Unlocked & sold iPhone 4.

I upgraded to an iPhone 5 and then had my iPhone 4 factory unlocked and reset to factory settings. After doing this I removed the sim card and sold the phone. Are there any privacy/security issues I should be aware of? It was running iOS 6 at the time it was unlocked, etc.

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HT4528 Good afternoon ... I would like to know how I can do to communicate with Verizone company to see if I can unlock my iPhone 5 which acquired in NY last year, buy it because you sold me released but is totally false ... I welcome your comments ...

Good afternoon ... I would like to know how I can do to communicate with Verizone company to see if I can unlock my iPhone 5 which acquired in NY last year, buy it because you sold me released but is totally false ... I welcome your comments ...

Krawly11 wrote:
That's what they told me at the time of purchase and that's why the team acquired ...
But when I get to Venezuela and introduce NANO-Sim in a line to use the phone here just does not respond to the network ... None of the 3 phone lines we handle here ...
It is a 64G IPhone 5 ...
Regardless, it is not a matter of carrier locking. Verizon iPhone 5 phones were never GSM sim-locked to begin with. Every iPhone Verizon has sold since the introduction of the iPhone 5 has been sold with an unlocked GSM slot, as required in the USA by their agreement with the FCC. They have not been allowed to sell any iPhone 5, iPhone 5c nor iPhone 5s devices with GSM carrier locking in place.
Your connection problems are from some other cause - it is NOT a carrier locking issue.

Apple sold me an 'unlocked' Verizon iphone 5

Hi,
I was searching for an iPhone5 that is unlocked, 32GB and which works in Germany as well. The apple store at NYC sold me an iPhone 5 for $749 + tax which is the original price for an UNLOCKED iPhone 5. Although in the receipt it is said 'Verizon' but nothing about 'unlocked'.
After that I bought a prepaid T-Mobile sim card, because I lived in NYC for three months. This sim card worked perfectly with the iPhone5. That was the reason I thought everything was working well.
Now, since I am back in Germany I cannot use my cell anymore. That was the reason why I called up Apple support Germany to find out what the problem is. We could figure out that my iPhone5 is NOT UNLOCKED = it is LOCKED by Verizon (i could have had this much cheaper!). Obviously the Apple store sold me the locked iPhone 5 model but I have for an unlocked!
I would like to ask you if you can help to unlock my iPhone 5 so that it gets usable in Germany? I'm already in contact with Apple US but they don't care.
Thank you in advance!
Please do not hesitate to ask for further information.

I might be in the same boat. I bought an iPhone 5 A1429, the Verizon one, at an Apple store in the US for full price and then moved to Germany. The receipt says "Verizon Account Information No Wireless Service Activation during iPhone Sale" and "This iPhone model is configured to work only with the wireless services of Verizon Wireless."
I have no service contract with anyone.
The sales guy at the store said the Verizon GSM functionality was unlocked and would work freely with GSM on any European carriers that use the right bands. A guy from Belgium was doing the same thing right ahead of me. To double check, I searched online and read scores of articles supporting the claim. Here's one article about it. To triple check, I called Apple support. The operator was shocked that the Apple store would sell me a Verizon phone at full price with no contract, but he too confirmed that this device would work with European carriers as listed here. This is a list of carriers that provide LTE speeds on iPhone 5 bands. Maybe the phone doesn't support 3G for julia-iphone, but I doubt that. I have seen lots of carriers here in Germany that offer iPhone 5's with their 3G service, and as far as I know there are only two physically different versions of the iPhone 5: A1428 and A1429. So it should work and I am anxiously awaiting a conclusive answer to this post.
My box has not been opened yet but I have sadly passed the return date. It's been sitting in my closet for a month. Deutsche Telekom is the only German carrier that provides LTE speed on the bands supported by the iPhone 5, but their fees are too high. So I regret having bought this as it would be really expensive to get LTE speed on it and that's the main advantage over the 4s.
If anyone's moving to Europe and thinking about buying a phone in the US to save money. I don't recommend it. If you want LTE speed, you are going to have to get a long term contract with high monthly fees compared to prepaid and if you do that, it will be a lot cheaper to take the phone with the service plan than to bring your own. Android, Samsung and HTC are much better ideas in Germany due to the LTE supported bands of the devices. At the moment, Europe mostly uses different LTE bands than the iPhone 5 supports.

Unlocking the iPhone 4S - Please, a REAL answer from someone official?

I've searched everywhere for this; I've read the other posts with the link to the "unlock confirmation" that's really from the "Droid" page; I've contacted customer service three times . . . each time as I was about to pull the trigger on purchasing a new phone.
I don't know how monitored this community might be but PLEASE, if someone from Verizon's reading this, we need something in writing.
I was about to order the 32GB Black iPhone 4S but suddenly got concerned that I couldn't find ANY official information about unlocking the SIM for travel. I had seen the "unlock after 60 days" quotes in ALL the magazines and online sites, but found nothing on verizon.
So, I contacted customer service, via chat, where I was told that:
Karen: Verizon does not unlock the sim.
Karen: No you cannot swap out the sim.
Karen: I was told Verizon does not unlock no phones/
followed by
Karen: Would you mind holding for a moment while I check that information?
stu: Again, just to clarify, 'cause it's sort of a strange policy, Verizon will never unlock an iPhone?
Karen: No they told me no.
That seemed to end Verizon for me as an option. I'm heading for a month in Europe in June and on a month long trip, with the need/desire for lots of local calls, it's not economically feasible to use the roaming plans.
Then I searched for the press quote again . .finding:
“It is our standard unlock policy for all Global Phones. You have to have been a customer for 60 days and in good standing (meaning your bill is current) and the phone you want to unlock must be on our network at the time of the request. You call Verizon Wireless before you leave the country and we unlock the SIM. We will honor one unlock every 10 months.” — Brenda Raney, Verizon Wireless Public Relations
So, I thought I'd go back to customer service where this time . . .
Michael: Yes you can get it unlocked just as the message you sent me said.
Michael: The bill would have to current for at least the 60 days before we could unlock it though.
stu: Really? You sure? I keep getting conflicting answers. That would be great!
Michael: I am positive.
All right! Goodbye ATT . . hello Verizon.
So, a little later in the evening, I'm filling up the shopping cart with the phone and the calling plan and the data plan and . . .wait a minute . . pit of my stomach time. I STILL haven't seen anything official about this policy. Nothing in writing . . anywhere. The first rep could be right . . . leaving the cart behind, I decide to check one more time:
Josh B: The 4S is global capable.
Josh B: You will have to pay the global roaming rates however.
stu: Right, but the quote above says that, if I keep my account in good standing for more than 60 days, I can get the SIM unlocked.
Josh B: No, it won't be unlocked.
He then sent me to the customer agreement, which has nothing about this. A little bit further down . .
Josh B: Anything that involves unlocking and/or rooting, is a violation of contract and can be penalized with an Early Termination fee.
stu: Right, if the customer does it. However, what I was told earlier today, and it's the same thing that the Verizon Wireless Public Relations person said to the press a few weeks ago, was that VERIZON would unlock the SIM after 60 days, as long as the account was in good standing. Is this not true?
Josh B: It was in a magazine correct?
stu: It was in Macworld and PCMag and everywhere else on the web. The quote was:
stu: “It is our standard unlock policy for all Global Phones. You have to have been a customer for 60 days and in good standing (meaning your bill is current) and the phone you want to unlock must be on our network at the time of the request. You call Verizon Wireless before you leave the country and we unlock the SIM. We will honor one unlock every 10 months.” — Brenda Raney, Verizon Wireless Public Relations
Josh B: So how can you be sure that it was actually one of our PR's? Don't trust anything that isn't on our direct website, or directly at a store location or coming from a Customer Service rep over the phone.
So, now what do I do?
I would like to buy an iPhone. Verizon is the only one with a policy, at least in press-release form, of unlocking the iPhone eventually. However, I keep getting different answers and I don't want to be locked into a 2 year contract without getting some sort of official confirmation that the policy is 60 days.
Can anyone actually show something, in an official Verizon location, that clearly states the policy?
stu
Note: I edited this because of some different information about ATT. A couple of reps said that ATT would unlock the phone. One said after 4-6 months, the other said after 90 days. When I asked if the policy was written down, she sent me a link which she was then surprised to see contained the following:
http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB82027#fbid=5OBPuSVI7XK
What is the unlock code for my iPhone?
iPhone cannot be unlocked, even if you are out of contract. If you are traveling internationally, iPhone is a quad-band phone and will work in many countries across the globe. Stay connected while traveling to over 215 countries, plus get discounted rates in over 80 of those countries when you sign up for AT&T World Traveler
And this:
http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=55002#fbid=5OBPuSVI7XK
What is the unlock code for my phone?
Note: If your phone is an iPhone, the following information does not apply. Please see What is the unlock code for my iPhone? for more information.
Wireless phones purchased from AT&T generally come with locked SIMs, which potentially makes them incompatible with wireless service from non-AT&T providers.
To use an AT&T phone on another wireless network, you must unlock its SIM using an Unlock Code.
AT&T will provide the Unlock Code for phones on wireless plans if:
Your wireless service has been active for 90 days or longer
Your account is current and in good standing
Your phone is not sold exclusively by us
Your phone's Unlock Code is available from the Manufacturer
AT&T will provide the Unlock Code for AT&T branded phones on Prepaid plans to customers who have either been on AT&T service for 6 months or longer, or provide a receipt or other proof of purchase.
AT&T cannot provide Unlock Codes for iPhones and other non-eligible devices.

So, I'm sitting in the office and my boss forwards me an email. (I've been doing research on the iPhone for both of us.) It seems that last night he wrote to Brenda Raney, the Executive Director of Corporate Communications, to ask her about her quote and the iPhone. She just replied to his email, which is really amazing. She's already getting one new customer, he's on the site right now buying his first iPhone, and I plan on getting one later tonight. (I do have to actually do some work around here. I put that in 'cause I know he's going to read this.)
Here's her letter followed by the reference quote:
I apologize for the inconvenience and the misinformation you received. I have forwarded your email for training purposes so the next time you or anyone else calls, they get better information about our Global SIM unlock policy. The quote you included in your email from me is accurate; we will unlock the SIM for global use as long as the criteria are met. The policy isn’t on our website primarily because CDMA technology doesn’t typically use SIM cards and with the introduction of 4G LTE devices which do use SIM cards (that can’t be unlocked), we felt we would confuse customers.
When you travel internationally, you need to call Verizon Wireless before you leave the country and request to have international calling added to your account profile and if you want the SIM unlocked, you can request that option at the same time. Even if you choose to not unlock the SIM, you need to call before you leave the country and add the international calling feature to your phone (there is no charge because this just provides the capability, not a plan). For global data, you will need to add a data plan. Keep in mind, that if you choose to purchase a local SIM while out of the country, the SIM brings with it a different phone number so those using your Verizon Wireless number will not be able to reach you directly unless you give them the new phone number.
Here is the link to our Global Services: http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/explore/?page=why-verizon&section=international-services#international-services
Again, please my apologies for the confusion.
Brenda Boyd Raney
Verizon Wireless
Executive Director
Corporate Communications
“It is our standard unlock policy for all Global Phones. You have to have been a customer for 60 days and in good standing (meaning your bill is current) and the phone you want to unlock must be on our network at the time of the request. You call Verizon Wireless before you leave the country and we unlock the SIM. We will honor one unlock every 10 months.”
— Brenda Raney, Verizon Wireless Public Relations

I Am from Brasil and december last year i bought a non contract iphone in usa but it still locked, now apple is sending non contract unlocked iphone, next week i am going to usa and would like to know if it is possible to pay and unlock my iphone in usa

I Am from Brasil and december last year i bought a non contract iphone in usa but it still locked, now apple is sending non contract unlocked iphone, next week i am going to usa and would like to know if it is possible to pay and unlock my iphone in usa

A no-contract sales price does not mean unlocked.
Apple is now selling an officially unlocked iPhone in the U.S. which has nothing whatsoever to do with AT&T unlocking iPhones. It is up to the carrier and the carrier only to officially unlock an iPhone that was sold as carrier locked with the carrier - in this case sold as carrier locked with AT&T. This may change one day, but at the present time AT&T does not unlock an iPhone for any reason or under any circumstances.

Im Stumped: Unlocked Tmobile iPhone 5 on ATT

I'm failing to find anything useful from googling
Purchased an unlocked tmobile iphone 5 from swappa
Upon a full restore in itunes with my AT&T gophone Sim in, I receive "congratulations your iphone has been unlocked" popup in itunes like normal.
Then a few days later, the phone gets an "activation required" popup, I sign into wifi, it activates and all is well.
Why is this happening?!
It also happened previously, multiple times, when I had restored from a backup from a verizon iphone 4s. So this happens when restoring from backup and as new, fresh :-/
Is my SIM bad? I've never really heard of that.
Restored as new 2 nights ago, just received an activation popup just now, so it did perform 'better' than restoring from the backup.
It never fails activation either, strangest thing.
What is the catalyst for an activation popup prompt?

I don't believe so, no. The A1428 GSM that's being sold in the US now supports AT&T and T-Mobile, including LTE. AT&T or unlocked iPhone 5's sold in the US prior to when T-Mobile became a supported carrier will not work on thier "4G" network (not LTE). They will work on the Edge, 3G and LTE networks (where T-Mobile has compatible 3G coverage).
The AT&T phone will never display a "3G" indicator. If it's connected to Edge, you will see "E". If it's connected to 3G, you will see "4G". If it's connected to an HSPA+ network, you will see "4G". T-Mobile's (non-LTE) 4G network is not compatible with the older iPhone 5's, but you will still see "4G" if you are connected to their 3G network while using a phone that was originally sold for AT&T in the US.
I think...
If I've misstated something in there, I'm sure someone will come in and correct me. There was a lot of confusion when T-Mo went live as a supported carrier. Personally, it didn't matter much to me as T-Mobile has such lousy coverage in my experience, that I would never consider them as an option.

HT4528 I Want To Unlock My Iphone ( International Carriers ) !

Hello
Here Is Ronald Speck , I'm Curently Working In Tunisia For 18 Month , I Want To Unlock My iphone For International Carriers So I Can Use My Phone Here In Tunisia !
Serial Number: C8*******TFC
Thanks For Helping Me !
Have A Nice Day
<Personal Information Edited by Host>

Only the carrier the iPhone was sold as carrier locked with can officially unlock the iPhone, or send the unlock request to Apple on the owner's behaf with the unlocking done with iTunes.
You need to contact the carrier the iPhone is carrier locked with to see if they offer unlocking for the iPhone and if so, if you meet whatever requirements they have for unlocking.

How to unlock Apple iphone 4 ios 5

Hi,
I am from India,
I took iphone 4 from USA it's AT&T carrier with IOS 5.1. How to factory unlock my iphone 4 plz tell me.
Thanks & Regards,
Jbms1982

You CAN NOT get it unlocked. ONLY the carrier it is locked to can authorize unlocking it. AT&T will NOT do so. You can't use that phone on any carrier other than AT&T. Sell it and buy an iPhone that you can use. ALL iPhones LEGITIMATELY sold in India are unlocked.

HT201328 An unlocked Optus iPhone 4s which accepted a Telstra SIM whilst on IOS6 failed to accept the Testra SIM after an upgrade to IOS7. Many visits to the Optus Shop and the Apple Store have failed to resolve the issue.

An "Out of Contract" Optus iPhone 4S accepted and worked perfectly with a Telstra SIM.
Following an upgrade to IOS7.0.4 the iPhone 4S will no longer work with the Telsta SIM.
The following error message is recieved
“The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported”
Apple Store Genius Bar on checking the 4S iphone in the Apple database indicate that the Service Details Policy is assigned to “Australia Optus (Singtel)” and only Optus can unlock it.
Optus indicate that teh iPhone is unlocked and I have a stalmate as noone is able to advise how to rectify the issue.
A checkof teh Telstra SIM was undertaken on another IOS6 Optus 4S iPhone and it functioned correctly.
I am aware others have had this issue as there is a reference to it on the Optus Support Community.
It means that an international SIM cannot be used in teh iPhone until the issue is resolved
I am of teh opinion teh it is an IOS7 software upgrade issue not a problem with teh harware or the carrier
I await any feedback
Thank you
wp72rgn49

You're welcome.
Since the iPhone is carrier locked with Optus, the only way it could work with another carrier's SIM card and service under iOS 6 was by hacking/jailbreaking the iPhone to unlock it. Installing an iOS update on an iPhone that was hacked to be unlocked re-locks the iPhone to the carrier it was sold as carrier locked with when new.
All Optus carrier locked iPhones are not unlocked with iOS 7.
Only the carrier an iPhone was sold as carrier locked with can officially unlock the iPhone, or send the unlock request to Apple on the owner's behalf. Since Apple's database shows the iPhone as being locked with Optus, Optus must send the unlock request to Apple for the iPhone. When the unlock process is ready, the unlocking is done with iTunes on your computer. This is the only way a carrier locked iPhone can be officially unlocked.

HT1688 Can I unlock my iPhone 4 by IMEI code??

my iPhone 4 it was a gift the thing is that I live in Nicaragua and I would like to unlock it to use it in Nicaragua with the currently proveedor of cellular network.
What Can I DO??? help me please!

No.
Only the carrier an iPhone was sold as carrier locked with can officially unlock the iPhone, or send the unlock request to Apple on the owner's behalf.

Can I buy an unlocked UK iPhone and use it in the UAE (Dubai) without further changes?

Appreciate help / guidance.
Just moved to Dubai from States. Unlocked my AT&T iPhone once here to get it to work locally. But apparently to make this workable, I need to go back to an old iOS version and not upgrade.
I'd love an iPhone 4S, and am travelling soon back to the UK. Does anyone know if I can buy an unlocked (SIM-free) phone in the UK and bring it over here, buy a local SIM card, and away I go?
Appreciate your thoughts.

If the iPhone you buy is truly factory unlocked (available only from Apple Stores in the UK), then it should work with any carrier that has a compatible service.
Note that you would not be able to get service for a UK-sold iPhone in the UAE, should service be necessary. You'd have to take or ship the iPhone to someone the UK or in another EU country to take or send in for service. Just FYI.
Regards.

When apple will relised the unlock for iphone 5c?

i bought an ipnone in uk now i travel in eroupe so its country locked i cant call UK so if i can unlocked it online because it cost the same
by the way its on Tmobile network
kindely give me a salution
thanks

It is not country locked, it is carrier locked with T-Mobile in the UK.
Apple doesn't release an unlock for a carrier locked iPhone. Only the carrier an iPhone was sold as carrier locked with can officially unlock the iPhone. That would be T-Mobile in the UK.

HT201328 I have been given permission for unlocking my iphone 3 GS from Orange. I want to set up the phone for my wife to use with a new number and carrier. Do I unlock under my itunes account first or set one up for her and then unlock the phone.

I have been given permission for unlocking my iphone 3 GS from Orange. I want to set up the phone for my wife to use with a new number and carrier. Do I unlock under my itunes account first ( I now have a new iphone on this account) or set one up for her and then unlock the phone. I am worried about upsetting the new phone.

I would complete unlocking as is and then
restore as new once you know the iPhone is unlocked
Be aware Orange will process the request at their speed
one of the reasons they usually reside at bottom of User Sat surveys
will likely take weeks
This may also help
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5014

If I pay the carrier such as Rogers or Telus to unlock my iPhone 4S will it be permanent?

I have recently purchased a used iPhone 4S with 5 months remaining on the 1 year warranty (not eligible for Apple Care). Buying used while everyone is upgrading to the new 5 allows me to buy into this market - already have a Mac Book - sadly, can't afford all the luxes brand new.
The phone is with Rogers but I would like to stick with Bell and if I pay Rogers the fee to unlock my iPhone (no longer under contract) will it be permanent? Do they inform Apple that my iPhone should be added to the Apple Registry.
I am asking this because while I was in Jump-Plus one of the staff said that if I accept the new ios 6 Update before I have my phone unlocked then I might have to go back and pay again to have it unlocked. Also, that the Carrier may not be able to unlock the 4S with th ios6 update. What is if any of this info is correct?
With my work I do a fair bit of travelling including overseas and I would like to have the phone unlocked for this purpose as well as to keep my old number with Bell. Not interested in contracts. I know that I could use a third party app to unlock my phone but I would want to wait until the warranty has run out in Feb 2013. Through some of my reading, it appears that I might have to do the unlock procedure everytime there is a new major software updateWhat are some pros and cons to these kind of apps?
Any feedback, suggestions, out their in th apple community would be greatly appreciated.
Thank-you for your time.

Thank-you for clarifying third party and for pointing out the potential problems.
i will either have my phone unlocked by the carrier or get my phone service from them. switching carriers is not essential.
Thanks agin.
Cheers!

How do I unlock an iPhone 4 with iOS 7 and bypass the activation lock?

How do I unlock an iPhone 4 with iOS 7 and bypass the activation lock? I can't find the previous owner and I really want to use my new iPhone, I did purchase it Second-Handed.and now I'm stuck. Ive tried recovery mode and nothing still restores and asks me the same thing. Been working on this forever- Please Help!

If you want to risk your money, fine.
To answer your questions
Is this just an iOS 7 feature?
Yes, Activation Lock is an iOS 7 feature.
Could you not restore the device to an earlier version?
No, you cannot downgrade your iOS device.
That may mean jailbreaking, I'm not sure.
Jailbreaking is not supported by Apple or this forum.
Or what about replacing the motherboard?
There are no user serviceable parts on an iPhone.

Unlocked & sold iPhone 4.

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