I have a contacted my provider to unlock my phone, however I don't want to restore it, I want to set it up as a new phone for a different person. How does the unlock from my provider work in this scenario?

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I have a contacted my provider to unlock my phone, however I don't want to restore it, I want to set it up as a new phone for a different person. How does the unlock from my provider work in this scenario?

iPhone 3GS, iOS 6.1.3

Posted on Nov 20, 2013 1:27 PM

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KiltedTim

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Nov 20, 2013 1:32 PM in response to Forgust

You still have to restore it using iTunes. This is NOT the same as restoring your backup. Plug it into iTunes. Go to the summary page for the phone. Click the big "Restore" button.

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Nov 22, 2013 4:26 AM in response to Forgust

Thanks this worked!

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