how do I tell if old iPhone is locked to a carrier and which one if I only have MEID, SN, IMEI? Sending several old iPhones off to sell and dont recall if/which carrier I used with these old iPhones....
You can find out if your iPhone is locked by going to Settings > General > About. If "No SIM restrictions" appears next to Carrier Lock, your iPhone is unlocked.
How to unlock your iPhone for use with a different carrier - Apple Support (CA)
Besides looking to see if a phone is locked to a carrier, you will also want to remove the activation lock. If the activation lock is still on, the phone will be useless to a buyer no matter who the carrier may be.
How to remove Activation Lock - Apple Support
Carriers will not automatically unlock a phone, even if you have fulfilled the terms of the original agreement. So, you should assume that the phones are locked.
No way to find out to which carrier the phone might be locked unless you can get into the settings on the phones:
Settings > General > About > Carrier
thanks for the 3 replies however I've already wiped all the iPhones so am I SOL on this now that I've done that?
When I turn on the screen prompts are for language, country et all; I do have screenshots of each phone with MEID, SN, IMEI; I dont have them saved anymore under my Apple ID and I dont know where my purchase receipts are. ugh. any suggestions?
Out of ideas unless you might still have backups of these old phones that you could use to try to restore the phone. But even if this works, you will still have to get in touch with the carrier involved to have them remove the lock on the phone.
If you are not a current customer though, the carrier is likely going to be less than thrilled to help out.
Sending several old iPhones off to sell and dont recall if/which carrier I used with these old iPhones....
If you have bought yourself those old iPhones, read this first for next time.
how to determine if old iPhones are locked to specific carriers?
