Re: unlocking a locked Iphone

Arlene Thu, 27 Feb 2020 00:07:20 -0800

Carolynm once you have the phone paid off you can request from at & tiinstructions for unlocking your phone or an unlock code, of which they willtell you the details of what to do. It's not hard to do.


Arlene

----- Original Message -----From: "Carolyn" <4carol...@windstream.net>

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Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 6:47 PM
Subject: RE: unlocking a locked Iphone

Question about locked phones. I bought a phone and am on a 30-month AT&Tcontract. I know, a lot of people don't like those contracts, but thisseemed like a good deal. I can be patient, know it won't last forever. So myquestion is, will my phone be locked with AT&T in 31 months, when I mightwant to return to Consumer Cellular? Or I eventually might want to sell myphone?


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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On BehalfOf Cristóbal Muñoz

Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 1:06 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: unlocking a locked Iphone

No kidding. If you can, return the phone and get your money back.

I've bought iPhones on buy/sell mailing lists and eBay and have always hadgood luck. I always make sure that the description states that it's unlockedor have the seller provide me with the IMEI so I can checkcompatibility/status on my carrier. If eBay, I can usually tell by thefeedback and what else the seller has posted if it's an individual seller orit's someone who flips phones. A professional flipper is not going to burnthemselves over one sale, so I'm less concerned about that.Small consolation now I know, but just something to keep in mind for thefuture.



Cristóbal

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf OfSieghard Weitzel

Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 8:45 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: unlocking a locked Iphone

Carriers to my knowledge are legally obligated to unlock a phone if it is nolonger under contract and you should be able to find out which carrier hasto do it.Here in Canada carriers can no longer sell phones locked to them, all phoneshave to be unlocked I think since December 1, 2018. This means of course youstill find locked phones which people sell and which were locked before, butsince then all new phones have to be unlocked.


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From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf OfCarolyn

Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 8:29 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: unlocking a locked Iphone

And, if Verizon can't make it work, I would have doubts that anyone could.At our Verizon store, the guys down there seem to live to do stuff withphones to get them going just right.

When I had Verizon, they had a division of Customer Service for specialproblems, and the guy there helped me and Jim with a phone some years back.


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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On BehalfOf Sieghard Weitzel

Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 7:17 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: unlocking a locked Iphone

The seller obviously lied, I would never buy a used iPhone online and unseenunless maybe on a list like this where I sort of know the person who isselling it has been around and even then I have heard stories where peoplesell stuff which is not at all as advertised or disappear with the money.Caveat emptor is very much in order here.



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From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf OfRichard Turner

Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 9:25 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: unlocking a locked Iphone

I'd call Apple and see if they can tell from the the serial number, whichthey can get if they do a screen share with you.Otherwise you will have to find out what the carrier was, and possibly getthe seller to give their permission to have it unlocked.

Sadly, it could be that the seller simply lied.
But, call Apple Accessibility: 877-204-3930 and see what they can sort out.

Richard
"There's a nap for that." -- an anonymous cat

Sent from my iPhone SE

On Feb 25, 2020, at 9:11 PM, kitty hevener <kheve...@earthlink.net> wrote:

I purchased an Iphone that was advertised as unlocked.  Seller
assured me it would work with my carrier, Verizon.  Sadly, Verizon
informed me that the phone was locked and they said it could only be
unlocked by carrier was using.
Does anyone know of any workaround for getting it unlocked?  Thanks.

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