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dankduke

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Original poster
Jan 20, 2013
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so i have an iphone 5 im trying to use on T-Mobile. I have it and now need to setup on TMBOILE with an unlock..

whats the best way to do this? can i unlock through Cydia once I complete jb?

Thanks,
 

dankduke

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Jan 20, 2013
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No, there is no cydia unlock for the iphone 5.
If its an AT&T iphone 5 you can purchase an imei unlock for it and have it permanently carrier unlocked.


okay thanks. do you have any recommendations as to where to purchase this?

thanks again

yes this is an AT&T iPHONe 5
 

Applejuiced

macrumors Westmere
Apr 16, 2008
40,672
6,533
At the iPhone hacks section.
okay thanks. do you have any recommendations as to where to purchase this?

thanks again

yes this is an AT&T iPHONe 5

Yep, what my friend posted above.
Swift unlocks.
$2 and 24 hours later and your phone will be unlocked for good.

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oh wow so this is way cheaper than other ones ive seen for $2499-3499

and it works huh?

Yep, it works.
I unlocked about 6-7 AT&T iphones from that site so far.
 

Madstig

macrumors newbie
Feb 5, 2013
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Another thumbs up for swift unlock, got 2 through him so far.

If there was only a cheap way for me to test it :p
 

Madstig

macrumors newbie
Feb 5, 2013
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Yea but that won't really let you know unless you can make a phone call but I don't want to spend more on a prepaid account.
 

PsstGreek

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Oct 21, 2010
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Yea but that won't really let you know unless you can make a phone call but I don't want to spend more on a prepaid account.

Simple Mobile will show as the carrier. Anyway once iTunes gives you the unlocked message, there's no need to test it (well you could).
 

Applejuiced

macrumors Westmere
Apr 16, 2008
40,672
6,533
At the iPhone hacks section.
Yea but that won't really let you know unless you can make a phone call but I don't want to spend more on a prepaid account.

That will 100% let you know. You dont need to make a phone call.
If the phone is still locked and you enter a Tmobile sim for example it will not accept it and will just display invalid sim.
If its unlocked it will activate and connect to simple mobile.

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