Official unlock

Hello,
I am having a problem with my iPhone activation. Since the new iPhone 3GS costs 1000 USD without a plan (and I already have one) I decided to buy one from USA/Canada for 500 USD on eBay. But the iPhone is locked, it cannot be activated without a Fido sim card (I have already ordered it on eBay) In my country, the carriers cannot lock the phones they sell, it is illegal, so there is NO way that they could help me with unlocking it by "Authorized unlock". I already contacted Fido, but they simply do not do that.
Is there any way to unlock the phone officialy, just by asking Apple for it? I would pay any fee it would take to make it happen.

Is there any way to unlock the phone officialy, just by asking Apple for it?
No. Only the carrier that the phone is locked to can authorize officially unlocking it. Apple does not unlock iphones.

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Can i use some other company's locked iphone? or can i get official unlock from apple? cause i had iphone but it got water damage and don't want to pay crazy amount of money to get brand new...

can i use some other company's locked iphone? or can i get official unlock from apple? cause i had iphone but it got water damage and don't want to pay crazy amount of money to get brand new...
and i m getting locked phone from my family memeber for free. but he's with some other carrier. so can i get official unlock for that phone. please help me with this.
thank you

Only the original cellular provider can authorize unlocking. You will need to contact them to determine if they offer unlocking and if the phone qualifies.

Can I use officially unlocked iPhone in different countries?

I'm moving to Rome with my job for eight months, then on to Chicago for four months, then back to London. I'm trying to find out if I buy an unlocked Pay as You Go iPhone in one of the various EU countries selling manufacturer unlocked units (France, Germany, Italy, etc) , will it work in each country if I switch to that country's telecom's Sim cards.
The blogs and iPhone dedicated websites are full of opinions but no one seems to have definitive experience doing this. Some users say it should work, others say the EU iPhones are unlocked for the specific country of purchase but will not work with another country's telecom's Sim cards. The Apple Stores will not confirm any usage outside their own country. Similar response from the relevant telecoms. The Apple Support pages do not make any reference to cross country usage beyond roaming.
A privately unlocked iPhone is an option but I prefer an official unlock so there are no hassles. Not looking for opinions here - can find more than enough on the internet. I'm looking for actual first hand experience using these officially unlocked iPhones between countries.

Thanks for the correction on the relevant carriers. Looking at the European options: Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, and Czech Republic should work based on details from Apple's carrier list.
Before I buy I would like to confirm someone has actually purchased an unlocked iPhone in either Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg or Czech Republic and used it with Sim cards from another country.

Apple official unlock o2 UK carrier

Hi I live in Germany but i am soon moving back to italy.
I bought myself an iphone 3g 3.1.2 and it said that it has a carrier lock to o2 UK (iphone was bought last week from london)
Now i have heard that apple has released an official unlock for iphone with o2 carriers as their contract or something is over.....
Now to my question:
I dont want an unofficial unlock of the iphone but an official one from apple so that i can use the iphone in italy (where you can use it with any carrier...)
How do i get one? Do I even get one....? if yes, how?
I bought it on ebay...

Official apple unlock with o2 wrote:
I bought myself an iphone 3g 3.1.2 and it said that it has a carrier lock to o2 UK (iphone was bought last week from london)
If you bought it on Ebay you may be lucky, or not. If it really is an O2 phone (many are not, but are hacked US phones) then O2 can unlock it for about £25 I recall but you have to have an O2 SIM AND have at least £15 credit on it.
If its hacked, then nobody will unlock it for you - legally that is.

I paid 700$ for officially unlocked phone, but it's LOCKED !!

Hello,
I have a problem unlocking my I phone 3GS
I bought my I phone From Mobily Saudi Arabia for 700$ (official carrier)
It was officially unlocked to all networks and working fine till 3G Network reception failed after few weeks, I visited Mobily center and they replaced it with a new I phone
Now my phone is locked for Mobily sim cards only !
I paid 700$ for a phone that is supposed to work on all networks as advertised on apple’s website and mobily sale’s center .. but IT’S LOCKED !!!!
I went to Mobily many times they say there is a problem in entering serial numbers for replacement phones to apple server, they informed apple about it and they can’t do anything about it right now till apple solve the problem
And my phone will get unlocked eventually after weeks or months who knows ?? (it's been 3 weeks now)
I’m tired of the lies ! the waiting ! I hate apple and I hate mobily ! and I don’t like the I phone anymore
I want for the I phone I paid 700$ for to work as it’s supposed to “ ON EVERY SIM CARD”

Best speak to Mobily then as its nothing to do with Apple. This is a technical support forum and Apple do not visit these forums.
If it was officially unlocked, and then replaced, you should have asked for an unlocked replacement.Where does it say on Apples website that all phones work on all networks ?
Sounds like you have a problem with Mobily - rather than anyone here. Talk to them as nobody here can help you.

How to check weather my i phone is officially unlock of not

Hi everyone
Recently i got iphone 3g , but im not sure how to check weather its officially unlock or not. So that i should upgrade the os with locking it.
Serial no 5K9098AKY7K
Model MB496X
IMEI 01 180900 090330 3
Plz help me out

Look i bought it from open market in pakistan
Then there is no way to confirm that your phone was officially unlocked. Buying from a non-official source, especially an "open market", means you're at the mercy of the seller as to the accuracy of the phone's status. Based on postings here, most of these phones have been hacked. You'll find out for sure though if you update to 3.1.3.

I have been using a jailbreak iphone 3gs. recently i have officially unlocked. i have updated the os. but i am unable to activate my phone. it says no sim card installed. cud u help?

i have been using a jailbreak iphone 3gs. recently i have officially unlocked. i have updated the os. but i am unable to activate my phone. it says no sim card installed. cud u help?

Jailbroken phones can not be discussed here.
It's highly likely that it is now bricked. The jailbreak most likely did permanent damage. There are lots of reports of previously jailbroken/hacked phones that become unusable when attempting to apply a legitimate unlock.

IPhone software update for officially unlocked version?

Hi everybody,
-This is my situation:
I would like to purchase an iPhone 3G officially unlocked (From Italy)[MB496T/A].{some ones visiting}
Would I be able to update the software?
i dont mind about the warranty

If it is officially unlocked you should be able to load updates without a problem.
Just remember if you need to have it serviced at all you will need to take it back to Italy.

Update to 5.0.1 has locked my officially unlocked phone.

I purchased my ipone 4 from India and it was unlocked and I am using in Finland with Sonera carrier.After update it says insert sim without pinlock, it gives screens to enter/reneter new pin code but its not helping. My father have same device and it upgraded to 5.0.0 a week back and it didn't happen to him. We bought it from same place so I am sure it was officially unlocked phone.

Here are Apple Steps: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808

HT4108 I have an iPhone4, used and locked to the UK network. I need to pay for the phone to be officially Unlocked. In the meantime we used it as a device to check emails and games etc.. We put a pass lock and after many failed attempts we forgot what it

I have an iPhone4, used and locked to the UK network. I need to pay for the phone to be officially unlocked.
In the meantime we used it as a device to check emails and games etc.. We put a pass lock and after many failed attempts we forgot what it is. Now the phone is Disabled and iTunes can not fix it since it can not update the Software without the phone being officially unlocked..
any idea how to do this?
Please advice

gencml wrote:
We put a pass lock and after many failed attempts we forgot what it is. Now the phone is Disabled and iTunes can not fix it since it can not update the Software without the phone being officially unlocked..
any idea how to do this?
Please advice
You need to visit Apple Store, and show ownership proof in case of forgotton pass code.

Officially Unlocking iPhone 4?

Hello,
My brother gave me an iPhone 4 which he directly purchased from an Apple Store in the US and for which he paid full price. It was never activated or used in US. It is being used in Bahrain with Batelco, a seemingly authorized carrier. I want to update it to iOS 7 and want to make sure I can officially Unlock it. What should I do?
I know how to use other methods but I am not interested.
Thank you - Maki

Contact the carrier it's locked to and find out what their policy on unlocking is. Just because he paid full price doesn't mean he purchased an unlocked iPhone. Look at the original receipt. It should specify what carrier it's locked to. If it says it's supposed to be unlocked, contact Apple Care.

I want officially unlock my phone second bought in senegal since more than three months but after buying it i realize it is locking by orange france and i need help

hello want help without paying money cause now i'm in senegal and not sure to transfer money
i want to officially unlock my iphone 4 second hand bought here in senegal in west africa since more than 3 months but after this i realize that it is simlocked to oarange france so i cannot use it and i need help near apple to begin use legaly my iphone thanx

You will need to contact Orange France. They are the only ones who can officially unlock a phone locked to their network.

After the official unlock ATT, and recovery in itunes, I can not activate my iphone 4.

Hello, can someone help me? I have an iphone 4 locked ATT. I made an official unlock. I.M.E.I. check says that the iPhone unlocked. I like the instructions, restored it through itunes. But was not able to activate it. here is what itunes: "Your request couldn't be processed. We're sorry, but there was an error processing your request. Please try again later." But I have 2 weeks I can not activate it! As it turned out, I unlocked the iPhone, which has never been activated to itunes. Who knows what can I do?

Try contacting AT&T and seeing what they have to say about it. They should be able to help you if you unlocked the phone through them.

Official unlock for iphone

Dear Sir/Madame,
Is it possible to buy official unlock for iphone? I love Apple products. But I live in Russia and cannot buy official iPhone. I had to buy unlocked one. Is it possible to buy official unlock for iphone so that I could update my iphone software and buy software in AppStore?

Iphone is carrier locked to the provider in the country in which it is purchased.
You can get an official iphone when it is released in your country.

Is my iphone 4 officially unlock?

I want to know if my iphone is officially unlock..
I can use the carriers here in the philippines and this phone is from uae
And there is no cydia in my iphone, this mean its official unlock?

Unfortunately, the only other way is to update the phone. If it is not officially unlocked, then it will relock.
According to this support document http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1937 about the wireless carriers, if the phone was purchased in UAE, it very well may be locked to a carrier and it does not show that they provide unlocking services.

Curve 8900 Official unlocked - OS Download

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the latest official OS release for the 8900...
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