Iphone 4s unlock question

Hi,
I bought my iphone4s in Nov.2011 and I am available to upgrade it in Jul.2013 . My question is can I unlock my iphone4s without verizon service after upgrading? And can I unlock my new device immediately after upgrading?

so ive tried following the instructions & ive taken the orginal sim card out when restoring/downloading
in itunes after its finished.
it list the device as "iPhone"
it shows in the main window...
"there is no SIM card installed in the iPhone you are attempting to activate"
"please disconnect and insert a SIM card in the iPhone"
can anyone confirm if this phone is unlocked now without me puttting in a different sim card from a different carrier?

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All I want to do is legally unlock my Iphone 3g which I legally bought and now own so that my partner can receive phone calls, surely it should not be that hard to do?
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There is nothing you can do other than appeal to Orange. They have sole authority to authorize an unlock. The purchase may have been completely legal, but Orange is under no obligation to unlock it for you.
If you'd acted sooner, you could possibly have returned it for a refund based on the phone not being suitable for the purpose for which it was sold. Now, it's probably a little late.
I'd say sell it and get one from an AUTHORIZED vendor.

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Yeah. You can safely update if your phone is unlocked by swisscom. But you cannot update to 6.1. Since the latest version is 6.1.3, you should update to it.

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I'm traveling abroad this summer (Greece, Israel, and Turkey) and need voice/data access while I'm there. I live in the U.S. and would love to take my iPhone with me but naturally can't because AT&T refuses to unlock it due to it being under contract. Well, I have an older iPhone 4 that they approved the unlock on. All I have to do is go home tonight an resore it to unlock it. Great! I should have an unlocked phone for my trip! I'll buy a prepaid SIM card in each country and be all set.
My first question is: OS 7.0.4 is on it now, and I assume that 7.1 will be installed when I restore to unlock tonight. However, if I install a future version of the OS (say 7.2 for example), with my iPhone remain unlocked, or will it lock again thereby forcing me to stay at 7.1 forever? The iPhone was purchased by myself from Apple in the U.S. for use with AT&T and has never been jailbroken.
My second/third/fourth question is: I need a second one for my wife, but we don't have any more that are out of contract, so I'm considering buying an unlocked one on ebay. Assuming that it is unlocked as advertised, but I wasn't the original owner, will I be able to restore it in iTunes thereby making myself the owner and still keep it unlocked? Can I update the OS and keep it unlocked? If it was jailbroken before I owned it, then will it lock itself as I try to update or restore the OS? Does it matter if it was originally sold in a country other than the U.S?
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1) If your iPhone has been officially unlocked by the carrier, then it will remain unlocked through any restore or upgrade.
2) It depends entirely on the honesty of the seller. If the iPhone is truly and officially unlocked, and if it was either never set up to Find My iPhone or the seller removes it and so removes Activation Lock, then yes, you should be able to restore the iPhone to factory settings and set it up as new. Both are big "if"s, though. Many sellers lie about those factors to the sorrow of the purchaser.
If it was jailbroken before I owned it, then will it lock itself as I try to update or restore the OS?
If it was jailbroken to unlock it, then it absolutely will relock to the original carrier.
Does it matter if it was originally sold in a country other than the U.S?
It certainly does when it comes to getting any sort of service from Apple. They will not in the US provide any support for an iPhone sold in another country.
I would strongly advise against buying a used iPhone when you don't know the seller and can't inspect the iPhone prior to buying it.
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Hi, Hopefully someone has the answer to this question as it is baffling me as to why my phone will not register.
I have a British purchased iPhone 4s that has been unlocked (was Orange) and I want to put a Spanish pay as you go sim in from a large carrier "Yoigo". It come up with the following message when I attempt to activate, "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"
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It appears that your iPhone has not been properly unlocked. You say that it was unlocked by Orange but when you restored your phone after the unlocking was processed by Orange, did you get a message in iTunes saying something like "congratulations your iPhone is now unlocked"?
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firstly i want to introduce myself to the forum moderator and member, my name is Aji Lastanto and i'm from indonesia.
i'm not a verizon customer i just join the forum because i have one question i want to ask about my iphone 4s verizon that i bought a week ago from previous owner (this is used iphone not a new one), i buy it because i have checked the imei and it is unlocked (because i want to use it with my GSM sim card).
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I called my carrier asking for the unlock code because my 2 year contract for my iphone 4 has expired. I even offer to buy the unlock code from them as I want a legal way to unlock my phone 4. The customer rep told me it is up to the manufacturer to provide the unlock code but having read from apple's website, I told them only the carrier which was globe telecom can request apple for the unlock codes. Then the rep told me they are under no obligation to provide the unlock code. My question is , this is an old phone and the home botton does not even work anymore what I want is a legal way to unlock my phone from my carrier. How can I legally unlock my phone if my carrier Globe telecom Philippines won't provide or even let me buy the unlock code?
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Sorry, you're out of luck, as Globe does not offer unlocking for the iPhone. Apple can't/won't help you, & there is no such thing as a "code".
Only the carrier an iPhone is locked to can authorize the phone's official unlocking. There is no other way to get any iPhone officially unlocked. Whether carriers offer unlocking is strictly up to them, unless required by law. In you case, Globe has chosen NOT to offer unlocking.
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There is nothing else that you can do now except contact T-Mobile in the US and request an unlock, but until they will unlock you will not be able to use the phone.

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Sorry, but your post is unclear. I don't know what you mean by "back to normal iOS". Do you mean that you jailbroke your iPhone? If that's what you mean and you now wish to remove the jailbreak, you can try putting the iPhone into DFU mode and see if that will let you restore and remove the jailbreak:
http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/24/iphone-dfu-mode-explained-and-how-to-enter-dfu-mo de-on-your-iphone/
Some jailbreaks cannot be removed and in some cases will permanently disable your iPhone. If that happens to you, then you will have to buy a new iPhone; Apple will provide no support, warranty or out-of-warranty, for a jailbroken iPhone. You're on your own from here. We can provide no further help with a jailbroken iPhone in these forums.
If that's not what you mean, please post back and clarify. You may wish to try posting in your native language so that your question is more clear.
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But it depends on which iPhone you bought. That's the only thing that matters.
When it's an "unlocked" or "SIM-lock free" model, it's fine.
When it's unlocked, you can use it with any carrier in the world.
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So, when you want to check if it's SIM-lock free/ unlocked, call Apple.
I know only one number from Apple, it's the 0800 2000 136.
I don't know if it's only the number for germany, but, you can search on Google for it.
So, did you bought an unlocked model? Do you know?
I hope i solved your problem.
Let me know if you fixed it! Have a nice evening!
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