Q: Has my iPhone been factory restored?
I bought my phone as unlocked and handset only. However I later found out that due to apple software the phone will actually be locked to the first sim that you put in the phone. My provider has unlocked it and so has Apple but have to do a factory restore from iTunes.
I Think I have managed as I get a message saying "there is no sim card in the iPhone I am Attempting to activate". This is what I want - so the person I already sold it to can put her SIM card in it and set it up as a new phone.
Can someone confirm that the factory restore has been done correctly and when she puts her SIM card in it she will not see an error message saying the SIM card is invalid?
If i put in another SIM card now will the phone then be locked to that network or carrier only or will it be locked to that specific SIM card? It's so I can double check that it has been restored to factory settings.
really not happy about this issue as I bought and paid good money for an unlocked phone!
Many thanks
Kind regards
R. H.
iPhone 5s
Posted on Feb 25, 2016 2:25 PM