If I bought a T-mobile unlocked iphone, once received, is there anything required to activate or can i just simply insert another carrier and immediately make phone calls?

I live in lebanon and I need a factory unlocked iphone 5s to use my carrior (touch), so should i buy the t-mobile unlocked iphone, or will i have to call t-mobile?

Ok thanks, I just needed to make sure, because when i bought my iphone 4 3 years ago, it was 'carrierless' for more than 6 months, which was a bummer

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Unlike apps, music and media purchased from iTunes can't be re-downloaded without paying again. If the song is already in your iTunes library on your computer, you'll have to wait to sync. However, if you just downloaded it and never synced to your computer, it's gone...
You can contact iTunes support and plead your case, telling them what happened. They might be merciful.
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Will the T Mobile unlocked iPhone 6 be compatible in India?

Will the T Mobile unlocked iPhone 6 be usable in India? Can it be used as it is in Indian GSM networks without any unlocking required? I asked my friend who lives in Connecticut to enquire in a T mobile store where the seller told him that it will be locked for 90 days. Is it so? I could not contact live chat support. Please help.

Firstly, the T-Mobile phone is NOT unlocked, but rather contract/sim free. You don't buy the phone directly from a T-Mobile store or the phone will be locked, but you need to get your friend to go and buy the T-Mobile phone contract free directly from the Apple store.
This phone comes with a T-Mobile sim card, but the trick is to take the T-Mobile sim card out of the phone when you receive it and put your local sim card into the phone and then activate it and then it will remain unlocked.
Remember though that if this phone comes from the US, you will have no valid warranty on the phone for India, as iPhone warranty is not international, so if anything goes wrong with the phone, you have to physically take it back to the US - no shipping accepted.
The phone will also not support 4G/LTE, due to frequency differences.
There are no unlocked phones for sale in the US yet, but if you want to risk the T-Mobile phone, then get your friend to go and buy the T-Mobile contract free phone directly from the Apple store and NOT a T-Mobile store - if you go to T-Mobile, then the phone will be locked, but if you get it from Apple, you should be able to take the T-Mobile sim card out of the phone and then activate it with a local sim card and the phone should remain unlocked.
It is only if you activate with the T-Moible sim card that you are in trouble.

Virgin Mobile unlocks iPhones for free?

I currently have an HTC phone on Virgin Mobile, which has given me pretty good service for the monthly rate. I want to upgrade to the iPhone 5s and continue to use Virgin Mobile since it has given me such good service. However, I will be moving out of state next year and am worried that Virgin Mobile will not provide good service there, so just in case I want to be able to switch my iPhone to a different carrier. Virgin Mobile says they will unlock iPhones purchased from them for free (https://community.virginmobile.com.au/t5/Phones-knowledge-base/How-do-I-unlock-m y-Apple-iPhone/ta-p/80), but after doing some research, apparently it is really hard to switch carriers on a Virgin Mobile unlocked iPhone since they use CDMA. Sorry, I am not a techie, so am really unfamiliar to all of this. Will someone explain what that means, and if I would be able to potentially switch carriers?
Thanks!

Several confusing pieces of information here.
First, the link to Virgin Mobile in the first post is for Virgin Mobile Australia. They will unlock their phones if you ask them.
Virgin Mobile USA is a different company (in a different country) and does NOT unlock phones.
Second, the iPhone sold on Virgin Mobile USA does have a SIMM card slot, even though VM network is CDMA. These iPhones are hybrids and have radio circuitry that supports both CDMA (Verizon, Sprint, VM USA), as well as GSM (T-Mobile, AT&T in US, as well as the rest of the world). When activated on Virgin Mobile, phone uses CDMA and the SIMM card is inactive (as well as the circuitry supporting it). However, when you put an active SIMM card (for example, T-Mobile's), the phone should be able connect to a GSM network. The problem is, this doesn't work because the SIMM slot is locked and doesn't allow SIMM cards from other carriers.
Virgin Mobile iPhones are somewhat different from other American carriers, and it appears that there is no unlocking solution for these. I have searched the web thoroughly and haven't been able to find anyone who would be able to unlock an iPhone sold by Virgin Mobile USA, so that it can be used with a SIMM card of another mobile carrier (domestic or foreign). For iPhones on Verizon, unlocking isn't even necessary; they are CDMA phones, which means that the CDMA circuitry can only be activated on Verizon (therefore no Sprint or Virgin Mobile), but the SIMM slot is unlocked and can be used with any global carrier. With AT&T and T-Mobile, unlocking is required, since the two are GSM operators which use SIMM cards, so the phone is locked to the carrier. Unlocking can be done, in some cases (if you've been a customer long enough) even by the carrier itself, and there are third-party unlocking services out there. Unfortunately, Virgin is the only one where this, for some reason, cannot be done.

I have an unlock iphone 4s that i buy it not from apple store can and i broke the screen can i repair the screen i apple and how mich is it if yes??

i have an unlock iphone 4s that i buy it not from apple store can and i broke the screen can i repair the screen i apple and how mich is it if yes??

Not covered by warranty. If you make an appointment at an Apple store, you will be offered an out of warranty replacement. Cost is US $199 for an iPhone 4S.

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I live in india and i m having an iphone 4s but in that siri does not make phone calls nor facetime and my phone is brought from us and it is unlocked any way to turn it on??????

I live in india and i m having an iphone 4s but in that siri does not make phone calls nor facetime and my phone is brought from us and it is unlocked any way to turn it on??????

Ujjval.1996 wrote:
but siri dows not makes it up.......
Sorry, I don't understand what you are saying.

IPhone calls via Mac not possible: I can't make phone calls on my Mac (via iPhone) although I am able to receive and accept those from others.

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I have activated all relevant options in FaceTime (either on the iPhone or Mac) but without success.
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I have 2 iphones, one for personal and one for business. I need my phones not to sync otherwise they will both ring all the time. How can I log out of my icloud and unsync my phones?

I have 2 iphones, one for personal and one for business. I need my phones not to sync otherwise they will both ring all the time. How can I log out of my icloud and unsync my phones?

Syncing your phones to the same iCloud account won't cause them to both ring all the time, it only puts the same contacts, calendars, and other synced data on the phone. The phones will only ring with someone calls the number associated with the phone.
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I dopped my iphone on the floor today and nothing cracked but when i tried to turn it on, the screen had a bunch of barcode like stripes. even though i cant see the screen, i was still able to type in my password and answer a phone call. how can i fix it?

I dopped my iphone on the floor today and nothing cracked but when i tried to turn it on, the screen had a bunch of barcode like stripes. even though i cant see the screen, i was still able to type in my password and answer a phone call. how can i fix it?

YOU can't fix it. But you can bring it in to Apple for an out of warranty replacement for $199.

In the past month or so my iPhone 5 battery is dying in hours, whereas it used to last all day at least. Also, I am getting constant "message send failures" when texting and frequent dropped phone calls.

Just recently my Iphone 5 battery is dying in a just a few hours, it used to last all day or more. I'm not doing anything different with it, although I have started shutting down apps etc. to conserve battery. I get constant "message send failures and frequently dropped phone calls.

My best bet would be to restore the phone. Back it up to itunes, and then reset it Factory settings. This way, any corrupt software will be removed, and you can start fresh. Make sure you back it up first. By the sounds of it, you are using the phone for business and probably need the data from it. Hope this helps!

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Double tap Home button and delete Camera app from multitask-list.
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Reset: Hold down the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears. Note: You will not lose any data
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Want to make phone calls via bluetooth on my iPhone from iPad

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I would like an iPas app that provides the sametype functionality including:
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Google Voice setup - gvconnect and talkatone. (wifi)
Skype - I think that you can make phone calls via Skype and Wifi.
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Why is it that my iPhone 4 suddenly lost the sound bar in music and YouTube? I am able to make phone calls, but otherwise my iPhone is silent. It says that it is playing music, but no sound is emmitted, nor am I able to change this.

Why is it that my iPhone 4 suddenly lost the sound bar in music and YouTube? I am able to make phone calls and hear everything just fine. but otherwise my iPhone is silent. It says that it is playing music, but no sound is emmitted, nor am I able to change this.

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If I bought a T-mobile unlocked iphone, once received, is there anything required to activate or can i just simply insert another carrier and immediately make phone calls?

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