Unlock sim free, unlock sim free

I have purchase from a hongkong store an iphone 4 32GB and when i bring it to my country and insert a SIM, the phone is asking for a sim. and i undersatnd that the phone is not SIM FREE.
Now i am in MAURITIUS and i would like to have the phone unlockto use it.
please help me.
thanks
Shahnawaz

AS provided,  the ONLY place that can unlock your iphone is the carrier to which it is locked ( if they provide this service).  You would have to contact the carrier to which it is locked and ask them if they do this.

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