HELP! I want to know whether my hand-me-down iPhone 4 is SIM/carrier-locked or not. I was given an iPhone 4 which I think was purchased outside the Philippines.

I was given an iPhone 4 which I believed was purchased outside the Philippines. The previous owner had it jailbroken but something went wrong so it was stuck on DFU mode. So when it was given to me, I had it restored and updated via iTunes to iOS 5.1. I bought a micro-sim and inserted it on the sim tray. iTunes was able to detect the SIM card number and there was NO MESSAGE like the sim card is not supported whatsoever which can be usually seen in unsupported simcard. I thought everything went smoothly. But when I tried to set-up the phone, the SLIDE TO UNLOCK button is unresponsive. It doesn't work so I was stuck there and my iPhone cannot be accessed because of that. What shall I do? I have tried doing the hard reset several times, it still didn't work. I have tried restoring my iPhone three times but the slide to unlock is still unresponsive. I think the iPhone was able to detect my carrier simcard since it shows on the top corner the name of my carrier, mobile signal and 3g network. Now I am wondering as to why the slide to unlock button is unresponsive? Was it because of my iPhone LCD or was it because the iPhone is locked? Please help.

according to some blogs, if the sim card you are using is unsupported, iTunes will show you a message that the sim card you are using is unsupported. But when i opened itunes, I didn't see that message. Instead, it was able to detect my sim card number. So I guess, the simcard is supported. It isn't the original sim, though. Then the phone was able to detect the mobile carrier, mobile and 3g signals. So iam wondering whether my phone is locked or was it a hardware problem?

Similar Messages

Hi i wanted to know whether you can get a virgin nano sim for my iphone 5 ????? or do virgin not do them

hi i wanted to know whether you can get a virgin nano sim for my iphone 5

In what country? Virgin is a supported GSM carrier in Canada. In the US, they are a CDMA carrier. In the UK, they are unsupported. They may have Nano-SIMs there, but you'll have to ask them.

HT4587 I bought an Airport Express from a supplier who told me I'd need at least iOS 5.4 on my iPad. My first generation iPad is apparently up to date but the iOS is only 5.1.1. Before I unpack the device I want to know whether it will work with this ea

I bought an Airport Express from a supplier who told me I'd need at least iOS 5.4 on my iPad. My first generation iPad is apparently up to date but the iOS is only 5.1.1. Before I unpack the device I want to know whether it will work with this earlier version.

Apple says that a minimum of iOS 5.0 is required. See the support document below. Look for Requirements on the left hand side of the page about half way down.
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/airport-utility/id427276530?mt=8

I want to upgrade my storage plan in icloud. Before that i want to know whether synchronization of data in my PC and data in one of the applications of ipad is possible through icloud or not

I want to upgrade my storage plan in icloud. Before that i want to know whether synchronization of data in my PC and data in one of the applications like "phone drive" of ipad is possible through icloud or not?

The Photos app doesn't currently support subfolders, it only has the one level of folder/album. You will either need to change your folder structure on your computer to be just one level, see if there is a third-party photo app in the store that copes with subfolders, or just make do. You can try leaving feedback for Apple : http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html

How can i add videos,movies and tv shows episodes to my ipod nano?I want to know whether i can directly add them through my pc or not without downloading them from i tunes store?

how can i add videos,movies and tv shows episodes to my ipod nano?I want to know whether i can directly add them through my pc or not without downloading them from i tunes store?

Yes, you can add your own videos to iTunes, then sync them to your nano, subject to supported max resolution limit and file type. The specs for the 7th gen nano says (I don't know which nano model you have), Video Format Support
"H.264 video: 720 by 576 pixels, 30 frames per second; Baseline, Main, and High-Profile level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 256 Kbps; 48kHz; stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
MPEG-4 video: up to 2.5 Mbps, 720 by 576 pixels, 30 frames per second; Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 256 Kbps; 48kHz; stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats"
http://www.apple.com/ipod-nano/specs.html
(earlier nanos have lower max resolution limits)
So, "HD" video is too high resolution, so iTunes will not sync such videos to the iPod (although they play in iTunes). If you are asking how to set up iTunes to sync videos in general (regardless of source), please post back.

I am considering the purchase of an iMac or macbook and want to know whether I can import my iTunes library of 400 albums from my Windows PC over my Home Network? 300 of these albums have been imported from CD's, so would not want to have to do that aga

I am considering the purchase of an iMac or Macbook and want to know whether I can import my iTunes library of +400 albums from my Windows PC over my Home Network? 300 of these albums have been imported from CD's, so would not want to have to do that again.

Just copy the entire /Musci/iTunes/ folder from old computer to /Music/ on new computer.
The libraries will be identical (date added, ratings, artwork, etc.).
You can do this easily over the network.

I made a pre-booking for ipad2 wifi cellular, i would like to know whether i can upgrade it to IOS6 n IOS7? and i want to know whether can i use 2G network instead of 3G as the 3G network plan is expensive??? and i want to know whether i can access siri ?

i made a pre-booking for ipad2 wifi cellular, i would like to know whether i can upgrade it to IOS6 n IOS7? and i want to know whether can i use 2G network instead of 3G as the 3G network plan is expensive??? and i want to know whether i can access siri ?

Siri does Not work on the iPad 2. iOS 7 is not even out yet, so we have no way of knowing if you'll be able to upgrade to it.

Hi, I am going to buy a new iMac desktop. I am going for the 3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel i7, 16 GB RAM and 2TB ATA Drive. I want to know whether I should go for the dual drives option i.e including the 256 GB SSD. I do a lot of 'heavy' media work. Brian

Hi, I am going to buy a new iMac desktop. I am going for the 3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel i7, 16 GB RAM and 2TB ATA Drive. I want to know whether I should go for the dual drives option i.e including the 256 GB SSD. I do a lot of 'heavy' media work.

by looking at the specs the laptop is better but if your not a gamer or graphics designer then you most likly wont notice a difference in the performance at all so with that said a few downsides
the processor is i5 the i7 processor is the better processor the graphics card has half the dedicated memory that the laptop has and the hdd compared to the solid state is not much of a difference unless you wanna move your computer all the time you wont need a solid state drive
but like i said before if your not a gamer or graphics designer on your computer you will not notice the difference most likely

Hi i just wanted to know whether my iphone is hacked??

Hi I just wanted to know whether my iphone is hacked??
Y I suspect:
1) i use whatsapp and i saw a profile picture of a friend which he said he didn't put it..(i thought his might be hacked)
2) when i went through my photos i found pictures i have never taken and copied from any place....more over i was able to see someone else's whatsapp conversation which was screen shoted and kept as a photo
please let me know what i need to do as i had some business documents also on that thinking iphone is secured ;(
Thanks

i recently reseted my phone to the factory settings deleted all the content and never copied anything back,since i was having an issue with my phone were it took lot of time to type in for messeges and even it was not responding to show the keypad....anyways i still have the issue of the keys getting stuck while typing......
now back to what you said please let me know how come the additional photos came into my photo library then??? i am sure no one has used my phone for the past 2 weeks, i refreshed it 2 weeks back...and its still in its factory condition from the day i bought all the apps are installed from the apple store too, more over i paid for the whats app application.

Hi, I wanted to know whether the Mac notebook model g62-b31ee install or not? Thanks

Hi, I wanted to know whether the Mac notebook model g62-b31ee install or not?
Thanks

You can only install the Mac OS on Macintosh computers made by Apple.

I want to know whether i can add graphic card in my laptop

i want to know whether i can add a graphic card in my laptop. i want to increase my gaming experience.so please mail me for this problem

The Newsstand app acts different from other app. Each magazine is a separate app therefore they are deleted individually as if they are apps. You can't delete Newsstand. One last step, after you tap the tiny x, tap the home button to stop the wiggling.

Help I need to know whether it is safe to upgrade to 3.6.16 in firefox?

I need to know whether to upgrade to v 3.6.16 or if it isn't safe yet to play on pogo.com

It was only 3.6.14 that had problems with Pogo.

I want to know how to backup my library to a fixed backup drive rather than to a CD or DVD. I mostly have audiobooks in the library and my computer is running out of space. There are so many that copying them to a CD or DVD would be a horrendous waste of

I want to know how to backup my library to a fixed backup drive rather than to a CD or DVD. I mostly have audiobooks in the library and my computer is running out of space. There are so many that copying them to a CD or DVD would be a horrendous waste of time and resources. Can you please help me?

msscott69 wrote:
I want to know how to backup my library to a fixed backup drive
Copy your ENTIRE iTunes FOLDER to an External Drive...
Full Details Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
Also... Have a look at these 2 Videos...
http://macmost.com/moving-your-itunes-library.html
http://macmost.com/moving-your-itunes-media-to-an-external-drive.html

No i'm using iPhone 4 16GB. i want to know how long does it take for "Erase All Content and Settings"?does it affects to iPhone's hardware? and if i want to restore my software in iPhone back, how i can do it?

no i'm using iPhone 4 16GB. i want to know how long does it take for "Erase All Content and Settings"?does it affects to iPhone's hardware? and if i want to restore my software in iPhone back, how i can do it?

it takes hours
it does not damage or wear out hardware
and you can restore any backup afterwards as yo see fit

I was given an iPhone 4 from a friend and I was trying to reset it to factory settings but it won't let me. It's keeps popping up with a box to put in my friends iCloud account password in but I don't know it. How can i delete their iCloud account?

I was given an iPhone 4 from a friend and I was trying to reset it to factory settings but it won't let me. It's keeps popping up with a box to put in my friends iCloud account password in but I don't know it. How can i delete their iCloud account without knowing their password?

You cannot delete the iCloud account that is signed on to Find My iPhone unless you know the password. This is called the Activation Lock:
ACTIVATION LOCK
It is an anti-theft security measure that is a part of iOS 7. You can only get around this by following the steps in this support article:
Find My iPhone Activation Lock: Removing a device from a previous owner’s account
Contact your friend. This is the only way around the lock.
Best of luck,
GB

HELP! I want to know whether my hand-me-down iPhone 4 is SIM/carrier-locked or not. I was given an iPhone 4 which I think was purchased outside the Philippines.

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for