HT201328: How to unlock your iPhone for use with another carrier
Learn about How to unlock your iPhone for use with another carrier
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Dec 2, 2014 7:50 PM in response to w4smby Kappy,Only your cellular provider can provide a SIM card for the phone. You need a cell plan in order to use the phone.
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Dec 2, 2014 7:52 PM in response to w4smby madelyn822,same one I have it says get a unlocked sim card and then connect to iTunes but its really saying activate iphone so then you can start
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Dec 2, 2014 8:08 PM in response to madelyn822by pogster,No the sim doesn't need to be active. If the phone is locked to AT&T you'll have to find a sim from them though. Perhaps a friend can lend you one.
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Apr 21, 2015 7:44 AM in response to pogsterby demonietto,I'm in a similar jam. Will any AT&T sim card work? What if it's currently an active ATT sim? Or is it basically sometime to tell the machine that, yes, it was ATT but now it's unlocked?
Thanks
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Apr 21, 2015 7:47 AM in response to demoniettoby ChrisJ4203,Any AT&T SIM will work. The phone requires a SIM for activation, and it requires that to complete the unlock process. Once that has occurred, you can remove the AT&T SIM, replace it with the new carrier SIM you want to use and then restore the phone. When you do the restore in iTunes and activate, make sure you are doing the restore as new, do not use a backup to start with. Then remove the AT&T SIM, and restore the device to your last backup if that is what you want to do.
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Sep 19, 2015 4:18 AM in response to w4smby D4nimUghaL,★Helpfulyou cant activate your iphone without original carrier sim