Unlocking iPhone from Telstra

[asterisk (Geoff)]

Currently, Telstra will unlock your iPhone fir free and allow you to use other SIMs
http://exchange.telstra.com.au/?p=7698

The last part of the article is wrong. After getting the phone unlocked, you need to do a "Restore", not just connect through iTunes.

We use TravelSIM when overseas (http://www.travelsim.net.au/index.php). Previously, we have just used a cheap, no-frills mobile that we have bought outright with a TravelSIM in it. TravelSIM now has the microSIMs in stock suitable for iPhone 4s.

[stephenb (Stephen)]

That's interesting Geoff, today I received a message from Optus on my iPhone explaing that it is now locked and I would have to restore it on my iTunes!
I didn't even know mine was locked in the first place. mmm Might go over to the Whirlpool forums to see what the go is.

[stattonb (Statton)]

well you can pay a fee to unlock it or you can hack it which theses days isnt very hard