Get your unlocked iPhone 3G from Hong Kong
It’s settled–the best place to buy your iPhone is Hong Kong (if you’re from Malaysia). Apple Hong Kong has officially made their iPhone 3G available unlocked in the Chinese territory.
Unlike in Singapore, you don’t need to buy a phone plan to get the iPhone 3G. As you can see from the fine print under the select buttons above, you can choose any carrier to activate your iPhone with:
iPhone 3G purchased at the Apple Online Store can be activated with any wireless carrier. Simply insert the SIM from your current phone into iPhone 3G and connect to iTunes 8 to complete activation.
What will it cost? Converting the prices in the screenshot above with XE.com
- 8GB: RM2,385.92
- 16GB: RM2,739.36
This option appears to only be available for the online store, so I’m not sure you could just walk into any Apple store in Hong Kong to pick up your iPhone 3G. The best thing to do is probably to ask a friend or relative to buy the phones and pick them up when you visit.
Already in Hong Kong? Here’s a direct link to the Apple Store page.
If you have bought lots of electronics and tried bringing them across borders before, please share how you got around customs and taxes in the comments.
Update: To date, Apple has not announced the iPhone’s availability in Malaysia.
4 Comments
Awesome. The next destination for me to get the iPhone 3G. Thanks.
Any news on wen is Apple officially going to launch this Product here? I would like to get a unit for myself.
Maybe if someone is going there I might get myself a unit.
Hmm… legally, you are obliged to approach the Customs officer that you have items that you need to declare and pay duties on. But you don’t want a lecture on the law, do you?
When coming home from overseas, I have never been stopped by customs officers when I breezily push my trolley past them on the green lane. Maybe I have an innocent face. Maybe it’s because I don’t numerous items of luggage or packages that scream “Stop me, I’ve just returned from a mega-shopping trip!”
I think it’s the latter. Look inconspicuous, and more importantly, ditch the receipts and packaging so your lie, if stopped, that “I’ve had this iphone for 10 years!”, will be more believable.
Dear all,
Is it true that I can buy an unlocked iphone from HK Apple online store and use it in KL? Anyone has done it???
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