So, just for giggles, I tried to unlock my iPhone 6+ which still has nearly $600 left to pay... sure enough, I just got this email. So I can only assume YMMV.
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Maybe these dummies are starting to realize that even if our phones are unlocked and we use other carriers or leave we still have to fulfill our financial obligations.
After my 6+ (Bought with a 2 years contract on release day) was unlocked by ATT, I tried with my 5S (Also got it with the 2 years contract on release day, and has a few months left) and it just got approved, now, this time it took 24 hours for me to get the email.
Quick question for those who are familiar with the process after aproval.
I have a sim card from my ipad (Service is suspended since I do not use it), that I was testing to see if the unlock was working, when I put the sim card in my 6+ I get the "Verizon" on the top left, and 4-5 dots (bars).
But, when I insert the sim card in the 5s i only get "Verizon" on the top left for a min, one dot (bar) and it goes back to no service.
Since it was doing this when I tried to finish the unlock, I did the restore, and still doing the same thing, is there a reason it is been different on the 6+and the 5s?
Thank you for your help...
I have a sim card from my ipad (Service is suspended since I do not use it), that I was testing to see if the unlock was working, when I put the sim card in my 6+ I get the "Verizon" on the top left, and 4-5 dots (bars).
But, when I insert the sim card in the 5s i only get "Verizon" on the top left for a min, one dot (bar) and it goes back to no service.
Since it was doing this when I tried to finish the unlock, I did the restore, and still doing the same thing, is there a reason it is been different on the 6+and the 5s?
Thank you for your help...
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AT&T iPhone 6 ordered/received last September through their Next (20) plan. Made 4 installment payments so far and like others in this thread I requested the unlock through AT&T's portal. After replying to the request confirmation email, I instantly received the unlock notification.
This all makes sense because, beyond my obligation to completely pay for the phone, which I definitely will, I have no service agreement with AT&T. I'm on their Mobile Share plan and get the $15 data discount each month, but I'm not locked into any term for this. As long as I pay off the phone over 20 months, AT&T shouldn't be able to chain me to their network. Despite this, I'm completely satisfied with AT&T and will stay on the plan I have, but now I'll be able to pop in just about any foreign carrier's SIM when I'm abroad and get rates far far below what AT&T charges on their international plans. On a 3 month trip through Europe last year I saved a bundle doing this with my unlocked iP5.
AT&T iPhone 6 ordered/received last September through their Next (20) plan. Made 4 installment payments so far and like others in this thread I requested the unlock through AT&T's portal. After replying to the request confirmation email, I instantly received the unlock notification.
This all makes sense because, beyond my obligation to completely pay for the phone, which I definitely will, I have no service agreement with AT&T. I'm on their Mobile Share plan and get the $15 data discount each month, but I'm not locked into any term for this. As long as I pay off the phone over 20 months, AT&T shouldn't be able to chain me to their network. Despite this, I'm completely satisfied with AT&T and will stay on the plan I have, but now I'll be able to pop in just about any foreign carrier's SIM when I'm abroad and get rates far far below what AT&T charges on their international plans. On a 3 month trip through Europe last year I saved a bundle doing this with my unlocked iP5.
Yeah, even if we had a service agreement. Unlocking the phone doesn't mean we aren't going to fulfill it. We we do stop paying for our phones, they should be able to then blacklist it, charge our credit cards for the phone and ruin our credit report.
I tried submitting unlocks on my 2 6 plus iphones that are under contract still.
A bunch of times and got denied each time.
A bunch of times and got denied each time.
I tried submitting unlocks on my 2 6 plus iphones that are under contract still.
A bunch of times and got denied each time.
I wonder if it is different for those on NEXT and those who are in contract. Or if it comes down to who the ticket gets routed to.
I just put in 2 more requests.
Please, sprinkle your apple fairy magic and make it go through for me
I just put in 2 more requests.
Please, sprinkle your apple fairy magic and make it go through for me
I have apple dust, but I am out of AT&T fairy dust. Good luck, at least he request for isn't too difficult. I wonder if someone who is not in contract did the request for someone if it would make a difference.
Both my 6+ and 5s are under contract, no next, the 6+ was approved in a couple minutes, 5s took 24 hours.
Thanks, I guess I'll keep trying and hopefully once they let it slip through.
Many others seemed to got lucky.
I am with my 2 years contract renewed in Sept for 2 iP6+ (keep my unlimited data) and was approved after 2 days...so I don't think it's only for NEXT...
Here's another success story. I preordered my iPhone 6 on AT&T Next and received it on release date. Needless to say, I still owe money on the phone, like most other Next subscribers. After reading this thread I submitted an unlock request last week and received the "Congratulations..." e-mail yesterday. I was actually thinking that, since it was taking longer than 48 hours, my request will get denied and submitted another one yesterday.
Dude, it worked
Both 6 plus models I requested are under contract and they both got approved. I just got the congratulations email.
I tried over 8-9 times each before and always got denied.
For some reason they got accepted this time.
Now I just submitted one more to see if that gets unlocked too
Dude, it worked
Both 6 plus models I requested are under contract and they both got approved. I just got the congratulations email.
I tried over 8-9 times each before and always got denied.
For some reason they got accepted this time.
Now I just submitted one more to see if that gets unlocked too
Congrats, someone at AT&T is going to lose their job for approving these.
I think if the notice that they approve unlocks but don't lose their customer base they will see it's a waste to keep them locked.
So the Sprinter versions are that much different than AT&T, VZ, and T-Mob? I thought VZ and Sprint were basically the same, huh, learn something new everyday
None of us are doing anything wrong here. No one is trying to get out of an etf or trying to not fulfill their Next contract.
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Did you try a different day from the day you tried 8-9 times?Dude, it worked
Both 6 plus models I requested are under contract and they both got approved. I just got the congratulations email.
I tried over 8-9 times each before and always got denied.
For some reason they got accepted this time.
I didn't say any of us were doing anything wrong. If you see above on post 2 I am the one who told everyone to submit request until it's approved. I just said someone at AT&T is probably going to lose his job. I got both my NEXT phones unlocked and others on contract have too based on my advice to people to keep submitting the request.
Right on AT&T's unlock site it states in contract plans and NEXT Accounts aren't eligible for unlock.
AT&T Unlock site said:
I agree.
People will still have to pay the ETF if they leave early or risk screwing up their credit.
Glad they're becoming less strict with it though.
Lets see if my 3rd request gets approved
Cant remember what day it was when I kept submitting other requests.
Only takes a minutes so I was hitting them up every other week.
I even did live chat but was denied then too.
3rd request did not go through
I'll try again later.
Unlock request number: 2011643531
Thank you for contacting AT&T about unlocking your mobile device.
Unfortunately, your unlock request was denied because:
You haven’t fulfilled your service contract.
You can submit a new request once you complete your service contract.
Questions? Please call 800.331.0500, or dial 611 from your AT&T wireless phone.
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I have 2 6+'s on my account. For the hell of it, i tried mine. It was unlocked in like 5 minutes. Then after that, i did my 5S that i was using previously. Still 'in preogress'.
And then i also did my fiances 6+, the other 6+ on my account. Also still in progress.
I hope i didn't screw anything up by doing them all at the same time. I guess if they get denied, i'll just keep trying!
And then i also did my fiances 6+, the other 6+ on my account. Also still in progress.
I hope i didn't screw anything up by doing them all at the same time. I guess if they get denied, i'll just keep trying!