HT201328: How to unlock your iPhone
Learn about How to unlock your iPhone
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Sep 14, 2012 3:43 PM in response to saumyoby IdrisSeabright,Do you mean you forgot your lock code and you're restoring your phone? If so, yes, everything on the phone will be deleted.
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Sep 14, 2012 3:45 PM in response to saumyoby Trumania,★HelpfulIf your following the unlock carrier process, yes. You must complete all the steps. Step 5 instructs you to restore from a backup so you'll get your stuff back.
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Sep 14, 2012 3:48 PM in response to IdrisSeabrightby saumyo,No, I am trying to "unlock" my iphone (currently locked with AT&T carrier), so i can use it with other carriers. I am out of AT&T contract already, and they have sent me the unlocking instructions. The steps in the instruction are:
- Ensure that you've waited the recommended wait period provided by your carrier.
- Back up your iPhone.
- Erase the contents of your iPhone.
- Swap the old SIM card with the one for the new carrier.
- Complete the setup assistant and restore your backup.
My question is, is it NECESSARY to "erase the contents" (step 3), in order to unlock the iphone successfully?
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Sep 14, 2012 3:51 PM in response to saumyoby IdrisSeabright,★HelpfulAccording to the instructions, yes. However, step 2 is "Back up your Phone". And step 5 involves restoring from the back up so you should have everything back when you're done.
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Sep 14, 2012 3:55 PM in response to saumyoby saumyo,Thanx... Trumania and Meg St._Clair!
But, I am confused about step 4. It says "Swap the old SIM card with the one for the new carrier".
Does it mean if I do a "restore from backup" with my existing AT&T sim (not with a new carrier sim, as I dont have it yet), the unlock wont be successful?
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Sep 14, 2012 3:56 PM in response to saumyoby IdrisSeabright,The back up has nothing to do with the SIM. The iPhone stores no data (other than the carrier stuff) on the SIM. The back up is on your computer. However, in order to complete the process, you need the new carrier SIM.
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Sep 14, 2012 4:01 PM in response to IdrisSeabrightby saumyo,So, if I borrow a T-Mobile sim from a friend, and perform the process, will I be able to verify the unlock process is successful? OR do i need a NEW sim?
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Sep 14, 2012 4:06 PM in response to saumyoby Trumania,If the phone picks up a TMobile cell signal, then the process worked.
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Sep 23, 2012 12:08 PM in response to saumyoby Rakkety Tam,I still don't exactly understand what you guys are saying. What would happen if I didn't erase everything and didn't back my phone up but still unlocked it? Would I lose everything? Thanks for any help