ようやく！ついに！我が家にiPadがやってきました。
欲しい欲しいと思いつつも、MacBook Air持っててiPhone持ってて、この上iPad要りますか？という自己疑念の中、
ロンドンに出張するという同僚に勢いで頼んじゃいました。
16GBのセルラーモデルを頼んで、499ポンド！
ですが、VAT（税金）のリファウンドで57ポンド戻ってくる予定です。
20%！のVATのうち、11%程度しか戻ってこないみたいです（泣）
円換算して、
62,762円*(499ポンド-57ポンド)/499=55,593円
が、税金還付後の値段。いい値段…。
IIJmioのミニマムスタート128プランを申し込みましたので、そちらのレポートも後ほどUPしますね。
とりあえず概要を以下に。Wi-Fiメインで使用するも、たまに外出時に使いたいということで選びました。クーポン購入で回線速度がアップするのがいいですね。
初期費用 3,150円（税込）
月額料金 945円（税込）
バンドルクーポン 0MB
通信速度 通常時 最大128kbps
追加クーポン料金 525円(税込)/100MB
クーポン購入時 下り最大75Mbps、上り最大25Mbps
SIMカード 1枚提供（標準SIM/microSIMを選択可能。microSIMを選択しました。）
2012年8月21日火曜日
OfficialiPhoneUnlockに申し込んでみました
手持ちのiPhone4（ベースバンド04.11.08）をSIMアンロックするべく、OfficialiPhoneUnlockに申し込んでみました。
iPhoneのIMEI番号を伝えるだけで、SIMアンロックしてくれるという素晴らしいサービス！でも怪しさ満点。
20ポンド無駄にするつもりで申し込んでみました。
申し込み後のメール返信は以下の通り。
Thanks for you order! This will appear on your credit card or bank statement as 'Dalpay'.
Pre-Order Factory Unlock for xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (iPhone 4) locked to Softbank Japan
IMPORTANT
DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF FRAUDULENT ORDERS FROM OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOGIN TO ORDER STATUS TO VALIDATE YOUR ORDER, OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY REFUNDED. THIS IS TO PROTECT OURSELVES AND HONEST CONSUMERS.
Your IMEI is now in our unlock queue. As soon as the unlock for that network is back up we will contact you immediately regarding IMEI submission. The cost for that network may be more than £19.99, in which case we will obviously deduct the £19.99 already paid from the price of the unlock.
うーむ。19.99ポンド以下かもしれないし以上かもしれないと。なんとあいまいな…。ホームページで他のキャリアの値段見てみると結構いい値段してるので、それなりの値段を覚悟しないといけないか。
そして、しばらくしてまたメールが来た。
Because your order wasn't authenticated by Verified by Visa or Mastercard Securecode, we require you to submit some additional information to prove that you are the cardholder.
This can be either in the form of Photo ID, or a photo of the card used for purchase (With the numbers covered with a piece of paper, for example).
うーむ。クレジットカードの写真を送れと。怪しさ倍増。でもカード番号隠した写真を送った。
さてこの後、どうなることやら。
【9/7追記】
クレジットカードの請求額は、23.99ポンド（2986円）でしたが、未だ音沙汰無し。
ホームページで確認したところ、以下の通り。ペンディングだそうで。
アンロックできなかったならば、全額返してくれるとな。
Handset Model: 4
Locked to: Softbank Japan
Unlock pending contract negotiations. You will be emailed the total unlock cost when our negotations with the carrier are complete.
IMPORTANT
Due to the scale of our business (We unlock 5000+ IMEI per day), please do not email, live chat, or telephone asking for the status of your unlock as this information is given above - this is the ONLY information we have. We cannot give you information which we do not have, and our staff will not have any further information than what is provided on this page.
Timeframes are an average, sometimes there are delays (e.g. carriers upgrading their systems) which can cause delays of a few days or a week, everything is given here however. You will also be emailed whenever the status changes by our automated server.
DELAYS ARE NOT CAUSED BY OURSELVES.
If your unlock is delayed, this will be a carrier-related problem. Do not shout at us! We will try our best to inform you of the reasons, and the approximate time when the network will be back up, but we will not be responsible for a problem which is out of our hands.
Refunds
Once your unlock has been "Submitted to Supplier" we cannot then cancel and refund.
If, however, the unlock comes back as unavailable, you will be refunded in full.
iPhoneのIMEI番号を伝えるだけで、SIMアンロックしてくれるという素晴らしいサービス！でも怪しさ満点。
20ポンド無駄にするつもりで申し込んでみました。
申し込み後のメール返信は以下の通り。
Thanks for you order! This will appear on your credit card or bank statement as 'Dalpay'.
Pre-Order Factory Unlock for xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (iPhone 4) locked to Softbank Japan
IMPORTANT
DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF FRAUDULENT ORDERS FROM OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOGIN TO ORDER STATUS TO VALIDATE YOUR ORDER, OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY REFUNDED. THIS IS TO PROTECT OURSELVES AND HONEST CONSUMERS.
Your IMEI is now in our unlock queue. As soon as the unlock for that network is back up we will contact you immediately regarding IMEI submission. The cost for that network may be more than £19.99, in which case we will obviously deduct the £19.99 already paid from the price of the unlock.
うーむ。19.99ポンド以下かもしれないし以上かもしれないと。なんとあいまいな…。ホームページで他のキャリアの値段見てみると結構いい値段してるので、それなりの値段を覚悟しないといけないか。
そして、しばらくしてまたメールが来た。
Because your order wasn't authenticated by Verified by Visa or Mastercard Securecode, we require you to submit some additional information to prove that you are the cardholder.
This can be either in the form of Photo ID, or a photo of the card used for purchase (With the numbers covered with a piece of paper, for example).
うーむ。クレジットカードの写真を送れと。怪しさ倍増。でもカード番号隠した写真を送った。
さてこの後、どうなることやら。
【9/7追記】
クレジットカードの請求額は、23.99ポンド（2986円）でしたが、未だ音沙汰無し。
ホームページで確認したところ、以下の通り。ペンディングだそうで。
アンロックできなかったならば、全額返してくれるとな。
Handset Model: 4
Locked to: Softbank Japan
Unlock pending contract negotiations. You will be emailed the total unlock cost when our negotations with the carrier are complete.
IMPORTANT
Due to the scale of our business (We unlock 5000+ IMEI per day), please do not email, live chat, or telephone asking for the status of your unlock as this information is given above - this is the ONLY information we have. We cannot give you information which we do not have, and our staff will not have any further information than what is provided on this page.
Timeframes are an average, sometimes there are delays (e.g. carriers upgrading their systems) which can cause delays of a few days or a week, everything is given here however. You will also be emailed whenever the status changes by our automated server.
DELAYS ARE NOT CAUSED BY OURSELVES.
If your unlock is delayed, this will be a carrier-related problem. Do not shout at us! We will try our best to inform you of the reasons, and the approximate time when the network will be back up, but we will not be responsible for a problem which is out of our hands.
Refunds
Once your unlock has been "Submitted to Supplier" we cannot then cancel and refund.
If, however, the unlock comes back as unavailable, you will be refunded in full.
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