Cher,
I'm not sure where you're coming from with your iPhone but I'll explain how I interpreted similar instructions when I was selling my old AT&T iPhone 5 and wanted it unlocked for the new purchaser. For the unlock to take effect, the phone being unlocked must be completely erased as part of the Reset process. Since I was selling the phone anyway, this wasn't a problem. I did a full encrypted backup using iTunes since I would be restoring that to the new iPhone 6 I purchased. If you're keeping this phone and plan to use it unlocked with AT&T or another carrier, you'll obviously restore the backup you made to the unlocked and erased phone and continue using its AT&T SIM or another SIM from the new carrier. Good luck. Alan Lemly From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cher Bosch Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2017 1:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Can you interpret these AT&T unlock instructions? The following makes no sense to me. Can anyone interpret? Thanks! Cher We have reviewed your request and confirmed that the device may be unlocked. Please follow the unlock instructions below to unlock your device. Please allow 24 hours upon receipt of this notification to complete the unlock process. 1) Using a Non-AT&T SIM Card: 1) Remove your SIM card and insert the new SIM card. 2) Complete the setup process. 2) Using an AT&T SIM Card 1) Back up your iPhone. 2) When you have a backup, erase your iPhone. 3) Restore your iPhone from the backup you just made. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone 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 V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your 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 https://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 V iPhone 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 V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your 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 https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
