Unlocked iPhone 3G - with WiFi?
iPhone 3G, Mac OS X (10.5.7)
iPhone 3G, Mac OS X (10.5.7)
elencita4 wrote:
If I buy an unlocked iPhone 3G, will I automatically have WiFi access to the Internet, or would this web access require a data plan from AT&T, T-Mobile or other vendor to work? [I want to be able to use the iPhone with Skype and have two-way communication via Wifi]. Or, am I better off using iPod Touch, 2nd generation, with headset and mic?
It seems like nobody understands my question...so let me try again:
1. I know that I can use iPod Touch and Skype using WiFi, i.e. no data plan or contract needed.
2. I don't know if I can do exactly the same thing with an iPhone 3G, i.e. can I use an unlocked iPhone 3G and make Wifi Skype calls with no contract? After all, I don't use the 3G network for Skype calls.
If I can use the iPhone 3G for wifi Skype calls, I can add a prepaid calling card later for regular (non-Skype) voice calls, should I so desire, or sign up for a data plan only, or both - with my vendor of choice, not necessarily AT&T, but perhaps T-Mobile, for example. Can somebody comment on this, please?
elencita4 wrote:
Thanks, that was good information. My last question is, would I be able to use it in any public wifi network like Starbucks or would it not allow me to use it since it would detect that I don't have a data plan?
elencita4 wrote:
2. I don't know if I can do exactly the same thing with an iPhone 3G, i.e. can I use an unlocked iPhone 3G and make Wifi Skype calls with no contract? After all, I don't use the 3G network for Skype calls.
If I can use the iPhone 3G for wifi Skype calls, I can add a prepaid calling card later for regular (non-Skype) voice calls, should I so desire, or sign up for a data plan only, or both - with my vendor of choice, not necessarily AT&T, but perhaps T-Mobile, for example. Can somebody comment on this, please?
Unlocked iPhone 3G - with WiFi?