Which service provider is my iphone is locked to ?

is there a way to find out which service provider my iphone is locked to ? maybe with serial number or imei number

Sounds like you most likely bought a US phone that has been hacked. Legitimately unlocked phones do not relock when you apply an update.
Your best bet is to put the phone back on ebay and buy an unlocked phone from a legitimate supplier in your country.

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    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?

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    Hi, I have a problem that I receive lots of Spam messages from my office, I cannot bar the spam text from service provider due to official constrain.
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  • What kind of iphone 5 are going to be sold 21 september in USA? locked(attached to the service provide) or unlockod?

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  • My iphone was unlocked by my service provider because my contract finished so does that mean i can update my iphone or will it re lock my iphone??

    My iphone was unlocked by my service provider because my contract finished so does that mean i can update my iphone or will it re lock my iphone??

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  • Locked 3GS working with Indian Service provider while iphone 4 does not ?

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