Hi. I have an iPhone4S which had been unlocked from T-Mobile UK. Everything was fine until I needed to restore my iPone to factory settings only to find it locked again. Now I cannot unlock it..... why?
iPhone 4S, iOS 7.0.4
Who unlocked the phone for T-mobile UK? If T-mobile unlocked it, then there is some other thing wrong. You say it is locked now, what makes you think it is locked? You do not provide a lot of information. Could you explain what is happening a little better?
Hi. I have an iPhone4S which had been unlocked from T-Mobile UK
Unless it was officially unlocked by T-Moblile, the phone was hacked to unlock. When you restored, the hack was removed and the phone re-locked to T-Mobile UK. Only T-Mobile UK can unlock it, and only if you qualify.
Thank you both for fast response. I had it unlocked through "officialiphoneunlock.co.uk". I received the confirmation that it was now officially unlocked and I was asked to connect it to itunes.... and so I did. It was then effectively unlocked and I could use any sim I wanted. Now, after the reset it is locked again :-/ In fact whenever I put any local sim (Malta) it is rejected as an "invalid sim" (same as when it was locked). I am afraid you must have guessed right...... must have been a hack since I never contacted T-Mobile directly
No guess to it. This is what happens when you do this to a phone. I'll bet they even charged you money to do this, right?
Any unlock by anyone but the carrier is a hack. It relocked to T Mobile.
That site (and many others like it) is a scam. The phone was unlocked by a hacking method, and was not "official." Only T-Mobile UK can officially unlock it.
Oh yes, they sure did charge me money for that! And not a small amount!! Over 100 sterling!!! They do know how to screw people..... and they know it quite well :-( Thank you guys for your kind response. Much appreciated!
I"m sorry this happened, but in modular747's words, you got scammed. Just remember from now on that no one can have a phone unlocked other than the original carrier. Good luck.
Thanks ChrisJ4203. I did try to contact them (officialiphoneunlock) directly to see if in anyway I could re-unlock the mobile... but no reply yet. The only thing I get is an automated reply stating that my iphone is unlocked. I will pass the word around about what these scammers. Best wishes for the Christmas season and for the new year to you and ALL
And the very best to you. I hope you are able to finish getting things sorted out, now that you have the procedure. Good luck.
Hi. I have an iPhone4S which had been unlocked from T-Mobile UK. Everything was fine until I needed to restore my iPone to factory settings only to find it locked again. Now I cannot unlock it..... why?
