew Morrell told BBC Jersey that the company is working with Apple, local Apple retailer IQ and Airtel's parent company, Bharti Telecom, to bring the full iPhone service, complete with Visual Voicemail, to the island as quickly as possible.
We don't have the exact details of the Sure or Jersey Telecom plans or price points yet but will bring you details when we get confirmation.
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