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My AT&T-subsidized iPhone 5 is unlocked!

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rajivvarma

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mascarato said:
if i buy a full price Att phone with no contract, will i be able to unlock it without activating first via itunes ?
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From what I've read on the forums (and from my experience last year with the 4S), if you buy a device-only iPhone 5 from the Apple Store, it will come factory unlocked. So, if you pay full price for the iPhone, you shouldn't need to unlock it as it'll already be unlocked.

I plan on buying one today to see if it works.
 
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mascarato

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RNVarma said:
From what I've read on the forums (and from my experience last year with the 4S), if you buy a device-only iPhone 5 from the Apple Store, it will come factory unlocked. So, if you pay full price for the iPhone, you shouldn't need to unlock it as it'll already be unlocked.

I plan on buying one today to see if it works.
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the unlocked iphones usually are not sold upon launch...

i guess they will in a few weeks, i was referring to device only from ATT with no contract (full price)
 
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Jdsolid1

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KPOM said:
Unfortunately you won't be able to use the AT&T phones on Verizon even if they are unlocked. The AT&T models don't have the CDMA radio activated, which is necessary to use Verizon's voice and 3G data networks. The Verizon model works on AT&T because it has the GSM radio activated (which it needs n order to roam overseas).

However, the good news is that if you switch to Verizon, the iPhone 5 you get from them will be unlocked so you can use a local SIM overseas, or for that matter even an AT&T or T-Mobile SIM here.
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If I stay with AT&T will I have any problems unlocking it when I haven't opened the phone yet. Also as I said before the phone is not active right now. Reason is because I'm thinking about selling it and know the unlocked phone is worth more
 
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KPOM

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Jdsolid1 said:
If I stay with AT&T will I have any problems unlocking it when I haven't opened the phone yet. Also as I said before the phone is not active right now. Reason is because I'm thinking about selling it and know the unlocked phone is worth more
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I think if you return the unopened phone your contract with AT&T will revert to off-contract status. You may need to call AT&T to ensure that it happens.
 
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rajivvarma

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mascarato said:
the unlocked iphones usually are not sold upon launch...

i guess they will in a few weeks, i was referring to device only from ATT with no contract (full price)
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I agree, the factory unlocked iPhones are not “officially” sold at launch. However, if you buy a device-only iPhone (AT&T or Verizon, it seems) from the Apple store, they process it as a factory unlocked phone.

I am also talking about the device-only iPhone at full-price from the Apple Store.

I had done same thing with my 4S last year. I bought it 2 days after the 4S launch as a device-only AT&T iPhone. I paid full-price, and it came factory unlocked.
 
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corey407woc

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WilliamG said:
I ordered one, too. Has your unlock on your 4 and 4S stayed permanent? One negative review says his phone became "re-locked."
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i sold all those phones on craigslist to increase the value i haven't heard from the buyers and its been a month im assuming they are still unlocked.
 
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mascarato

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RNVarma said:
I agree, the factory unlocked iPhones are not “officially” sold at launch. However, if you buy a device-only iPhone (AT&T or Verizon, it seems) from the Apple store, they process it as a factory unlocked phone.

I am also talking about the device-only iPhone at full-price from the Apple Store.

I had done same thing with my 4S last year. I bought it 2 days after the 4S launch as a device-only AT&T iPhone. I paid full-price, and it came factory unlocked.
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Well if you buy it today, please let us know how it goes!

Also wondering if the verizon ones are the same...
 
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Would it be worth getting the unlock even if I had no immediate plans to travel overseas or resell it?

Just for future purposes?
 
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RNVarma said:
Yes, if/when you resell your iPhone 5, an unlocked and jail broken one will fetch more money.
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Please help! If I wanted to sell my iPhone 4s jailbroken what would be the best way to remove all my personal information? I believe you wouldn't be able to restore and re-jailbreak because since iOS 6 is out and they are no longer signing 5.1.1.
 
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doxielover said:
Please help! If I wanted to sell my iPhone 4s jailbroken what would be the best way to remove all my personal information? I believe you wouldn't be able to restore and re-jailbreak because since iOS 6 is out and they are no longer signing 5.1.1.
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Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings
 
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rajivvarma

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doxielover said:
Please help! If I wanted to sell my iPhone 4s jailbroken what would be the best way to remove all my personal information? I believe you wouldn't be able to restore and re-jailbreak because since iOS 6 is out and they are no longer signing 5.1.1.
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Make sure you stay on 5.1.1, too, since the iOS 6 jailbreak likely won't be released for a while.
 
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astral125 said:
Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings
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But wouldnt that erase the jailbreak too? If I were to erase all content would it still be on 5.1.1 so I can re-jailbreak it? Sorry for so many questions but I don't want to be forced to update to iOS 6 and not be able to re-jailbreak plus I am using a r-sim III for unlock baseband 2.0.12 I just want to remove all my personal info and keep the jailbreak and un-lock. Thanks for the help.
 
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At the iPhone hacks section.
doxielover said:
But wouldnt that erase the jailbreak too? If I were to erase all content would it still be on 5.1.1 so I can re-jailbreak it? Sorry for so many questions but I don't want to be forced to update to iOS 6 and not be able to re-jailbreak plus I am using a r-sim III for unlock baseband 2.0.12 I just want to remove all my personal info and keep the jailbreak and un-lock. Thanks for the help.
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You cant do an erase all on a JB iphone.
Past 5.0 it will just error out and wont erase anything.
On anything below 5.0 ios it will be stuck on the apple logo and need a dfu restore.
 
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doxielover

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Applejuiced said:
You cant do an erase all on a JB iphone.
Past 5.0 it will just error out and wont erase anything.
On anything below 5.0 ios it will be stuck on the apple logo and need a dfu restore.
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So what's the best way to remove my personal info before selling while maintaining the JB?
 
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