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Q: what happens if you dont have a sim for another network

If I dont have a sim for another network how do i go about unlocking my phone

iPhone 4, unlocking

Posted on Jan 15, 2013 8:48 AM

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Q: what happens if you dont have a sim for another network

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  • by paulcb,Helpful

    paulcb paulcb Jan 15, 2013 8:53 AM in response to quinny58
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    Jan 15, 2013 8:53 AM in response to quinny58

    Contact the carrier to which the iPhone is locked to.  They are the only ones that can authrize the unlock.

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    quinny58 quinny58 Jan 15, 2013 9:19 AM in response to paulcb
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    Jan 15, 2013 9:19 AM in response to paulcb

    I have this is how I was told to unlock it by inserting a sim from a different carrier to the one it is currently with and following some actions they have told me but at the moment I dont have a different sim

  • by Michael Black,Helpful

    Michael Black Michael Black Jan 15, 2013 9:22 AM in response to quinny58
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    Jan 15, 2013 9:22 AM in response to quinny58

    You were incorrectly informed.

     

    An unlock begins with a request to the carrier the phone is currently locked to.  They will determine if your request is valid, and if so, will inform you.  Then, with that original carrier's SIM still in it, you would be instructed to plug the phone into iTunes and perform a restore, after which it would be unlocked (with confirmation of that in a message displayed at the end of the restore process).

     

    Only then, would you insert another carrier's SIM card.