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Since its release in 2007, iPhone of Apple, Incorporated created a big blast of popularity among the people of United States and Europe. High-tech gadget geeks will never let this high-edged and considered the most advanced cellular phone in the world to pass by them-of course, without even tasting the capabilities and features of this phone. Having iPhone is like having your all-in-one gadget necessities. From mp3 players to laptops-all these can be made available to you with a single gadget called iPhone.

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But the problem is, if you live in Canada, you cannot get iPhone from Apple now. Anyway, this problem is not only true to Canada but to other parts of the world that are waiting for the official release of this geeky gadget. The only way to get this iPhone working in Canada is to unlock this. One of the ways you can do is the Ziphone.

Problems with iPhones

iPhones can only function on GSM mobile providers. That is why the iPhones released in USA are locked for AT&T use. No other network can provide mobile phone capabilities of the iPhone in America except the AT&T. That is why if you can ever get an iPhone straight from the USA, your next problem is probably how to unlock the phone so you can use it in Canada.

Also consider that only Rogers Wireless can provide the GSM service needed by the iPhone. In fact, Apple has some confirmed negotiations with Rogers Network to carry the iPhones in Canada in case some legal issues are already settled. Though the official release of Apple iPhone is not yet realized in Canada, some Canadians were able to get their iPhones and use it in Canada. How? This is done through a simple unlocking or jail-breaking of the iPhone. There are actually various available ways for you to unlock the phone-from the toughest to the easiest.

The popular and considered fast and effective way to unlock iPhones now is by using the ZiPhone application. This is a freeware application that you can download via the Internet and conveniently use it to unlock your iPhone. Some unlocking method for iPhone may require you some bucks. Why pay for something if you can just get it for free? If you have some kind heart, you just need to give donation to the team creating and updating the ZiPhone software so they will always have fund to make this all possible. Anyway, if ZiPhone does not work to your iPhone, then, don’t bother to make donations.

If you are now ready to get your iPhone working in Canada, your next question now might be how to do the unlocking procedure with ZiPhone?

Unlocking iPhone with ZiPhone

To jailbreak your iPhone with ZiPhone, you need first to download the file from Zibri’s blog site. He’s the creator of ZiPhone, by the way. Save the downloaded ZiPhone file to your computer. This file is a zip file so you still need to extract the file before using them. Better extract the file to C:\ZiPhone directory. After extracting, go to this folder and find the ZiPhone.exe. Don’t do anything yet. Make sure your iPhone is connected to your computer and that the iTunes is running. If everything is fine, then double click the ZiPhone.exe.

If everything works okay, you will see a comprehensive instruction on how to unlock your iPhone with ZiPhone. You can do the whole process easily even if you don’t have a tint of being a computer genius. Though it’s that easy to use, some problems may still exist. A black screen might pop up and then go away. If this happen, just manually unlock your iPhone through ZiPhone using the start>run method. You can find a lot of information about this in the Internet.

Also, remember that a different version of ZiPhone might be needed for various versions of iPhones. Just be crucial about this issue so you can make sure you get the best deal out of your iPhones.

I hope this article has helped you understand more about using an iPhone in Canada.

If you want the latest unlocking guides, news, tips, tricks, and forums about using the iPhone in Canada, please visit the blog, iPhone in Canada!