iPhone 7 Plus locked after inserting a SIM card

Hello, I have a problem. I purchased a used iPhone 7 Plus without a SIM card. When I inserted a SIM card, it showed me that the device was locked to the company name 50.0 Carrien, which is the company's supposed number. I'm very confused and have contacted several telecom companies trying to unlock it, to no avail. I hope you can help me, and this is my hope from your esteemed company.


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Posted on Mar 29, 2025 6:17 PM

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Posted on Mar 29, 2025 6:30 PM

If you find Settings > General > About > Carrier Lock (or Network Provider Lock) > "No SIM restrictions" is good. Anything else shown is Not Good.


If the iPhone is carrier-locked and you can’t get a refund for your carrier-locked iPhone purchase (ro the seller gets it unlocked for you), then you got scammed. Most carriers won’t deal with some third-party looking for an unlock.


How to unlock your iPhone for use with a different carrier - Apple Support


The All Too Common SAD Reality of Buying a used iPad/iPhone - Apple Community

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Mar 29, 2025 6:30 PM in response to mohennad

If you find Settings > General > About > Carrier Lock (or Network Provider Lock) > "No SIM restrictions" is good. Anything else shown is Not Good.


If the iPhone is carrier-locked and you can’t get a refund for your carrier-locked iPhone purchase (ro the seller gets it unlocked for you), then you got scammed. Most carriers won’t deal with some third-party looking for an unlock.


How to unlock your iPhone for use with a different carrier - Apple Support


The All Too Common SAD Reality of Buying a used iPad/iPhone - Apple Community

Mar 29, 2025 6:24 PM in response to mohennad

Hello, I have a problem. I purchased a used iPhone 7 Plus without a SIM card. When I inserted a SIM card, it showed me that the device was locked to the company name 50.0 Carrien, which is the company's supposed number. I'm very confused and have contacted several telecom companies trying to unlock it, to no avail. I hope you can help me, and this is my hope from your esteemed company.

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Getting Into a Locked iPhone:

Where did you purchase this iPhone? This was likely locked using Find My. If they do not sign out of iCloud on it, then you will never be able to own this device. This is the site the company should have used prior to ridding of it: What to do Before you Sell, Give Away, or Ttrade in your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support. They should have known better.

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iPhone 7 Plus locked after inserting a SIM card

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