Hi, A year ago, I tried unsuccessfully to get AT&T to unlock my iPhone 3GS so I could sell it. This was a replacement phone I got a few weeks before I switched to a 4S, and I was told that it had never been properly registered on the network, so I would have to activate it and use it for a while before I could unlock it. This would have been a lot of trouble, so I gave up. I tried again this summer, however, and had no problem at all. I got an email within a few minutes of entering the phone's info on the AT&T site telling mme to restore my phone. I did, and iTunes said it was unlocked. So at least on AT&T, it seems to have gotten a lot easier to unlock an old phone.
Best, Anna > On Aug 30, 2015, at 12:34 PM, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> wrote: > > Remember that in 2013, it became illegal, under the DMCA for someone to > unlock their smart phone through a 3rd party. It was still legal to do this > through your carrier though. In 2014 the US administration reversed this and > made it legal for individuals to unlock their own devices. The Consumer Code > for Wireless Service is a voluntary agreement that all of the major and most > other carriers in the US have implemented on unlocking customers smart > phones. I'm not sure if this helps at all, or if it's just an interesting bit > of history at this point. > > On 08/30/2015 12:25 PM, Cris Ali wrote: >> Hello Sieghard, >> I used a third party unlocking service three years ago When I needed to >> unlock my 4S. The unlocking went as smooth as drinking Water. At that time >> my carrier refused to unlock it for me. However, the service I used had a >> physical address in the mall close to where I live. In fact I went to their >> shop myself and did the transaction in person, not over the phone or email. >> >> I think such third party unlocking services would find it hard to cheat, >> because one can always go back to the store and demand refund or >> demonstration that the unlocking indeed took place. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Sieghard Weitzel >> Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 7:25 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: Unlocking Iphone 6? >> >> Hi Cris, >> >> Do not use a third-party service, there are lot of scammers out there and >> you should always unlock through your carrier. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Cris Ali >> Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2015 11:36 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: Unlocking Iphone 6? >> >> How did you unlock your iPhone? Did you go through AT&T or whatever carrier >> you have, or did you use a third party unlocking service? I need to unlock >> a phone before I go overseas, because I can't afford international roaming. >> I prefer to buy and use a local sim card with a local number overseas. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Cris >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Steve Vandecar >> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 5:53 PM >> To: IPhone List List <[email protected]> >> Subject: Unlocking Iphone 6? >> >> Hello, >> >> I just unlocked my Iphone 6AT&T or think I did anyways. Now how do I tell >> if I really did? >> >> Thanks >> Steve >> > > -- > Christopher (CJ) > chaltain at Gmail > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
