How do I know if my iPhone 4s has been unlocked illegally without actually restoring it?

Hello everyone
I purchased an iPhone 4s from Thailand, they told me that it was a factory unlocked version.
I could even run my Vodafone India SIM in it there.
After coming back to India, I wanted to update my iOS to the latest version but was afraid to do so because i had seen the phone asking for carrier unlock code9later the message simply disappeared!)
Since a year, i have been using iOS5 and i really want to upgrade it.
The guys at apple customer care told me that the phone is locked by US Sprint but then how am i being able to use a vodafone SIM in it?
They told me to restore it nd check whether its unlocked or not
i dint do it because if it was really a locked version my phone would empty my wallet in order to get itself unlocked
till now i am confused whether my iPhone is locked or unlocked.
Is there any way to get it unlocked for free?The guys at customer care say that it is locked by US Sprint.
Will jailbreaking help?
I really dont want to spend a penny more on it.
Please help.

if it is locked to sprint then ONLY sprint can unlock it,  that is if they offer unlocking.
A hacked iphone will as soon as it is updated lock back to the the original carrier in your case Sprint
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