Iphone unlocked or not.

if apple swap your iphone out for a new one in a retail store, is the new iphone unlocked?

What do you mean by "swap" if it is a warrnty swap, you will get the same iPhone in the same state (lockeed/unlocked).
If it is the trade in promotion, in the US you will get a ccarrier locked phone.

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  • IPhone Unlock and not Jailbreak

    Hi,
    Dear Apple Inc.
    I just bought an iPhone in Philippines for $860 from Globe company in cash and one payment at once and without any contracts the only thing was i can not remove the SIM card and use another SIM or the gaurantee will void , now with the new iPhones the unlocked ones can I also upgrade or do something to use other SIM cards also because the Globe is the only athorized seller of apple in apple website.
    I don't know what to do ?
    I always travel and I would like to unlock my phone and not jailbreak ... please help me...
    Thank you

    Globe is the only authorized carrier for the iPhone in the Philippines, and according the most recent information I can find, Globe locks the iPhone and does not offer unlocking services. Call Globe and see if they have updated this policy, but if not, there will be no legitimate way you can unlock your iPhone.
    Regards.

  • IPhone 2g does not stay unlocked

    I have an iPhone 2G (first iPhone) that was bought in 2007 locked to AT&T. I've recently had it unlocked by AT&T through iTunes.
    The problem is, it doesn't stay unlocked.
    1. With the iPhone unlocked, I was using a Meteor sim. Then I changed to an O2 sim. Immediately as I put in the O2 sim, the iPhone locked back up again and required reconnecting to iTunes to unlock again.
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    The jailbreak probably permanently borked it.
    It is not always possible to return a jailbroken phone to a pristine state.
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  • HT201407 Per the "Completing Authorized iPhone Unlock" instructions, I connected to iTunes to back up and restore so my iPhone can be unlocked! But after the restore my iPhone is stuck at the activation screen, it will not activate.

    Received an authorized unlock code from apple/AT&T for my off-contract 3GS (8GB). Per the “Completing Authorized iPhone Unlock” instructions, I connected to iTunes to back up and restore so my iPhone can be unlocked! But after the restore my iPhone is stuck at the activation screen, it will not activate saying “Your iPhone cannot be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable”. I tried this again and again for countless times, no way! I have my old AT&T simcard and other carrier’s simcard. Both will not help. Please help me to activate and start using my phone.

    Hello,
    I got like the same problem, last days I get message to restore my iPhone, so I did it yesterday and it work very well. In the afternoon I saw that at top in the left corner show invaild sim card or so (only knew the german version). so I restore it again but now it won`t activate after I enter SIM-PIN and it accept it, it shows "No Service".
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  • I have iphone 4 factory unlock why not active 5.1.1

    i have iphone 4 factory unlock why not active 5.1.1

    How exactly did you get it unlocked? Where did you purchase the phone?

  • IPhone Unlock Not working

    Hi,
    I am out of contract now on my iPhone 4.
    I called at & t and they sent me unlock instructions.
    I followed the instruction provided by at & t in the mail and did a backup/restore operation.
    At the end of the process I did not get any  confirmation saying the iPhone 4 is unlocked.
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    Which "restore" are you doing? You need to connect the phone to iTunes and click the Restore button on the Summary screen, not the "restore from backup" that you see when right clicking the name of the phone.
    Note that if the phone has ever been jailbroken and the baseband replaced it is no longer possible to do an authorized unlock.
    Note also that if your computer was EVER used to jailbreak any iDevice (iPod touch, iPad or iPhone) the network database on your computer is corrupted and you will have to fix your hosts file before your phone can be activated.

  • Iphone 4 will not unlock but the same portion of the screen is active using SMS or any other feature.

    Iphone 4 will not unlock but the same portion of the screen is active using SMS or any other feature. What is the issue?

    It won't recognise it at all, but luckily I backed up very recently.
    I've booked an appointment with an Apple store who promise a working iPhone within 10 minutes of your appointment, whether fixed or a brand new iPhone.
    Thank you both for your suggestions. I'll leave the question unanswered incase people have any other suggestions or similar issues.
    Cheers.

  • I am to purchase a second hand iphone 4. but the seller says it can't be used as a phone as it doesn't have a sim card slot. he says he is not aware if the phone is unlocked or not... should i buy this phone??

    i am to purchase a second hand iphone 4. but the seller says it can't be used as a phone as it doesn't have a sim card slot. he says he is not aware if the phone is unlocked or not... should i buy this phone??

    Depends
    If you need a cellphone then No.
    If he wants more than $1 then No.
    I would suggest that you buy an iPod Touch from Apple.

  • HT4623 atleast once in a week the slide to unlock will not work in my iphone 4 and this is happening from the day i have upgraded to ios7. to access my iphone i have to a switch off and then switch on. really frustrating never

    atleast once in a week the slide to unlock will not work in my iphone 4 and this is happening from the day i have upgraded to ios7. to access my iphone i have to a switch off and then switch on. really frustrating never expected this from Apple.

    Hello sivas_live
    Try out the troubleshooting steps in the article to resolve issues with your touchscreen intermittent response.
    iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Troubleshooting touchscreen response
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1827
    Regards,
    -Norm G

  • My iphone 5 "slide to unlock" does not work

    My iphone 5 "slide to unlock" doe not work and has a camera icon beside it. I also tried to shut it off but the "slide to power off" also does not work. Please suggest solutions to correct it.Thanks

    Reset the device by pressing and holding the home and power buttons for 15-20 seconds until te white Apple logo appears 

  • TS3992 My iphone 4S is not getting unlocked. Msg is as follows " Not Enough Storage" 'This iphone cannot be backed up because there is not enough icloud storage available. You can manage your storage in settings.' not able to unlock my phone now.

    I just switched on icloud back on my iphone. My iphone 4S is not getting unlocked now. Msg is as follows " Not Enough Storage" 'This iphone cannot be backed up because there is not enough icloud storage available. You can manage your storage in settings.' not able to unlock my phone now.

    Reset it by holding the power and home buttons at the same time until you see the Apple logo, then release.

  • HT201328 Unlocking my iPhone 4s did not work after I did the Restore in my device. Need Help

    I received an email confirmation from my carrier that my request to have my iPhone 4s to be unlocked has been sent to Apple and completed, and I followed the instruction given to me for Restoring my device but  still not able to use other SIM card. I was advice that I will be able to get the unlock info from Apple when I do the Restore, I'm still getting the error message "SIM card is invalid...." when I replaced the SIM card that came from my carrier with another. Please help. I need to know what am I missing. Appreciate any help.

    Yes, I believe the steps did Restore my device as new. I followed the steps given to me in How to Restore software in my device..still I believe the Unlocking did not work because I'm not able to use other SIM card

  • I have an iphone 4s i used to USA, when i come in Haiti it and put anothe sim card it asks me to activate.  i cannot activate it. how can i know if it's unlocked or not?

    i have an iphone 4s i used to USA, when i come in Haiti  and put another sim card it asks me to activate it.
    i cannot activate it. how can i know if it's unlocked or not?

    As Kilted Tom said, make sure that you speak with your previous provider.  ATT will direct you to a website and have you enter in some information which will determine if you qualify for the unlocking status.  After you complete that, you will need to restore your phone as new through iTunes.  Make sure that you have a backup to iCloud in order to retrieve your content and data after you restore your device.

  • HT1430 my iphone 4 will not unlock

    My iphone 4 will not unlock. It switches on, accepts the code then says 'unlocking please wait' but does not unlock.

    Try a reset. Hold Sleep/Wake button and Home button down until Apple logo appears. No date will be lost.

  • I want to know if my iphone 4s factory unlocked or not?

    Hii all
    I want to know if my iphone 4s factory unlocked or not?
    Model MD235HN

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1937
    Check India on above link appears that Indian Carriers do not lock their iPhones
    The info on the serial/model numbers is totally irelevant and does NOT tell you whether the iPhone is locked or otherwise
    or call Apple care in your country and they MAY be able to tell you

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