About activating iPhone 3G with a wireless carrier

  • Last Modified: October 02, 2008
  • Article: HT1937

Summary

This article is about activating iPhone 3G. If you are looking for information about activating original iPhone, click here.

iPhone 3G can be purchased in the US from Apple or AT&T and in the UK from Apple or O2. In the US, you can start online, then buy your iPhone 3G in minutes at the Apple Retail Store. Click here to get started. In other regions, click for information on where to purchase iPhone 3G.

The place of purchase will verify that you have an account with the carrier and then give you instructions on how to activate your iPhone (insert a valid, active SIM and connect to iTunes).

For information about iPhone 3G wireless carriers worldwide, select your country. For additional information, see the table below.

 

Products Affected

iPhone 3G

Argentina		 Claro Claro Support2 √1 √3 √ MB489LE/A
MB496LE/A
MB500LE/A

Argentina		 Movistar Movistar Support2 √1   √ MB489LE/A
MB496LE/A
MB500LE/A

Austria		 One Orange Support √1 √ √ MB489FD/A
MB496FD/A
MB500FD/A

Austria		 T-Mobile iPhone im T-Mobile Shop √ √ √ MB490DN/A
MB497DN/A
MB501DN/A

Australia		 Optus Optus Support √1   √ MB489X/A
MB496X/A
MB500X/A

Australia		 Telstra Telstra Support √1   √ MB489X/A
MB496X/A
MB500X/A

Australia		 Vodafone Vodafone Support √1   √ MB489X/A
MB496X/A
MB500X/A

Belgium		 Mobistar Mobistar Support √   √ MB489NF/A
MB496NF/A
MB500NF/A

Brazil		 Claro Claro Support2 √ √ √ MB489BZ/A
MB496BZ/A
MB500BZ/A

Brazil		 VIVO VIVO Support2 √   √ MB489BZ/A
MB496BZ/A
MB500BZ/A

Canada		 Rogers Rogers Support √ √ √ MB629C/A
MB630C/A
MB631C/A
MB632C/A
MB633C/A
MB634C/A
MB635C/A
MB636C/A

Canada		 Fido Fido Support √ √ √ MB629C/A
MB630C/A
MB631C/A
MB632C/A
MB633C/A
MB634C/A
MB635C/A
MB636C/A

Chile		 Claro Claro Support2 √1   √ MB489LZ/A
MB496LZ/A
MB500LZ/A

Chile		 TMC TMC Support2 √1   √ MB489LZ/A
MB496LZ/A
MB500LZ/A

Colombia		 Comcel Comcel Support2 √1 √3 √ MB489LA/A
MB496LA/A
MB500LA/A

Colombia		 Movistar Movistar Support2 √1   √ MB489LA/A
MB496LA/A
MB500LA/A

Czech Republic		 O2 O2 Czech Republic Online Support Resources2     √ MB489CZ/A
MB496CZ/A
MB500CZ/A

Czech Republic		 T-Mobile T-Mobile Support2     √ MB490CZ/A
MB497CZ/A
MB501CZ/A

Czech Republic		 Vodafone Vodafone Czech Republic Support2     √ MB489CZ/A
MB496CZ/A
MB500CZ/A

Denmark		 Telia Telia Support2 √ √3 √ MB489KN/A
MB496KN/A
MB500KN/A

Ecuador		 Porta Porta Support2 √1   √ MB489LA/A
MB496LA/A
MB500LA/A

Ecuador		 Movistar Movistar Support2 √1   √ MB489LA/A
MB496LA/A
MB500LA/A

El Salvador		 Claro Claro Support2 √1   √ MB489LA/A
MB496LA/A
MB500LA/A

El Salvador		 Movistar Movistar Support2 √1   √ MB489LA/A
MB496LA/A
MB500LA/A

Estonia		 EMT EMT Support2 √1 √3 √ MB489EE/A
MB496EE/A
MB500EE/A

Finland		 Sonera Sonera Support2 √ √3 √ MB489KS/A
MB496KS/A
MB500KS/A

France		 Orange Orange Support √1 √ √ MB489NF/A
MB496NF/A
MB500NF/A

Germany		 T-Mobile iPhone im T-Mobile Shop √ √ √ MB490DN/A
MB497DN/A
MB501DN/A

Greece		 Vodafone Vodafone Greece Support2     √ MB489GR/A
MB496GR/A
MB500GR/A

Guatamela		 Claro Claro Support2 √1   √ MB489LA/A
MB496LA/A
MB500LA/A

Guatamela		 Movistar Movistar Support2 √1   √ MB489LA/A
MB496LA/A
MB500LA/A

Hungary		 T-Mobile T-Mobile Support2 √1 √ √ MB490MG/A
MB497MG/A
MB501MG/A

Honduras		 Claro Claro Support2 √1   √ MB489LA/A
MB496LA/A
MB500LA/A

Hong Kong		 3 3 Support   √3 √ MB489ZP/A
MB496ZP/A
MB500ZP/A

India		 Airtel Airtel Support2 √1   √ MB489HN/A
MB496HN/A
MB500HN/A

India		 Vodafone Vodafone Support2 √   √ MB489HN/A
MB496HN/A
MB500HN/A

Ireland		 O2 iPhone O2 Online Support - Ireland √   √ MB489B/A
MB496B/A
MB500B/A

Italy		 TIM TIM Support   √ √ MB489T/A
MB496T/A
MB500T/A

Italy		 Vodafone Vodafone Support     √ MB489T/A
MB496T/A
MB500T/A

Japan		 SoftBank SoftBank Support √ √ √ MB489J/A
MB496J/A
MB500J/A

Latvia		 LMT LMT Support2 √1 √3 √ MB489LV/A
MB496LV/A
MB500LV/A

Liechtenstein		 Orange Orange Support √1   √ MB489FD/A
MB496FD/A
MB500FD/A

Liechtenstein		 Swisscom Swisscom Support √1 √ √ MB489FD/A
MB496FD/A
MB500FD/A

Lithuania		 Omnitel Omnitel Lithuania Support Resources2 √ √3 √ MB489LT/A
MB496LT/A
MB500LT/A

Luxembourg		 Vox Mobile Vox Mobile2     √ MB489NF/A
MB496NF/A
MB500NF/A

Macau		 3 3 Support2   √3 √ MB489ZP/A
MB496ZP/A
MB500ZP/A

Mexico		 Telcel Telcel Support2 √ √3 √ MB489E/A
MB496E/A
MB500E/A

Netherlands		 T-Mobile Apple iPhone bij T-Mobile √   √ MB490DN/A
MB497DN/A
MB501DN/A

New Zealand		 Vodafone Vodafone Support     √ MB489X/A
MB496X/A
MB500X/A

Norway		 NetCom NetCom Support2 √1 √3 √ MB489KN/A
MB496KN/A
MB500KN/A

Paraguay		 CTI Movil CTI Movil Support2 √1   √ MB489LZ/A
MB496LZ/A
MB500LZ/A

Peru		 Claro Claro Support2 √1   √ MB489LA/A
MB496LA/A
MB500LA/A

Peru		 TM SAC TM SAC Support2 √1   √ MB489LA/A
MB496LA/A
MB500LA/A

Philippines		 Globe Globe Support2 √     MB489PP/A
MB496PP/A
MB500PP/A

Poland		 Orange Orange Support 2 √1   √ MB489PL/A
MB496PL/A
MB500PL/A

Poland		 Era Era Support 2 √1   √ MB489PL/A
MB496PL/A
MB500PL/A

Portgual		 Optimus Optimus Support √   √ MB489PO/A
MB496PO/A
MB500PO/A

Portugal		 Vodafone Vodafone Support √1   √ MB489PO/A
MB496PO/A
MB500PO/A

Romania		 Orange Orange Support2 √1   √ MB489RO/A
MB496RO/A
MB500RO/A

Russia		 MegaFon MegaFon Support2     √ MB489RS/A
MB496RS/A
MB500RS/A

Russia		 MTS MTS Support2     √ MB489RS/A
MB496RS/A
MB500RS/A

Russia		 Beeline Beeline Online Support Resources2     √ MB489RS/A
MB496RS/A
MB500RS/A

Singapore		 SingTel SingTel Support2     √ MB489ZA/A
MB496ZA/A
MB500ZA/A

Slovakia		 Orange Orange Support2     √ MB489SL/A
MB496SL/A
MB500SL/A

Slovakia		 T-Mobile T-Mobile Support2 √   √ MB490SL/A
MB497SL/A
MB501SL/A

South Africa		 Vodacom Vodacom South Africa Support Resources2     √ MB489SO/A
MB496SO/A
MB500SO/A

Spain		 Movistar Movistar Support √1 √ √ MB757Y/A
MB759Y/A
MB760Y/A

Sweden		 Telia Telia Support2 √ √3 √ MB489KS/A
MB496KS/A
MB500KS/A

Switzerland		 Orange Orange Support √1   √ MB489FD/A
MB496FD/A
MB500FD/A

Switzerland		 Swisscom Swisscom Support √ √ √ MB489FD/A
MB496FD/A
MB500FD/A

Turkey		 TurkCell TurkCell Support     √ MB489TU/A
MB496TU/A
MB500TU/A

Turkey		 Vodafone Vodafone Turkey Support Resources2 √   √ MB489TU/A
MB496TU/A
MB500TU/A

UK		 O2 O2 Online Support √ √ √ MB489B/A
MB496B/A
MB500B/A

USA		 AT&T AT&T Online Support √ √ √ MB046LL/A
MB048LL/A
MB499LL/A
MB702LL/A
MB704LL/A
MB705LL/A

Uruguay		 CTI Movil CTI Movil Support2 √1   √ MB489LZ/A
MB496LZ/A
MB500LZ/A

Uruguay		 Movistar Movistar Support2 √1   √ MB489LZ/A
MB496LZ/A
MB500LZ/A

Notes

  1. Contact carrier for authorized unlocking
  2. Technical support for iPhone 3G in this region is provided by the carrier, not Apple
  3. Contact carrier for availability

 

Additional Information

No check mark in the "Locked to carrier" column indicates that the carrier sells iPhone as unlocked. For information about the default SIM PIN, see "iPhone: About the SIM PIN."

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