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Thanks to Butch for telling me this: http://site.globe.com.ph/iphone4 So wheres the price? Well, its not yet disclosed. What is this for? Probably Globe's way to estimate how much they'd import to the Philippines. Image courtesy of Globe At least they say that they'll contact those who pre-registered when the pre-ordering happens. Yeah, whatever.

The wonderful people of iPhone-dev Team (or I think they're called just DevTeam now) has realeased their iPhone 4 carrier unlock. What this means is you can unlock the iPhone 4 s you've purchased from any locked countries like the U.S.(with baseband 1.59 ).  iPhone 3G and 3Gs also benefits from this release which unlocks phones with basebands 04.26.08 , 05.11.07 , 05.12.01 and 05.13.04 As an excerpt from their blog post : Version 1.0-1 of ultrasn0w works for: iPhone4 baseband 01.59 3G/3GS basebands 04.26.08, 05.11.07, 05.12.01 and 05.13.04 (If ultrasn0w doesn’t show when you search Cydia, add the repo:  repo666.ultrasn0w.com) Quickest solution to unlock your phones is to visit www.jailbreakme.com which uses an exploit to jailbreak your device, and once you get the Cydia app, download (or add the repository if you havent) ultrasn0w. Restart and enjoy carrier freedom. Perhaps another implication of this with the iPhone 4 market now is that those people selling iPhone ...

Heres a demographic on where you could get your factory unlocked iPhone 4 and at what price. HK seems to be the best option and the second placer is Singapore. Waiting time to get a unit is around 3 weeks. And you need to have it shipped to someone who lives there. Get it? Good. Click for larger size

CBC News reports that the new iPhone 4 will be sold in Canada unlocked. The price point is still pretty steep compared to the price subsidized iPhone 4 with a carrier plan. Though no price is given yet on the Apple Store Canada website, CBC states the following prices (which is also converted to peso for your convenience) iPhone 4 16GB - 659 CAD est. 29,434.95 PHP iPhone 4 32GB - 779 CAD est. 34,794.88 PHP iPhone 3GS 8GB - 549 CAD est. 24,521.68 PHP Now, if you have relatives there going home soon, it might be a good idea to ask this sexy little item from them.. Apple Store Canada

An article by Gizmodo posts that the iPhone 4 will be reaching 17 more countries this Friday . Though there is still no news yet when it will arrive here in the Philippines through Apple's carrier partner Globe, snagging a unit in Hong Kong would be the best option for those who cant wait to get the newest iteration of the iPhone. Image from http://www.apple.com Hong Kong is one of those countries which sells the iPhone carrier free. You get the freedom to choose what carrier you would want to use with your new and shiny iPhone 4. Nothing really beats the feeling of an officially unlocked iPhone. Friday. Yeah!