Unlock Sim locked iphone 4

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Unlock Sim locked iphone 4

I've had an iphone 4 with ios 6.3 for about 2 years now as a gift from a friend from Japan. It wasn't unlocked and didnt support the service provider and was being used as an ipod. I recently updated it to ios 7.1.2 and it requires a sim card to activate it. unfortunately i dont know the career that the friend used and have no way to contact him as well. so is there any possible way to unlock or activate it and use it atleast as an ipod?

iPhone 4, iOS 7.1.2, From Japan

Posted on Oct 11, 2016 11:10 AM

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roshan255 Author

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Oct 11, 2016 11:34 AM in response to gdgmacguy

Thank you so much. But is there any other way to find the actual carrier of that phone? And since am not from Japan and dont live there, will it be unlocked even if that carrier does not provide service to my country?

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gdgmacguy

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Oct 11, 2016 11:38 AM in response to roshan255

You can call Apple care and try to find the carrier of the phone. However, from my reading on these forums, Japanese carriers generally do NOT unlock their phones. The US carriers can and sometimes do, but will do so only for the original subscribers.

I think you'll need to come to terms with the fact that you will no longer be able to use that phone for anything.

Best,

GDG

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Oct 12, 2016 6:25 AM in response to roshan255

If all you need the SIM card for is to activate it, any SIM card might do the job. If that doesn't work, and you have a phone already, take it into your carrier's store to see if they can identify and maybe unlock it for you.

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gdgmacguy

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Oct 12, 2016 6:41 AM in response to Larry Kollar

Larry, please re-read the posting. The OP is in Nepal with a Japanese phone. The phone is locked to a Japanese carrier. An inactive SIM from the locked carrier needs to be in place for activation. A Nepalese carrier CANNOT unlock a Japanese carrier-locked iPhone.

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GDG

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gdgmacguy

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Oct 11, 2016 11:27 AM in response to roshan255

No. You don't need an active SIM, but ALL iPhones require a SIM for activation. If the phone was locked, the SIM must be from the carrier to which the phone is locked.

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GDG

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roshan255 Author

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Oct 12, 2016 6:13 AM in response to gdgmacguy

That *****! Btw we dont have Apple care in Nepal. So is there any way to get in touch with them?

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