Sim lock

Hi
is there anyone out there that can help this idiot. Yesterday I changed my pin number for my sim and forgot to write it down. I have forgotten this bloody number and wonder if there is anyway of unlocking my phone without locking it completely. Please help me as I'm desperate.
Sue

If you're talking about the sim pin and not the passcode lock, you will have to get the PUK code from your carrier to reset your sim pin. Some carriers will display the PUK code when you log into your account online,

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If you bought the iphone in the US and it is locked to a specific carrier, then you can't use a different sim (from another carrier). Is this your situation?
Otherwise I'm not sure what you mean by "trying to unlock my SIM". In which country did you buy the iphone? Who's your carrier?

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If you also backed up to your computer - you can restore from that backup - to retrieve the files. As far as I know- that should have no bearing on deleting them from iCloud - they should still be in that backup.
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With a sim lock,
you'll have to contact your carrier for the PUK code, as described here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1316

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im

My guess - and this is completely a guess - is that the SIM in that phone has a PIN that was added to it by the previous owner. Whomever you bought it from didn't bother to check for this (or didn't care) before they got it from the previous owner.
You need to get a new AT&T SIM for that phone - you could even borrow one from a friend if they have one that will fit the phone. You would only need the SIM to activate it.
There is no way to activate an iPhone without a SIM in it, even if you don't plan to use it as anything other than an iPod.
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What are the 'sim lock' laws? Seriously.

I really can't find any up-to-date info on the sim lock laws or if there are any. Supposedly late last year there was a law put into place where service providers are required to give you the unlock code if requested.
AT&T did this for me without hesitation but Verizon basically told me to bugger off. I thought it was due to my not having a contract but they just kept claiming that they either didn't know what I was on about or that they were not able to find the information or that they just didn't have the ability to do it. I just want to be able to call them and quote something real of what the law says. My understanding (confirmed by AT&T rep) is each service provider can supply unlock codes for ONLY their branded phones, but everyone is reqiured to do so when asked. I thought.

Nah, you thought wrong, sorry. At least there is no federal law in the US to that effect, perhaps some one or two states have passed something like that although I don't remember it -- and I do sorta keep up with stuff like this.
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hi there,
about 3 years ago I bought an iPhone 3Gs. it was a second hand phone from CeX in UK. my wife has been using this phone until the contract have run out. then I have sent this phone to my sister in Poland but I have forgotten to remove the SIM lock. apparently, she wasn't able to do so for her own so she requested some kind of help. today I went to O2 Shop and asked to unlock the phone. I gave them an IMEI number. unfortunately, I've been told, they're not happy to help me as I wasn't the first owner... they suggested me to call Apple instead.
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Apple do not unlock iPhones
Carriers lock them ,only the carrier can unlock them
For O2 to unlock an iPhone
It needs to be active on the UK network and that means in the UK
either under contract or being used on a PAYG sim
http://www.o2.co.uk/unlockmyiphone

Remove SIM lock directly from Apple, possible?

Hi,
If someone buy an iphone via Ebay (or other online trade site), and its locked to a foreign provider, is it possible
to ask Apple to remove the sim lock directly? I know Apple in contract with providers, but an example:
I get an iPhone from US (as an european person). It locked for one of US providers. I can activate it (if I have original
provider's SIM or on CDMA network), but nothing else. So I get an iPod (in good case). To use this device, I must go
to US, stay there for many months, make a contract with the provider, and after many waiting, they may unlock it for
other fees (or not). As anyone can see, this is not a working way.
So if the phone is clear (were on good standing on original provider, not reported as stolen device etc.) is it possible
to request unlock directly from Apple (for fee) ?
I know there's unofficial methods to unlock the iPhone, but everyone sleep better if everything legal.

@modular747:
A maximal forum search show me: never came answer by Apple directly. Who is not work for Apple, or no have
rights to speak in the name of Apple, the answer still untrusted. As you can see, no answer had accepted
To repeat template answers only good to raise post count, nothing else.
Yes, no one put a gun to my head, and as you can see, that's a theoretical question. In EU, Apple products
are overpiced, and no reason to buy them. If they will provide acceptable prices for simple people, I will the
first who will buy (Its not a mistake by Apple, lot of taxes and stupid rights in EU)
@Carl Wolf:
US providers requiments: be a customer, present good standing for 60 past days, etc.. These are requiments,
but why not make it simple: unlock it for an extra charge, like $100. to be a customer and present good stan-
ding, it cost some $ only. If you pay more, but not a customer, they not unlock it. Of couse, they can check
the device history, and refuse the request, but they fully refuse any request without contract (I talk about simple
contract, not fixed 1 or 2 years one).

5800 does a factory reset also reset the sim lock

I have a 5800, which has been unlocked by the provider (Tmobile) so I can use an 02 sim.
The phone currently has the expired certificate problem, and as suggested in the forums a factory reset may fix this. I know that most of the phones setting will also be reset...
But will a factory reset also reset the sim lock, and lock the phone back to Tmobile ?
Solved!
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No. It will remain unlocked.
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My phone is showing SIM Locked, what can I do?

My phone is showing SIM Locked, what can I do to unlock it?

Hi Tomastiger,
Lets get your sim unlocked! Which iPhone do you have? Is the device asking for the PUK or PIN code?
Thanks,
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IPhone 4 iOS 7.0.4 sim locked

Every time on my iPhone 4 I get a message that says sim locked
Dose anybody know why I get this message

Try this article http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1316 It should help you get up and running again.

Iphone 4 Factory Unlocked now Sim Locked?

hey
I bought factory unlocked phone from my friend. He bought it from the apple store and used his o2 sim card with it.
I am in spain and am trying my Movistar simcard (Which works on my unlocked Iphone 3g) but says "Invalid Sim Card"
Is it possible for a factory unlocked phone to become sim locked?
How can i sort this? Restore to factory settings on itunes maybe?
Cant test on a uk network till next week when im back for a visit.
Thanks
p.s yes its a mirco sim, got it transfered today. doesnt work in iphone 4, but with adapter works fine on iphone 3g.
thanks

sylo18 wrote:
Is it possible for a factory unlocked phone to become sim locked?
Anything is possible, but this almost never happens to officially unlocked iPhones. I suspect your phone is in fact NOT officially unlocked.

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