IPhone 4 on Orange UK, getting unlocked. (3rd party options query)

Hi,
I have recenty bought an iPhone 4 off a friend, unfortunatey it is on Orange and i am an O2 customers. Trying to get it unlocked through Orange UK is probably the hardest and most stupid way ever to attempt to get it done.
I dont understand how a third party IMEI unlocking service can unlock the code, albeit at an inflated price so quickly and effectively, yet Orange UK, struggle to answer your simplest of questions, instead refering to what seems like a standard, robotic answering service.
I bought this phone 3 weeks ago, and have been trying to get it unlocked ever since. I have looked into Jailbreaking the device and getting it "unofficialy" unlocked, but this option is unaviable to me as i have baseband 04.12.05. and to be honest, i'd prefer it to be done legitimately and without me having to worry about it crashing and not up to date software updates etc.
Im sure that there have been MANY people out there that have had, or are having the same problem as myself, and are looking for a quicker solution than taking out an Orange UK contract for 3 months and waiting for them to unlock it for another month. I think this service is frankly idiotic and their policy should be changed.
If this is the ONLY way to have it OFFICIALLY IMEI UNLOCKED through Orange UK, how can a third party do it?
Any help would be appreciated in helping me unlock my iPhone so i can use it for what i bought it for, not a ipod!!
many thanks,
Steve P

Sumran Domguy wrote:
I dont understand how a third party IMEI unlocking service can unlock the code, albeit at an inflated price so quickly and effectively, yet Orange UK, struggle to answer your simplest of questions, instead refering to what seems like a standard, robotic answering service.
They can not do so. At least not legally.
The 3rd party services that do manage to do it do so by using an insider at a supported carrier to submit th IMEI numbers of phones through a carrier to Apple for unlocking. They are almost always eventually found out and any phones they determine were unlocked fraudulently will be re-locked.
ONLY the carrier it is locked to can legally authorize unlocking it.

Similar Messages

Can't get my 3rd Party Sales Order to create the PO automatically...

I'm trying to get the 3rd Party Sales Order process to work and I would like it to create the PO automatically (it is already creating the requisition without issue). I have:
i) Set the Auto PO on the Item Category
ii) Set the ALE paramenters asociated with the Sales Org definition
iii) Set the Auto PO on the Vendor Master
iv) Set the Auto PO flag on the Purchasing tab of my NLAG material
v) Created a Vendor Info record
BUT I still don't get a PO being created automatically .... can anyone see where the problem may be?
Thanks.

Hi Dennis - I really appreciate the feedback but I started this thread with ....
I'm trying to get the 3rd Party Sales Order process to work and I would like it to create the PO automatically (it is already creating the requisition without issue). I have:
i) Set the Auto PO on the Item Category
ii) Set the ALE paramenters asociated with the Sales Org definition
iii) Set the Auto PO on the Vendor Master
iv) Set the Auto PO flag on the Purchasing tab of my NLAG material
v) Created a Vendor Info record
BUT I still don't get a PO being created automatically .... can anyone see where the problem may be?
I have since confirmed that I can trigger a PO creation by running ME59N BUT the PO is not created automatically when I save the sales order despite what the help text on the item category implies.
I think I have already done every you have suggested and even a little more, or maybe I'm missing something? Do I need to do something with ALE - turn something on perhaps? Have you actiually seen this functionality working? I'd love to hear from someone who has.
Regards.
Patrick

IPhone 5 Factory Unlocked 3rd Party Replacement from Apple

Hi,
I bought an iPhone 5 from Rogers Factory unlocked to make it work with all carriers from a third party vendor. Now I have an issue with a power button, if I retun it to apple will they give me a replacement phone as a Rogers unit or a Factory unlocked unit. Please let me know because this unlock costed me $150 I don't want to unlock another iPhone if apple give me a replaceent as a Rogers phone.
Thanks, looking forward to your replies

If the power button issue is a hardware issue, the only option from Apple is to replace it. Apple does not perform hardware repairs to any iOS device (never has done so) - they replace defective devices instead (and send the turned in one back to Foxconn in China for refurbishment or recycling).
Apple's strict policy is also to replace a defective iPhone with an exact duplicate one - so if your phone was purchased locked to Rogers, and you did NOT get it unlocked by Rogers, then you will get a Rogers locked iPhone in exchange.
There is no such thing as a legitimate 3rd party unlocking - only the carrier an iPhone is sold locked to has the authority to officially unlock it. Anybody else offering "unlocking" services is hacking the firmware, and such activity is not recognized by Apple when replacing defective phones.

Iphone 5 was sent to get unlocked but 'sim not valid'

My phone was given back to me on wednesday the 21st Januray after giving it to get unlocked on monday 19th january. The phone was locked to vodafone and now should be on giffgaff and unlocked to all networks.
The guy said it can take upto 3-5 days for the phone to work with the new giffgaff sim, it is not the 5th day and it is still not working and it says
SIM not valid - the sim card that you currently have installed in this iphone is from a carrier that is not supported under the activation policy that is currently assigned by the activation server. This is not a hardware issue with the iphone. Please insert another SIM card from a supported carrier or request that this iphone be unlocked by your carrier. Please contact apple for more information.
When i take the sim out, i am able to use the iphone in terms of going onto apps and only using wifi but it says no service due to no sim being in the phone.
the carrier on the settings says giffgaff 17.0 which is why i think the phone should be unlocked but is not working
i have been advised to 'reset network settings' but im scared this might lock the phone back as the phone is unlocked
what do i do?

Your iPhone has not been unlocked,the "guy" has hacked it to remove the Carrier lock and in doiung so has voided your warranty ,post warranty support and help from Apple or for that matter this Community
The ONLY way to unlock an iPhone is for the Carrier who holds the lock to process the release and then follow this process
How to unlock your iPhone for use with another carrier - Apple Support
any other attempt involves jailbreaking the iPhone
It seems in your case the hack failed .........................and has screwed your iPhone .

Permanently deleting iPhone text messages... impossible without 3rd party software?

Am I correct in assuming there is currently NO possible way to permanently delete iPhone text messages and attachments unless you without either A. using 3rd party software that costs loads of money, or B. completely wiping your phone? This is seriously not available on these phones with all the other advanced features and tech?
It saves gigs of txt messages and attachments permanently that takes up all of the space on your phone... I just have a hard time believing this issue hasn't been addressed....

If the amount of storage for your Messages is not decreasing when you delete some (or all), then you need to try resetting your device to see if it will clear it up. I just went to my device and checked the amount of storage being used by Messages (13 MB). Then I deleted the 6 messages I had, and went back to check the Usage. It is now 3 MB.
To reset your device (nothing will be lost): Hold down the Home and Power buttons at the same time and continue to hold them down until the Apple appears (up to 30 seconds). Once the Slide to Unlock screen displays, check your usage again.
Cheers,
GB

How do I get my 3rd party instruments to show up in my Logic Pro instrument library?

I have purchased and downloaded orchestra instrument libraries from Albion. How do I get them to show up in my instrument library so they can be used?

Hi
If you mean the Spitfire Albion series (?) these run within Kontakt.
Most 3rd party plugins do not directly support the Logic Library, so you would need to manually load in the plugin and any setting within the plug itself.
You can then save that as a "Logic" Setting or Patch, which will show up in the Library.
There is a large collection of Logic Settings for many 3rd party plugs over at LogicProHelp.com
CCT

How do I get a 3rd party WiFi adapter to be recognized as default WiFi?

I have a really great USB WiFi adapter that unfortunately does function the same as the PCI-e WiFi adapter. Essentially I have to connect to networks with the software that came with the adapter (which is really good) and I cannot use the status bar WiFi icon. This isn't much of an issue but unfortunately this means that AirDrop does not recognize this device either. I must turn on the PCI-e adapter (which is practically broken) to use AirDrop. Is there a way that I can make my USB adapter (Alfa AWUS036NHR using Realtek RTL8192C chipset) act as an integrated adapter?
I realize that
defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser BrowseAllInterfaces 1
will get AirDrop to work on all interfaces, but I'm really wondering if I can make Mac accept my adapter as "WiFi" under networks

Something.....a Mac or PC will need to have a 5.x version of AirPort Utility installed on the computer.
Perform a factory default reset on the Time Capsule by powering it off for a few minutes. Then, hold in the reset button first and keep holding for an additional 10-12 seconds while you simultaneously plug the power back into the Time Capsule. Release the reset button after the hold period and allow a full minute for the Time Capsule to restart to a slow, blinking amber light.
Open up AirPort Utility on the computer, select the Time Capsule and click Manual Setup
Click the Base Station tab below the row of icons to type in a device name and password that you want to use for the Time Capsule, set Time Zone, etc.
Click the Wireless tab next to the Base Station tab
Hold down the option or Alt key while you click on the Wireless Mode setting box
Select the Join a wireless network setting
Select the name of the wireless network
Enter the password for the wireless network
Verify the password
Click Update to save the settings
Note....everything here assumes that the router that provides the wireless network is using WPA2 Personal security, which is the default setting for the Time Capsule.

Trying to get a 3rd Party Router working with BT I...

Hi,
I'm trying to move away from the HHub5 on our FTTC BT Infinity connection (40Mb/s). Eventually I settled on a TP-Link WDR 3600 N600 - the flavour which is happy to talk to cable modems and take an OpenWRT install.
So far I've hooked up a BT OpenReach "white box" modem using the HHub's RJ11 lead, going from the DSL filter into the OpenReach modem's DSL socket. The modem's DSL LED lights up solid green - which I presume is good? The TP-Link router is up & running fine with OpenWRT installed, I can connect to it over WiFi and I've hooked up its WAN connection to the OpenReach modem's LAN1 socket (LAN2 is blanked out).
But whatever I put in the router's PPPoE settings I just can't get an internet connection to come up. So far I've used '[email protected] (as it's set on the HHub) and a few other suggestions from the forums including 'anything you like' @btinternet.com and @btbroadband.com - nothing seems to get the connection going.
Is there something I've missed or can anyone suggest a solution?
Many thanks,
Steve
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Sorry to answer my own question, but in case it helps anyone in the future:
I had to put my username in the username AND password fields - same details in both. I've not seen this written anywhere online, everyone says to leave the password field blank as it's unused.
So to recap - this is what got my TP-LINK WDR3600 (OpenWRT based) router working with Infinity: stick [email protected] in the PPPoE usernamd AND password fields.
Steve

Where can I get a 3rd party mouse pad for my HP Pavilion dv6 - left mousepad button broken again!

Broken AGAIN and just out of warranty. I had this replaced at 9 months and now it's broken again (at 15 mths) with light/moderate usage. I've seen lots of posts about this issue both on and off the HP forum. Please can you tell me where I can get a replacement mousepad that I can install myself.
Thanks.

eBay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/619249-001-NEW-GENUINE-HP-TOP-COVER-FP-CHAMPAGNE-DV6-3000-SERIES-/2906341038...
The touchpad is part of the whole top cover so it is going to require a significant disassembly. The above is likely not your correct part either, but the top cover for all dv6's ought to be available on ebay for $50-80. Here is the Service Manual:
Manual
This will provide disassembly instructions and also help you locate your exact part number. Part #3 page 24. The big thing is whether you have the fingerprint reader and the color.

HT1212 i have a iphone 5 and cant remember the unlock code. what option do i have?

bought a broken iphone and fixed the screen but now i dont know the home screen lock code. what are my options

Why don't you ask the person who sold it to you???
iOS: Forgotten passcode or device disabled after entering wrong passcode
You will need the Apple ID and password used by the previous owner , otherwise the phone will be useless to you - no workaround.

Is there a way to transfer SMS and iMessages from iPhone to Mac, without paying for a 3rd party program?

Ive Googled a few site that have free programs but all charge to transfer files. ive tried "iMacsoft iPhone to Mac Transfer" and that failed. Is there an easy way???

You can take screen shots of the messages on the iPhone, and then transfer the Camera Roll screen shots to your Mac.

With iDVD no longer available (ahhh) how do I burn my iMovie onto a DVD so will play on a DVD player? Apple says to get a 3rd party software. Anyone have a recommendation?

Please someone help me find a software to burn iMovies on DVD so will play on DVD player. I'm so frustrated that this new iMAC doesn't have a program to do this. Thanks!!

I'm so frustrated that this new iMAC doesn't have a program to do this.
Tell Apple: http://www.apple.com/feedback/
IDVD is included with iLife 11 ON DISK.
For making movies there is no alternative or substitute for iDVD. (Buy it while you still can.)
I've tried Burn and Toast and many others, iDVD is by far the best.
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MC623Z-A-iLife-VERSION/dp/B003XKRZES/ref=sr_1_1?ie=U TF8&qid=1331262475&sr=8-1
For the best quality, I use iMovie 06 with iDVD 11.

IPhone 4s 3rd Party Apps not working

On Wednesday I updated my iPhone 4 to iOS5 and all my 3rd party apps worked fine. Then on Friday when my iPhone 4S arrived I transferred everything over. The phone works great and all the core apps work fine, but none of the 3rd party apps work at all. They "blink" if I click on them but none of them will launch - even ones that have just been updated. I have a couple of key apps with years worth of data that I really can't afford to lose. I have done a hard reset. I have restored the software and restored from backup and still the problem is the same.
Any suggestions as to why this is happening and more importantly how I can resolve it?
Thanks.

This is what I found out from another post and it immediately solved my problem:
The reason this happens is because every time a downloaded app is opened it checks for your itunes password for validation that you are authorized to open that app (as it may contain personal info). From time to time the iphone “forgets” your itunes password. You can fix the missing password by syncing the iphone with itunes or downloading an app from the app store and entering your password that way.

What do I need to change. I am trying to download "weather bug" to my macbook air osx. I keep getting a third party access error. I had it on before I tried to get access to my usb drive downloading and burning video files. I was in a mess then- and

I want to download WEATHERBUG to my apple air. Keep getting a 3rd party access error message. Can you help?

What is "Weatherbug" and where did you get it?
What is the exact, complete text of the error message, and when do you see it?

TNS-12154...3rd Party tools won't connect to 9.2iEE

Platform:
Pentium 4 2.4GHz
Windows 2000 (SP2)
Oracle 9iEE 9.2
OWB 9.2
Quest Software Data Dictionary for Oracle
Other 3rd party tools accessing Oracle RDBMS
We have installed Oracle 9iEE, and OWB 9.2. OWB Client and Server components have been installed into their own 'oracle_home' directories. All software is installed on the one machine.
We have also installed Quest Software Data Dictionary for Oracle on the machine.
We have found 2 TNSNAMES.ORA files on the machine....one for the database itself, and the other in the OWB Client 'Oracle home'
The OWB client connects with the database ok, but the Quest software and other 3rd party tools come back with the error of TNS-12154. 3rd party tools were ok while we had 9iPE installed. But have stopped connecting with the oracle database since the installation of 9iEE and OWB, and come up with the TNS-12154 error each time we try.
We have 3 'Home' entries in the Registry under HKEY_LOCALMACHINE>SOFTWARE>ORACLE. One for 9iEE, and 2 others each for the OWB Server & Client.
Below are the TNSNAMES.ORA, SQLNET.ORA, and LISTENER.ORA contents for the 9iEE installation:
# TNSNAMES.ORA Network Configuration File: C:\oracle\ora92ee\network\admin\tnsnames.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
ora92ee.mydomain =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = myserver)(PORT = 1521))
CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = ora92ee.mydomain)
INST1_HTTP.mydomain =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = myserver)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = SHARED)
(SERVICE_NAME = MODOSE)
(PRESENTATION = http://HRService)
EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA.mydomain =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC0))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SID = PLSExtProc)
(PRESENTATION = RO)
# LISTENER.ORA Network Configuration File: C:\oracle\ora92ee\network\admin\listener.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC0))
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = myserver)(PORT = 1521))
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = PLSExtProc)
(ORACLE_HOME = C:\oracle\ora92ee)
(PROGRAM = extproc)
(SID_DESC =
(GLOBAL_DBNAME = ora92ee.mydomain)
(ORACLE_HOME = C:\oracle\ora92ee)
(SID_NAME = ora92ee)
# SQLNET.ORA Network Configuration File: C:\oracle\ora92ee\network\admin\sqlnet.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
NAMES.DEFAULT_DOMAIN = mydomain
SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES= (NONE)
NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH= (TNSNAMES, ONAMES, HOSTNAME)
Below is the TNSNAMES.ORA for OWB Client:
# TNSNAMES.ORA Network Configuration File: C:\oracle\OWB92_C\NETWORK\ADMIN\tnsnames.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
OWB92NETSERVICE =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = myserver)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVICE_NAME = ora92ee.mydomain)
When LISTENER is started, the following is displayed.....
LSNRCTL> Starting tnslsnr: please wait...
TNSLSNR for 32-bit Windows: Version 9.2.0.1.0 - Production
System parameter file is C:\oracle\ora92ee\network\admin\listener.ora
Log messages written to C:\oracle\ora92ee\network\log\listener.log
Listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=\\.\pipe\EXTPROC0ipc)))
Listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=myserver.mydomain)(PORT=1521)))
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC0)))
STATUS of the LISTENER
Alias listener
Version TNSLSNR for 32-bit Windows: Version 9.2.0.1.0 - Production
Start Date 28-AUG-2003 22:51:52
Uptime 0 days 0 hr. 0 min. 4 sec
Trace Level off
Security OFF
SNMP OFF
Listener Parameter File C:\oracle\ora92ee\network\admin\listener.ora
Listener Log File C:\oracle\ora92ee\network\log\listener.log
Listening Endpoints Summary...
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=\\.\pipe\EXTPROC0ipc)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=myserver.mydomain)(PORT=1521)))
Services Summary...
Service "PLSExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "PLSExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "ora92ee.mydomain" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "ora92ee", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
The command completed successfully
NOTE THE STATUS OF THE INSTANCES!...Can't get them to start as READY.
After a minute or two, status check shows (without any other action)......NOTE THE ADDITIONAL INSTANCE ENTRIES THAT APPEAR.
LSNRCTL> Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC0)))
STATUS of the LISTENER
Alias listener
Version TNSLSNR for 32-bit Windows: Version 9.2.0.1.0 - Production
Start Date 28-AUG-2003 22:51:52
Uptime 0 days 0 hr. 1 min. 10 sec
Trace Level off
Security OFF
SNMP OFF
Listener Parameter File C:\oracle\ora92ee\network\admin\listener.ora
Listener Log File C:\oracle\ora92ee\network\log\listener.log
Listening Endpoints Summary...
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=\\.\pipe\EXTPROC0ipc)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=myserver.mydomain)(PORT=1521)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=myserver.mydomain)(PORT=8080))(Presentation=HTTP)(Session=RAW))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=myserver.mydomain)(PORT=2100))(Presentation=FTP)(Session=RAW))
Services Summary...
Service "PLSExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "PLSExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "ora92ee.mydomain" has 2 instance(s).
Instance "ora92ee", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Instance "ora92ee", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "ora92eeXDB.mydomain" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "ora92ee", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
The command completed successfully
THE NEW INSTANCE STATUS COME UP AS READY, UNLIKE THE PREVIOUS STATUS OF UNKNOWN!
My guess is the 2 TNSNAMES.ORA files on the machine, and the contents of the Registry 'Home' entries are causing the issues. But I'm not sure of what actions to take, and why initially the service instances come up as 'UKNOWN', and then the other 2 appear as 'READY'. ora92ee.mydomain has 2 instances of the service....baffling.
Is it to do with installing 9iEE on a single machine, rather than a Client/Server environment?
Any ideas upon how we can get our 3rd party tools to successfully connect to the Oracle database again will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!

problem solved

IPhone 4 on Orange UK, getting unlocked. (3rd party options query)

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for