HT1937 my iphone is locked to another carrier, how can I unlock it to virgin mobile?

been given an iphone 4s which was on vodophone, person thought would be unlocked.  Phone won't recognise virgin sim.  How can I unlock it and use the new sim?  Help please

Only the carrier the phone is locked to can issue the unlock.
You need to conact Vodaphone to get it unlocked.
There is no way around this.

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