As I had mentioned going to try and do so a while back, I finally
got around to getting my AT&T 4S unlocked today. And, once I did
the restore back to factory defaults, I did indeed get a message
on my PC telling me that the iPhone was unlocked. I first got a
message on the PC telling me that the restore had completed and
to leave my iPhone connected and it would show up in iTunes once
the phone had rebooted. And, sure enough, a few seconds after
the phone had vibrated from the reboot, a message came up in
iTunes telling me congratulations that my phone was unlocked, and
I could then press continue to either restore the unit from a
backup or setup as a new device.
I was quite sure I would have to figure out a way to fax
information to AT&T regarding the purchase of my phone. But,
surprisingly, after going online to their form to request the
unlock and entering my phone number and IMEI and first and last
name and last four digits of my SSN and pressing the submit
button, I right away got two emails, one telling me they had
received my request to unlock the phone, and the next one telling
me my phone could be unlocked and giving me the necessary
instructions. True, grin, that message with the instructions
also said to allow 24 hours for the unlock to take place, but I
of course didn't wait that long, which is likely why I had to do
the restore a second time.
As a side note, iTunes had me go to my iPhone and turn off the
find my iPhone feature before I could do the factory restore.
And, in fact, Apple even sent me an email informing me that find
my iPhone had been turned off, and thus couldn't be tracked or
wiped. Of course, I turned that feature back on right away after
I had restored from my saved backup.
To refresh from my prior message of sometime back, I purchased my
4S over two years ago now, paying full price on the first day one
could order the phone, as I wanted it but wasn't eligible for an
upgrade at the time. I'm now out of contract and just paying my
same rates on a month to month basis.
Oh, finally, not noticing the congratulations message the first
time I did the restore, I did look around a bit online to see if
there was a way to tell if a phone was unlocked, and I found the
below article, among others. And, for better or worse, I did go
to the site mentioned in the article and enter my IMEI and I was
then able to sign in with my google account, and thus didn't have
to create a facebook account as mentioned in the article. I was
then told my phone was unlocked. So, for those who are still
reading and care, here is the link to the article in question,
which one may read or follow its instructions at their own risk:
osxdaily.com/2013/06/17/check-iphone-unlocked/
----- Original Message -----
From: Grant Hardy <grantha...@outlook.com
To: <viphone@googlegroups.com
Date sent: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 12:07:24 -0700
Subject: RE: Confirming that an iPhone is unlocked
I hope someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe
your unlock
status is posted anywhere officially. The best thing to do would
be to
simply try a SIM card from a different carrier and see if it
activates.
Alternatively you could try to contact Apple, but given the age
of the phone
they might charge for a support incident.
Grant
-----Original Message-----
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]
On Behalf
Of Donald L. Roberts
Sent: October 28, 2013 11:50 AM
To: Viphone
Subject: Confirming that an iPhone is unlocked
This is an embarrassingly stupid question to which I really need
an answer.
A couple of years ago, I bought a 3-GS from a fellow who had
upgraded. I
used the 3-GS exclusively on WIFI, no phone service. Now that I
have a 4-S,
I decided to attempt to get the 3-GS unlocked as it would
increase its
already minimal resale value. This was an extremely frustrating
process
because I am no longer an A T and T customer, nor is the phone's
original
owner.
I ultimately got an A T and T service rep who listened, and
understood and
completed the request and stated that because it is an iPhone,
all I had to
do was to back up the 3-GS, wipe it, and then restore from the
back up. I
have backed it up but have not yet wiped and restored. So the
question is
simply this. After completing the restoration, what is the best
way to
confirm that the 3-GS is no longer locked to A T and T?
Thanks for any help.
Don Roberts
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