Unlocking after 2 year contract

Is this possible? After the 2 year contract ends will Apple or AT&T unlock the phone so it could be used on another carrier if you don't want to renew the contract?

This was a fairly recent change with O2 in the UK after Apple's exclusive with O2 in the UK expired late last fall and additional official carriers for the iPhone became available for the iPhone in the UK.
There is only one official carrier for the iPhone in the U.S. at the present time, and that is AT&T. The only other GSM carrier in the U.S. that comes anywhere close to AT&T in terms of network coverage and number of subscribers is T-Mobile, and T-Mobile's 3G network in the U.S. is not compatible with the iPhone, at least their 3G network is not compatible with the 3G and 3GS.

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  • My iphone 3gs unlock after the contract

    My iphone 3gs was locked to AT&T. After the contract , I came back to India. Now how can i get it unlocked?

    You must contact AT&T to get the phone unlocked.
    Cheers,
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  • I have an iPhone 4s that is no longer active on my account. I recently upgraded it after completing a 2-year contract. Is it still possible for me to have the iPhone 4s unlocked even though it is no longer active on my account?

    I have an iPhone 4s that is no longer active on my account. I recently upgraded it after completing a 2-year contract. Is it still possible for me to have the iPhone 4s unlocked even though it is no longer active on my account?

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  • HT1937 Can i unlocked my iphone 4 after finishing my 2 year contract with Globe, Philippines?

    Can i unlocked my iphone 4 after finishing my 2 year contract with Globe,Philippines?

    You would have to ask Globe.
    ONLY they can unlock your iphone.

  • Unlocking a phone after 2 year contract?

    Just finished 2 years on my latest contract, this is my 2nd 2 year contract with at&t and I am officially never going to use AT&T again..problem is now i'm stuck with an iphone that's the equivalent to an itouch just with an antenna. I've since switched over to another carrier but wanted to bring Iphone 4 along with me but since the phone is carrier locked i'm stuck and even through the usual unlocking channels (unauthorized) I can't due to the baseband update for 5.0.1 I know the phone is locked to AT&T  and all but should we as consumers not get an option to carrier unlock once our contracts are up? I mean seriously otherwise there's no point to even buying an iphone in the first place if you'll just continue to be stuck with at&t's inferior service. I'm in the U.S. and I know if I were in the uk I could pay to have it unlocked legally..why can't we get this here in the states? Had I purchased this phone unlocked in the first place I could justify the cost of the phone at it's unlocked price with the savings my new carrier offers, but with at&t my bill is twice as much and my phone is a slave to their service exclusively..it's like buying an xbox that once you xbox live contract is up you can't use anymore..apple got their money I don't understand the issue with allowing us to unrestrict our phones once we've served our jail sentence (that's how bad my service with at&t has been).

    AT&T will not unlock your phone for any reason. There is no law or regulation requiring them to do so. If you're unhappy about it, call your congressman.
    Sorry, that's just the way it is.

  • Unlocking the iPhone after the contract period

    How does one unlock the phone legally, after the contract period is over?

    if the carrier doesn't offer carrier unlock, are they're the only ones who can do if for your i-phone. or if i bring it back to the US, can one of their carriers do it? I'm in the military and am just wondering if i bought a phone that's going to be a paper weight next year.

  • Want to use telstra bigpond mobile wi-fi 4g as a pre-paid after finished 2 year contract

    I have finished a 2 year contract and post paid plan on a Netgear aircard 760s and want to use it as a pre-paid but have been told it will not work with a pre-paid sim card. But looking up your websit for pre-paid mobile modems and it is included in the list of modems. Can I use a pre paid sim card in it or not?

    If it is a BigPond plan you had then it will not work correctly if at all as the 'BigPond devices will only work on the Telstra network and with a BigPond plan', if it was a Telstra plan then it would work as these are a normal phone service.
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    You can in theory have the BigPond ones unlocked to work with Pre-Paid however as their firmware is optimised for the BigPond service it may still not work correctly.

  • What happens after the 2 year contract ?

    can we get the phone unlocked ?
    if we can not get the phone un locked why 2 years contract then ?

    This is a good question for AT&T.
    A 2 year contract was required for the first generation iPhone even though the first generation iPhone was not subsidized by AT&T in the traditional way. Since the first generation iPhone was not subsidized by AT&T in the traditional way, this means you qualified for upgrade or subsidized pricing on any new phone at any time during the contract period, and you could have done so without a penalty for not fulfilling your existing contract for the first generation iPhone because it was not subsidized by AT&T.
    The required contract term and if AT&T will unlock a carrier locked phone are not related to each other. AT&T has unlocked some carrier locked phones for subscribers when requested during the contract term, or when the contract expires, but AT&T is not obligated to do so by U.S. law.

  • Unlocking my iPhone after the contract is over

    I purchased my iPhone 18 months ago and my contract with O2 is running out. I am moving for a ob to different country that also have iPhones and I was wondering whether it is possible to LEGALLY unlock my iPhone after the contract it over so I can use it with other operator in other country. Any details, like procedure, prices and everything would be apprecieated.

    Not sure if you can. It's down to the carrier in your country as to whether they feel like it or not.
    [This list|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1937] will give you more details.

  • Can I ask att to unlock my phone after my contract it's over?

    So I had the iPhone 4 locked with att with a 2 year contract, now I upgraded to the iPhone 4s with a new contract, meaning that my old contract it's over. So, can I unlock my old iPhone without any need of third party softwares?
    Thanks a lot for your time

    The phone will work with H2O Wireless. Just get a H2O SIM card off eBay for a buck and activate it on their website. It will work in the phone without unlocking or jailbreaking. I'm using my 4S through them via a Minute Plan--no contract.   
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  • When does Apple will take unlocking for Mexico (Telcel) iPhones seriously? Because That carrier give thousands of evasive responses to people that ask for an unlocking service after their contracts are done...

    When does Apple will take unlocking for Mexico (Telcel) iPhones seriously? Because That carrier give thousands of evasive responses to people that ask for an unlocking service after their contracts are done...

    This is the best invention to make people buy new devices. Why am I asking this to Apple???? Maybe I´m wrong and I have to ask to Microsoft or maybe Google? There is a law that obligates all carrier companies to unlock those devices that are off contract. But even with this, this company denies to do it. They suppor their idea in the fact that that law was published on Oct´12, so brilliantly they have solved to unluck only those devices bought after that date..... I have all those evidences but all are in spanish.....

  • Can I get a discount on the iPhone after my AT&T 2 year contract is up?

    I've had my old phone for almost 2 years, and on the AT&T site it has a bunch of phones that have huge discounts for them if your 2 year contract is up. So does that apply to the iPhone? I didn't see any info about that on the AT&T site.

    You can not get a discount on the iPhone. You will need to pay the full 399.00 even when your upgrade time comes. The upgrade discount is not applicable to the iPhones.

  • If I enter into a 2 year contract, after I pay the initial $199/299, are there any additional monthly fees added to account?

    I currently have 2 smart phones and 1 dumb phone on my account, the smartphones were bought in 2011 & 2012, the dumb phone is even older than that, so they are all off contract. I'm looking to upgrade 1 (or both) of the smart phones. I'm currently paying $40 access fee on each smart phone, and am on the More Unlimited Talk/Text/3GB $60 plan.
    I was wondering, If I enter a new 2 year contract for a new phone, and pay the initial $199/299, is there any additional charges added to the monthly bill? Or will it remain the same as now?
    Also, If were to instead go for the edge program, would there be any additional fees added to monthly other than the ~$33 edge fee?
    Thanks!

    You are overpaying now by $10 on each smartphone. There is an off contract month to month discount on smartphones on More Everything plan.
    If you upgrade, you are no longer eligible for the discount, so you price will be the same you are paying now $40 for each smartphone.

  • My z10 cannot be unlocked after a while

    Hi,
    I purchased a blackberry z10 this March with ATT 2-year contract. The major problem with this phone is that after I locked phone, the phone can not be unlocked after a while. The screen of password does not show up. The only way to solve it is to hold the power button and re-boot the phone completely. This is really annoying !
    I found there are many complaining about this on the Internet.
    To help you debug the problem, there are several ways to reproduce the bug
    1. Put your phone in the pocket for about 30 - 60 minutes, then your cannot unlock your phone
    2. Make/pick up several calls, wait for some time. Then your cannot unlock your phone
    3. Connect to the bluetooth of your car, pick up a call. Then your cannot unlock your phone
    This problem is so severe that I missed many important calls. I do not understand why many enterprise choose z10 due to the poor quality.
    Or I am so unlucky to get such a bad phone.
    Do you have any solution to this?
    - Hui

    Go to Settings. Then to Display.  Make sure "Allow Gestures when Locked" to be turned to ON.
    Without gestures to start up or unlock the phone, the phone has to be unlocked using the top function button. I have no issue with this, but some people find this more difficult to manage.
    I found if the keyboard does not come up when swiping up to unlock the phone, I use two fingures side-by-side (two finger up-swip) from the bottom at the Blackberry name moving up will bring out the keyboard.
    You can hide the keyboard at any time by holding with a finger on the space-bar for more than 2 to 3 seconds steady and then releasing.
    I tried to repeat your problem, and I was not able to.
    Jerry G.

  • Verizon two year contract question

    If you sign a new two year contract and then cancel it a week later and pay the early cancel fees.  Do you get to keep the phone or have to return it???

    Ok thanks.
    Reason I ask is I'm grand fathered in with unlimited data. And not sure when they will sell it unlocked.  But my girlfriend has a free upgrade but is switching her plan soon to her bosses phone plan.
    So was thinking she could use her upgrade and the the iPhone plus on
    Preorder tomorrow.  Then in two weeks just cancel the plan. Because wouldn't it be the same as just buying it unlocked after cancel fees?

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