Iphone 4 - Moving carriers in Korea but locked(?)

I have an iPhone 4 originally with KT as carrier. After 2 year contract i got a new iphone 5 and decided to give my 4 to my daughter who is using SKT as carrier (in korea). But after putting in the usim, the phone did not find the connection or carrier... Is this phone factory locked? If so, how do I unlock it? Do I go to the apple support shop or to the old carrier? Please help!

Only the carrier that the phone is locked to can unlock your phone. Apple does not unlock phones. Unfortunately per this document, SKT does not offer unlocking. In any case contact them, because sometimes policy changes and it is not always reflected in the document.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1937

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Following from this I'm not sure what else I can do? Now I have a super expensive ipod and if i'd known that activating that sim would lock the phone I never would have used it.
I read somewhere on the forums that if the store adds the number of the phone to the receipt that is what locks the phone. Is this correct? Is it the fault of the reseller? I'd like to know in case I can take some recourse with them on the problem.
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You were lied to by the reseller, who do not appear to be an authorized vendor for the iPhone in Mexico. Only the Apple Store, Movistar and Telcel are authorized vendors, so unless iShop is an authorized agent for one of the two carriers, you purchased an iPhone whose actual source is unknown. Whether or not iShop is authorized, though, iPhones are not sold unlocked in Mexico and neither Movistar nor Telcel provide unlocking services, so what you were told is untrue.
Sorry, but there's nothing Apple or any of us (your fellow users) here can do to help in this matter. You will need to contact iShop and take this issue up with them.
Good luck.

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I've had the 3GS for a little over a year now (so still under the 2yr contract) and will be moving to South Korea within a couple months. Is it possible to use my phone there as I would in the states? If I have to stay with AT&T is my only option to pay for the international plans? Is it possible to end my contract with AT&T and use the 3GS with a Korean carrier? I'm looking for legal options to continue using my phone in Korea as I'll be there for a year.
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Here is a list of carriers that offer the iPhone in various countries around the world. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1937
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts5223
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Sounds like you may be the owner of a new phone! If you don't need or want it and no one claims it you probably can sell it. Check eBay to see what the going rate is.
You are to be commended for at least trying to find the owner. Many wouldn't.
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Iphone 4 - Moving carriers in Korea but locked(?)

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