iOS 4.3 Locked my factory unlocked iPhone 4!!

hi,

i have a problem i bought an iphone 4 ios 4.1 bb 2.10.04 from canada from rogers. it was last year in october, but i live in germany. the problem is a cant use another sim card from another carrier... i dont know what i can do... or i i have to?!?!? i hope u can help me... please 😟

Hi, i bought an iphone 4 recently but i would like to use it with another carrier can i take it back to the apple resale store an tell them to factory unlock it for me?? 😕

So this really *****,

I baught my unlocked phone in Sweden , Connected perfectly.

I also live and work in Brazil, so In Brazil I connect Brazilian SIM and get this same message.

Invalid SIM Card.

Jesus , so what to do now? I need to buy 2 Iphones?

Not worth it , so I went and baught a Gevey , and THAT doesn't work either....

Ask me again do i like Iphone?

And why in gods name do they have this lock?

And then upon everything.. I am trying to contact APPLE and there is no place to do so.

Apple sweden.... clicked searched everywhere .. no contact phone just numbers for Sales.

Someone kill me please?

Any suggestions from anyone?

Michael3892 wrote:

Hi, i bought an iphone 4 recently but i would like to use it with another carrier can i take it back to the apple resale store an tell them to factory unlock it for me?? 😕

No. The carrier authorizes unlocking of the device if they support unlocking the device.

Apple will only unlock the device if authorized by the carrier.

The only exception is in countries where the iPhone is legally required to be unlocked.

Instead of being disappointed in anybody, check the receipt, make sure it notes it is not locked to any carrier, then call the Apple Store where you bought it and they will help you.

Hello everyone, I had my iphone 4 carrier unlocked and it is currently running on ios 4.2.1, I have a doubt of whether or not I should upgrade it to new ios 5 which will be available this July. My real concern is if I upgrade will it void my unlock? comments are really appreciated.

Thanks.....

If your iPhone is truly factory unlocked, or officially unlocked by a carrier, then upgrading the operating system should not cause a problem. If your iPhone was unlocked via a jailbreak, though, then upgrading will probably re-lock the iPhone to its original carrier.

iOS will not about out until fall, by the way, not July.

Regards.

Thanks..

My phone is officially carrier unlocked, but my problem is I am using it in a different country now, so I am concerned that if anything goes wrong then I may not go back to that country to fix it..

Are you really sure on carrier unlock? I mean is it really not affected by upgrading ios.. I am reconforming because I dont want my £515 to go waste and it not to offend you...

Thanks again...

Yes, I am really sure. Unless something goes wrong, as has happened but is rare, an officially unlocked iPhone will not be locked or deactivated by an upgrade to the OS.

Regards.

I was carrier unlocked by o2 UK in Nov 09 with my 3GS still using it and up to 4.3.3 now with not a problem at all just that lovely message every time I restore before upgrading! ( Congratulations your phone is unlocked)

So been through all the updates since about 3.1.3 and no problems at all.

Brendan

Don't do it.
Even of people here say it,
I have the exact same problem, baught the factory unlocked phone in Sweden.
I upgraded and connected here in Brazil.
And it threw me out from Itunes and says no valid sim call your carrier, no chance of going back now to Sweden.
And the receipt isn't with me its at the accounter.

So i just baught a Gevey chip and Apple is loosing more money instead of just letting people sync their phones.
Really ********.

Where did you buy you iPhone in Sweden, since Apple does NOT sell unlocked iPhones in Sweden?

Yours is an unofficial unlock and that is why it relocked itself when you upgraded. Again, if you have purchased an officially unlocked iPhone from an authorized source, say in Singapore, or you have followed an official unlock procedure through your carrier updating your iPhone will not relock it to the original carrier.

Apple isn't losing any money in this situation. If your iPhone is locked to 3 you can call them in Sweden and see if you can go through the unlock procedure now. If not, well you've done what you have to and hope that SIM works with iOS 5 and Brazil doesn't use 112 as an emergency number.

deggie wrote:

Where did you buy you iPhone in Sweden, since Apple does NOT sell unlocked iPhones in Sweden?

According to the online Apple Store web page for Sweden, they do, but only when purchased directly from the online Apple Store. If jaycop purchased his/her iPhone anywhere else, then it was probably not factory unlocked but rather was jailbroken which would explain why it locked when the OS was updated.

Regards.

Message was edited by: Dave Sawyer

Dave, that may be a recent change at one time they sold no unlocked phones there and only 3 would do an unlock after a specified period.

One other possibility, if he purchased it soon after the Apple Store began selling them he may have one that was incorrectly marked in the database, as some from Canada have been, and a call to the Apple Store would resolve the situation.