Here in Canada providers are now legally forced to unlock a phone 90 days after the start of the contract provided your account is in good standing, i.e. you are paying your monthly amount on time. I am pretty sure in the States they have to unlock if the contract has ended, probably worth checking what the law says although I am also not sure if this could be different from State to State or if this falls under federal jurisdiction which I would assume it does.
Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Edward Green Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 1:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: using the IPhone as a local phone in the UK Hi Craig, Whether or not your warranty is voided by unlocking your iPone will probably depend on the method you choose to do it. I unlocked my 5S with my provider 24 hours after buying it, for half the price that the dodgy unlocking kiosks were going to charge me thanks to a tip I got off list. Such an unlock I doubt voids the warranty, but obviously if you choose a different method it might. Worth ringing your carrier to see what they say. Cheers, Ed On 11 Oct 2013, at 21:24, Craig Werner <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, Sieghard. > > You make a most compelling case for an unlocked iPhone. I'll check > into this possibility the next time I travel. However, my iPhone 5 is > under warranty, and I don't know if an unlock will be possible without > voiding the agreement. > > I am finding the burgeoning discussion of UK providers and their rates > to be very helpful. It's not the kind of thread usually found on this > list, and I hope it will be allowed to continue. > > Craig > > On 10/11/13, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Craig, >> This is definitely a solution for phone calls, but if you were able to get >> your phone unlocked, then instead of having to use a second phone all you >> would need is a SIM from an irish provider and your iPhone would allow you >> to make cheap local calls, be called, send and receive text and you could >> also buy some prepaid data. I did this in Thailand since I have an unlocked >> iPhone 4S and for the just over 2 weeks I was there I paid $25 for a >> prepaid >> SIM which included the price of the SIM ($2 or $3), 1 Gig of data, text >> messages and a bunch of minutes. I walked up a provider's counter at the >> airport and was out of there 5 minutes later and the lady even swapped the >> SIM for me. Almost everywhere I went I had good 3G coverage and only in >> some >> places away from the cities and out on the ocean during a boat trip I had >> Edge. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Craig Werner >> Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 5:24 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: using the IPhone as a local phone in the UK >> >> Ray and all, I travel rather often to the Republic of Ireland and >> Northern Ireland, and I go the route of buying a cell phone in Ireland >> that works on the "pay as you go" plan. True, I lose iPhone >> accessibility, but I can still use the phone whenever there is a >> wireless network for downloading files and listening to radio >> stations, etc. When I get home, I turn off the Ireland phone until my >> next trip. Calls are very inexpensive, and I don't have to worry >> about charges from my U.S. carrier. >> >> Craig >> >> On 10/11/13, Edward Green <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi Ray, >>> >>> If you intend to use your phone with a UK SIM, then you may not need to >> turn >>> data roaming off as data is really cheap with some carriers here and >>> often >>> significant amounts of it come bundled with pay as you talk SIMs and >>> their >>> top-ups. >>> >>> Up to you though obviously. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Ed >>> On 11 Oct 2013, at 11:14, Cait and Maggie <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> There might be a charge for unlocking from your carrier, though, even if >>>> your contract is up. rogers tried to charge us fifty bucks for this. >>>> >>>> Just wanted people to be aware, just in case. >>>> Cait >>>> >>>> On 2013-10-11, at 5:07 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Ray, >>>>> >>>>> With the iPhone you have to ask your carrier to unlock it for you. If >>>>> you >>>>> are with AT&T you can call them and ask, but I am not sure if they do >>>>> it >>>>> while you are under contract. If you are past your 2 years I believe >>>>> they >>>>> are obligated to unlock the phone for you. From what I heard they send >>>>> instructions after they do whatever it is they have to do on their end. >>>>> You >>>>> then have to hook your phone up to iTunes and do a restore and once >>>>> this >>>>> is >>>>> done you should get a message that your phone is now unlocked. >>>>> >>>>> When are you going to England and for how long? You can reply direct, >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Sieghard >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>>> Behalf >>>>> Of Ray T. Mahorney >>>>> Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 1:22 AM >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: using the IPhone as a local phone in the UK >>>>> >>>>> Guessing that in order to do that I am going to have to get an unlock >>>>> code >>>>> with other phones I have had that unlock was based on the IMEI code. >>>>> Does >>>>> the same hold with the IPhone? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Ray T. 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