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Anybody get an AT&T sanctioned Unlock?
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I think I'm doing something wrong. I cannot get the Congrats screen to load.
I called AT&T today and I was approved from an unlock. I talked to a tech and he sent me an email telling me how to unlock it.
I went into itunes, backed up my iPhone, and restored + updated to 5.1.1. It did updated and did the restore from back up, but never got the Congrats message. Am I missing a step?
I called AT&T today and I was approved from an unlock. I talked to a tech and he sent me an email telling me how to unlock it.
I went into itunes, backed up my iPhone, and restored + updated to 5.1.1. It did updated and did the restore from back up, but never got the Congrats message. Am I missing a step?
Could someone with an ATT account could help me, please, to unlock my iPhone ? Model: iPhone 4 32gb White, imei: 013124006533080
I whould appreciate that so much! I live in Romania, and I can't even call them from here.
I whould appreciate that so much! I live in Romania, and I can't even call them from here.
could help me, please, to unlock my iPhone ? Model: iPhone 4 32gb White, imei: 013124006533080
I whould appreciate that so much! I live in Romania, and I can't even call them from here.
Success. Even though I didn't get "congratulations your iPhone has been unlocked" I put Tmobile sim card in my sister's 4 and it worked right away.
Hey there. I got lucky an factory unlocked my iPhone during this supposed 3 day period in which they didn't require you to have service w/ AT&T. Don't worry about not getting the congrats thing, I didn't even get an email! I just got so fed up with waiting that I called back and the guy said " your case has been fulfilled for a while now." So I just restored and it worked.
If no one else has already offered to help you with this, I can call and check if you're eligible for an unlock. Would you like me to?
Hi Shredder.
Could you maybe consider to help me also? Would greatly appreciate this..
Greetings from Sweden.
I got to drop this big time for all the try-hard-core-AT&T-fanboys who were replying to my earlier posts without fully reading/understanding.
First of all my previous posts;
And as I said, had they unlocked our mobiles as well, this was in their benefit to please and attract potential customers. Anyone who deals with you regardless of the deal, they have dealt with you; they are potential customers. Again, you guys failed to understand this. Instead of amending policies, instead of replying back to the same reject 10 times, they could've spend that time serving other customers. Again, you guys fail to understand this.
In my previous post, count how many questions marks I used and you only addressed costs wise. Mind, AT&T spends millions on marketing and PR's within the U.S. With this new unlocking service, never mind U.S. but they could've reached thousands of people around the world just by paying CRS's for a month or two. Why else do you keep CSR's anyway? Do you know how important it is to keep and ATTRACT new customers? Do you know how much AT&T spends on marketing and PR?
Do you know it's going to be a "no way" challenge to win back those potential customers who they back handed for not having an "active AT&T account" ?
NOW, HERE'S AT&T'S NEW AUTO-REPLIES TO "NON AT&T CUSTOMERS;
Dear Potential AT&T Customer,
Thank you for taking the time to e-mail AT&T to request the device unlock code for your iPhone. We are happy to assist you today.
...BLA BLA BLA...
Potential AT&T Customer, I hope that the information provided has been helpful and has resolved all of your questions. Should you have additional concerns or questions about this issue please reply to this email. If you need to contact us again regarding a new issue please send us another email.
NOW PERHAPS YOU TRY-HARCORE-AT&T-FANBOYS MISSED MY POINTS, AT&T CERTAINLY PICKED THEM UP. You can search these line on Google and find out how many times AT&T referred to those "non- AT&T customers" as "Potential Customers". Who knows, maybe they read my posts...
NEXT TIME, READ, WHEN YOUR MIND IS SWITCHED ON. DON'T JUST READ "EAT AND DRINK" BUT ALSO READ "DON'T WASTE".
nOObs.
EASY.
AT&T?
FAIL.
TRY-HARCORE-AT&T-FANBOYS?
TOTAL FAIL.
First of all my previous posts;
And as I said, had they unlocked our mobiles as well, this was in their benefit to please and attract potential customers. Anyone who deals with you regardless of the deal, they have dealt with you; they are potential customers. Again, you guys failed to understand this. Instead of amending policies, instead of replying back to the same reject 10 times, they could've spend that time serving other customers. Again, you guys fail to understand this.
In my previous post, count how many questions marks I used and you only addressed costs wise. Mind, AT&T spends millions on marketing and PR's within the U.S. With this new unlocking service, never mind U.S. but they could've reached thousands of people around the world just by paying CRS's for a month or two. Why else do you keep CSR's anyway? Do you know how important it is to keep and ATTRACT new customers? Do you know how much AT&T spends on marketing and PR?
Do you know it's going to be a "no way" challenge to win back those potential customers who they back handed for not having an "active AT&T account" ?
NOW, HERE'S AT&T'S NEW AUTO-REPLIES TO "NON AT&T CUSTOMERS;
Dear Potential AT&T Customer,
Thank you for taking the time to e-mail AT&T to request the device unlock code for your iPhone. We are happy to assist you today.
...BLA BLA BLA...
Potential AT&T Customer, I hope that the information provided has been helpful and has resolved all of your questions. Should you have additional concerns or questions about this issue please reply to this email. If you need to contact us again regarding a new issue please send us another email.
NOW PERHAPS YOU TRY-HARCORE-AT&T-FANBOYS MISSED MY POINTS, AT&T CERTAINLY PICKED THEM UP. You can search these line on Google and find out how many times AT&T referred to those "non- AT&T customers" as "Potential Customers". Who knows, maybe they read my posts...
NEXT TIME, READ, WHEN YOUR MIND IS SWITCHED ON. DON'T JUST READ "EAT AND DRINK" BUT ALSO READ "DON'T WASTE".
nOObs.
EASY.
AT&T?
FAIL.
TRY-HARCORE-AT&T-FANBOYS?
TOTAL FAIL.
You can get it IMEI unlocked for £65 in about a week.
This is how we got my friends iPhone unlocked after the new policy came out.
If that suits you, I can send you the link for it. You can pay with Paypal, secure and refundable if it fails.
BTW, unfortunately AT&T account is no more relevant. They check whether if the account holder was actually the owner of that phone. They check whether if the SIM card was ever associated with the iPhone. If you read the previous posts you'll see more examples.
Regardless, let me know if £65 is ideal for you.
Regards.
Hi!
Might try that, if no one here wants to help me that is. I´m pretty depserate since Gevey is unbelivable frustrating. Could you maybe give me the link?
Hi. Yes you may want to wait to see if some one is willing to help but as I said if they haven't used the iPhone before then its unlikely that you'll get it done.
Not sure if I'm allowed to post links here but anyway;
His eBay link;
http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/8944121/
Direct IMEI unlocking site; http://iphoneunlocks.itsagents.com/index.html
its 130 Euros on AllGSMunlock.eu but here i'ts only £65 (80 Euros or so)...
You can always mail him if you have any questions...
Good luck and let us know what you did!!!
the ebay listing is only an ad to his website and there no iPhone4 unlocks for ATT are offered.
Btw. I'm also looking for someone to help me with the unlock if it's still possible
the ebay listing is only an ad to his website and there no iPhone4 unlocks for ATT are offered.
Btw. I'm also looking for someone to help me with the unlock if it's still possible
Hi.
No, I don't know where you're from.
You go to the site and on the left there is a panel of country names.
Did you know that AT&T is a USA operator?
So therefore you click United States.
And once you've done that, on the site it goes like this;
"This service is for iPhone 2g 3g 3gs & 4g only"
Are you capable of figuring out iPhone 4 in that sentence?
Easy.
iphone 4S unlock
i called att, and spoke to a helpful lady who then transferred me to tech dept and they had my iPhone 4S unlocked in 15 min...didnt have to wait for email etc, he did it on the phone, then told me to backup and restore...then in iTunes i got the screen that says congrats your iPhone is now unlocked....
i called att, and spoke to a helpful lady who then transferred me to tech dept and they had my iPhone 4S unlocked in 15 min...didnt have to wait for email etc, he did it on the phone, then told me to backup and restore...then in iTunes i got the screen that says congrats your iPhone is now unlocked....
Adding my experience..
Just to add my experience for anyone following this thread, wondering how the process goes or how long it might take. And FWIW, my contract is not up until June 17 2012.
#1. iPhone4 purchased from a third-party, after I lost my original (on-contract) phone. Used the web chat, gave IMEI. Agent asked origin of phone (Apple, eBay, AT&T activation/discounted rate, etc). I told her I thought it was from Apple and I paid full price - as I wanted to see if they would take my word or ask for purchase verification. She said she would need proof of purchase, but would go ahead and submit the case processing - however, if I didn't fax PoP within 48hrs it would be canceled. Ok, no problem, I said. [At this point, I figured I would just try again with a new agent via phone/chat after the 48hr window passed, since obviously I don't have an Apple Store receipt].
What's interesting is that when I went to check status on imei.info a few hours later -- it says it is "Sim locked: NO" So, either the phone has been unlocked the whole time that I've had it since Dec '11 (highly unlikely) or for whatever reason the request went thru (quickly) WITHOUT them verifying my proof of purchase. I would obviously like to get my hands on a non-AT&T SIM to be 100% sure, but I don't see why the imei.info would not be accurate.
#2. iPhone 3GS, off-contract, been in my drawer collecting dust. Decided to call this time, as some report with calling that it seems to happen instantaneously whereas for the chat request (see #1) I was quoted up to 2wks for it to actually happen. First agent I spoke with transferred me to AppleCare - and then vacated the line! [WTF?] Since I'm waaaay past the warranty and phone support, AppleCare asks if I want to pay the $29 support fee - I'm like "Uhh, no, why did they transfer me to you in the first place.....from what I understand it's a request made by AT&T and shouldn't involve AC" So I quickly hung up and called back to get another agent. This time, I speak with someone who seriously acts like he's never done the unlock routine/request before. It went smoothly without any issue though - he verified IMEI, made sure I wasn't past due, etc etc (going down his checklist of requirements) and THEN transfers me to tech support (I thought I pressed 6 to speak directly to tech support in the first place) and this guy basically verifies the unlock is happening now, so all I need to do is backup and restore. Done.
Just a lesson in how inconsistently trained/informed that CS agents can be.
Lastly, no, please don't PM me to call AT&T and help unlock your phone
Just to add my experience for anyone following this thread, wondering how the process goes or how long it might take. And FWIW, my contract is not up until June 17 2012.
#1. iPhone4 purchased from a third-party, after I lost my original (on-contract) phone. Used the web chat, gave IMEI. Agent asked origin of phone (Apple, eBay, AT&T activation/discounted rate, etc). I told her I thought it was from Apple and I paid full price - as I wanted to see if they would take my word or ask for purchase verification. She said she would need proof of purchase, but would go ahead and submit the case processing - however, if I didn't fax PoP within 48hrs it would be canceled. Ok, no problem, I said. [At this point, I figured I would just try again with a new agent via phone/chat after the 48hr window passed, since obviously I don't have an Apple Store receipt].
What's interesting is that when I went to check status on imei.info a few hours later -- it says it is "Sim locked: NO" So, either the phone has been unlocked the whole time that I've had it since Dec '11 (highly unlikely) or for whatever reason the request went thru (quickly) WITHOUT them verifying my proof of purchase. I would obviously like to get my hands on a non-AT&T SIM to be 100% sure, but I don't see why the imei.info would not be accurate.
#2. iPhone 3GS, off-contract, been in my drawer collecting dust. Decided to call this time, as some report with calling that it seems to happen instantaneously whereas for the chat request (see #1) I was quoted up to 2wks for it to actually happen. First agent I spoke with transferred me to AppleCare - and then vacated the line! [WTF?] Since I'm waaaay past the warranty and phone support, AppleCare asks if I want to pay the $29 support fee - I'm like "Uhh, no, why did they transfer me to you in the first place.....from what I understand it's a request made by AT&T and shouldn't involve AC" So I quickly hung up and called back to get another agent. This time, I speak with someone who seriously acts like he's never done the unlock routine/request before. It went smoothly without any issue though - he verified IMEI, made sure I wasn't past due, etc etc (going down his checklist of requirements) and THEN transfers me to tech support (I thought I pressed 6 to speak directly to tech support in the first place) and this guy basically verifies the unlock is happening now, so all I need to do is backup and restore. Done.
Just a lesson in how inconsistently trained/informed that CS agents can be.
Lastly, no, please don't PM me to call AT&T and help unlock your phone
My friend just told me that service representative declined his request because the phone he wanted to unlock was not associated with his account. Not sure what that means. My guess is if he puts his sim in that phone that should show up on his account