Hello,
So, I have a couple of questions and need different opinions regarding buying an iPhone. I wanted to buy an iPhone 11(base model), I have the budget, but giving the import duties and device registration fee I reckon it will be atleast have a price difference of 50k-60k in Pakistan. So my question is
1. Should I import the phone and not register it and have it remain Non-PTA approved, is there a chance that the duties and registration fees drops or the government come to their senses and give us some sort of leeway because giving the current situation, the number of people who can afford new phones have shrunk considerably, the traders are suffering from losses and the government may not really be earning anything considerable from duties and registrations because people will just stop buying phones. Is it better to wait it out?
2. I have done some searching and from the looks of it we can change the IMEI number of our phones. Pretty straightforward in android with a software but Jailreaking is a prerequisite for iPhones but still fairly easy giving the right software(most sites have suggested ZiPhone). I'm thinking to change the IMEI of the iPhone to an IMEI already registered. Is this feasible?
So, I have a couple of questions and need different opinions regarding buying an iPhone. I wanted to buy an iPhone 11(base model), I have the budget, but giving the import duties and device registration fee I reckon it will be atleast have a price difference of 50k-60k in Pakistan. So my question is
1. Should I import the phone and not register it and have it remain Non-PTA approved, is there a chance that the duties and registration fees drops or the government come to their senses and give us some sort of leeway because giving the current situation, the number of people who can afford new phones have shrunk considerably, the traders are suffering from losses and the government may not really be earning anything considerable from duties and registrations because people will just stop buying phones. Is it better to wait it out?
2. I have done some searching and from the looks of it we can change the IMEI number of our phones. Pretty straightforward in android with a software but Jailreaking is a prerequisite for iPhones but still fairly easy giving the right software(most sites have suggested ZiPhone). I'm thinking to change the IMEI of the iPhone to an IMEI already registered. Is this feasible?