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How do I know if my phone is Factory unlocked?

How do I know if my phone is Factory unlocked? It's Model number is A1387, was assembled in China, and bought it from Bluegrass Cellular.

iPhone 4S, iOS 6.0.1

Posted on Jan 14, 2013 6:22 AM

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Posted on Jan 14, 2013 6:29 AM

It is locked to Bluegrass cellular. They do not offer unlocking. The only source for unlocked iPhones in the US is directly from Apple.

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Jan 14, 2013 6:33 AM in response to Joe's_Swag

Bluegrass is a CDMA carrier, so yes, all their phones will be effectively carrier locked to their CDMA network (CDMA phones are locked to their carrier in firmware, as all network connection settings are stored on the phone itself, not on an external device like a SIM card).


There is no such thing as a "factory unlocked" CDMA iPhone 4S, never has been. All iPhone 4s's sold directly by Apple as unlocked were GSM models.

How do I know if my phone is Factory unlocked?

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