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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