TS2446 I purchased an I phone from a friend of mine that is locked. How do I unlock it?

I purchased an Iphone 3 from my buddy, it is locked up and he doesnt remember the password. How do I unlock it for my own use?

Ask your buddy to restore he iPhone to factory condition so you can then use it...the buddy needs to do that before selling it.

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Help Please,
I purchased an iphone 4 from a friend, i somehow cleared it and it's now at the original activation screen, i have spoken to the carrier and they have unlocked it for me. Once the carrier unlock details get sent to apple, will i be able to use any carrier sim card to activate the iphone? currently when i connect to itunes it says the sim is not the original one and i need to insert the original sim... will this happen now that it has been carrier unlocked? i have been told the unlocking can take between 5 and 72 hours, do i just keep trying with itunes or do i have to do something different?
This is a christmas present for my son and i am running out of time, i'm not in an area that i can just go into an apple store and ask, i'm currently overseas in a very poor country and there are not many iphones that i have seen here so your help would really be appreciated.
i think the operating system is 6.0.1
Thanks,
Matt.

scrapman26 wrote:
i was told it can take between 5 and 72 hours for the carrier unlock is done.
And have you waited that long? If not, then that's why it's not done yet.

My phone was stolen and I discontinued cell service to the phone through my provider. Before discontinuing service, I locked my phone from the icloud. Now that it is no longer being serviced by the service provider, will it remain locked?

My phone was stolen and I discontinued cell service to the phone through my provider. However, before discontinuing service, I locked my phone from the icloud. Now that it is no longer being serviced by the service provider, will the phone remain locked?

Thanks, James. Sadly, I had not upgraded to iOS 7 as I only had an iphone 4 and those I knew with the 4 who upgraded had major issues with battery life, so I decided not to upgrade. However, I know the phone was locked because the new "owner" called and hung up on me while calling the number I listed in the "This phone is stolen message" set by the cloud. Are you saying that my phone will remain locked if they don't know how to break into it? Or are you saying that it will no longer stay locked once I turned off service to the phone?

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If it is a genuine iPhone 4S (I know many people who have been duped by the cheap Chinese knock-off) then it should be unlocked for use with an SA SIM card. MTN and Vodacom both use the APN "internet", and you may find that if you are using a Vodacom SIM then the default APN is set as "iphone.vodacom.za". Change this by:
(iOS 6+) Going into Settings > Mobile Data > APN Settings and changing the APN to "internet".
(iOS 5<) Going into Settings > General > Network > Cellular Data Network and changing the APN to "internet".
I'm not sure what the APN is for Cell C, 8.ta and Virgin but I'm certain they are the same.
Hope this helps.

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I have purchase an Apple TV from a friend. How do I replace his username and password with mine.

Sign out and sign in with your own Apple ID.

HT1688 I got new iPhone 5s on At&t from USA friend, I live in China. How can I activate this phone in China

I got new iPhone 5s on At&t from USA friend, I live in China. How can I activate this phone in China.
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Please help me
Regards.

You can't. Send it back to your friend, & have him/her get the phone officially unlocked for you.

HT1386 I do not have a list of "devices on the left hand side" to select iphone from when I try to sync my phone. I have never seen that list. How do i get it? I think the new itunes formate *****!!

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I think the new itunes formate *****!!

Glad it is fixed Actually I meant to say click VIEW then show side bar but I see you got the message

TS1814 I have purchased iPhone 3g device from my friend, I connected it to the iTunes to upgrade from 3.1 to 6.0 as many softwares were not being installed as iOS was not up to date. I upgraded but now I can not activate my device. What I should do now???

I have purchased iPhone 3g device from my friend, I connected it to the iTunes to upgrade from 3.1 to 6.0 as many softwares were not being installed as iOS was not up to date. I upgraded but now I can not activate my device. What I should do now??? i am really feeling difficulty because i have been disconnected from the network.
I am from Pakistan.

The 3G cannot be updated to iOS6, it can only go to iOS 4.2.1.
Activation issues are generally the result of the device being hacked or jailbroken.

HT4061 I brought a Iphone 4s from someone and they never give me their apple id and password. Now I the phone but its lock , how do I unlock it ?

I brought a Iphone 4s from someone and they never give me their apple id and password. Now I the phone but its lock , how do I unlock it ?

You don't. Take it back to them and ask them to unlock it. If they refuse, or if they have now vanished off the face of the earth, you own a brick. There is no way past the activation lock without the proper credentials.

HT201328 I have recieved a locked phone from US. At& T confirmed tht the same could be unlocked and had suggested the procedure of 'back up and restotre to unlock the phone, which was done. After this when I removed the old simcard, the iphone cannot be

I have recieved a locked phone from US. At& T confirmed tht the same could be unlocked and had suggested the procedure of 'back up and restotre to unlock the phone, which was done. After this when I removed the old simcard, the iphone cannot be activated

When you connected to iTunes and restored, did you get the
'Congratulations. Your iPhone is now unlocked' message?
If not, first try again. Follow the procedure in the email
AT&T sent you exactly - do not skip steps. If still no success,
contact AT&T as the problem is on their end.
Do you have a sim in the iPhone when trying to activate it?
You must put a sim into the iPhone for activation to compllete.

Hi i have a iphone come from japanese i cant use in belgium because its locked how can i unlocked?

hi i have a iphone come from japanese i cant use in belgium because its locked how can i unlocked?

Did you sign up for a cellular service plan when you purchased the iPhone?
You'll probably have to contact the carrier.
Take a look at this Apple doc for all the details -> iPhone: About unlocking

Dear sir i have i phone 4s model A-1387 EMC-2430 FCC ID;BCG-E2430A IC;579C-E2430A and its locked how can i unlock it even so i bought it of some body not knowing about it and i live now in Jordan

Dear sir
I have i phone 4s model A-1387 EMC-2430 FCC ID;BCG-E2430A IC;579C-E2430A and its locked how can i unlock it even so i bought it of some body not knowing about it and i live now in Jordan

If you mean that the iPhone has Activation Lock - that is, it's asking for the previous owner's Apple ID and password to activate the device - then you will need that information, or you'll need to get the previous owner to remove the device from his/her iCloud account:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2702
If you can't reach the previous owner or he/she is unwilling to cooperate, then the device is unusable by you. Return the iPhone for a refund if you can.
Regards.

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HT1414 i phone was stolen has been recovered but is now locked, How do I unlock it ?

My I phone was stolen 3 days ago , it has now been recovered but is locked , How do I unlock it ?

Force the phone into recovery mode, as described here, and restore it:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1212

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TS2446 I purchased an I phone from a friend of mine that is locked. How do I unlock it?

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