Saturday, November 14, 2009

should i lock or unlock my iphone if i dont want a contract

should i lock or unlock my iphone if i dont want a contract?
im buying a iphone for my cousin who live in cambodia. i hear you bound to a 2 yr contract with at&t. but if i unlock it, am i require to a contract or not? and how much does an unlock iphone cost? is it 299 in usa?
Cell Phones & Plans - 3 Answers
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Unlocked is always better. You should try to buy without contract.
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If you want to buy an unlocked phone with no contract, you will have to buy it online. Prepare to spend big money. If you buy at retail for $200/$300, you have to sign the 2 year AT&T contract for $70/month and up.
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I paid US $450 for an unlocked, 8-gb 3G iPhone on eBay. I used it here in Thailand (right next to Cambodia) with no problems until I made the big mistake of upgrading to firmware 2.2.1 which has the baseband version 02.30. It is easy to accidentally make this upgrade (and now it's firmware 3.0), so the important thing is to never use apple or iTunes to upgrade anything at all. The important thing to know is that there does NOT exist a free solution to re-unlock your iPhone if you have this baseband 02.30. The only solution is to then get a turbo card like a rebel card - there are many out there. For updating, adding software, etc., you will have to learn Quickpwn, etc. Start out by looking at my link from the iPhone dev-team. Back to your question, you need to be prepared to spend more money on an unlocked 3G iphone - it will work here in Asia okay - but there's a learning curve - like with everything.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

I am living in Cambodia. Please let me know how I can buy a laptop from the internet

I am living in Cambodia. Please let me know how I can buy a laptop from the internet.?

Laptops & Notebooks - 1 Answers
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Best go to Bangkok and buy something you can see and test, and avoid shipping problems and possible fraud.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

How to bring up children to be an English speaker in a Non-native English speaking country

How to bring up children to be an English speaker in a Non-native English speaking country?
I live in Cambodia. And I want my children to speak English as a first langauge and Cambodian as a second language. I want to know what should I do to start my daily activities?
Languages - 5 Answers
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Just talk to them in English, and make sure everyone that child speaks to is in English. Also some english tv, cartoons, and books should help .
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Okay, the way to make your children bilingual is for them to grow up speaking English. At home, only speak to them in English. When they are out, living in Cambodia, they will learn Cambodian. So, my advice is to speak in English at home, they will learn Camboodian outside of the home. There are also probably some English Saturday schools etc, where children, who grow up in English speaking houses can go to learn more English. You'll have to research these special schools.
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Talk to them in English only, have them watch English cartoons, read English books, etc. Don't know if it is possible there but try to find some preschool/school with English lectures. Basically try to keep everything they come into contact with (audio, visual, people) in English.
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Just speak english to them, all the time... They'll naturally pick up the language they hear the most. If they hear a lot of Cambodian on a reglar basis though, when they start speaking, you might get an interesting mix of the two languages, lol. I grew up in France, but I learned english at a very young age, just from hearing my dad speak it and watching tv. Honestly, I think I soaked up more english from cartoons than I ever did from my dad :)
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start early ( my daughter was introduced 2 a few simple words at the age of 2) speak in english-(-i used 2 speak 2 her in english as i wanted her to understand her lessons in primary school !) gt her 2 read bks (i also encouraged her 2 read bks! she started wth noddy books ,went on to other enid blyton books ).