Do you have an account with at&t?
I called in few days ago, rep told to wait till 4/16 for the case thing that some people have. I don't have an account nor ever had one with AT&T. I called in to get my 3GS unlocked. They couldn't find my phone in there database. (I bought the iPhone from a guy on craiglist, but I had to replace the iPhone at an local apple store because it had problems). So do you think they will unlock it?
Yes I have an account with AT&T.
Apple won't unlock the phone, you will have to call AT&T. Also if you know or still can contact your seller, give him/her a call and if he is nice enough he may request an unlock and that is if he is the original owner of that device and has at&t account.
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Thanks.
I went to that link, chatted with a representative, and 10 minutes later I got an email from AT&T telling me that my iPhone is eligible for unlocked. I don't have any AT&T account and have never been a customer of AT&T. I restored to 5.1 and my T-Mobile SIM card started working but never received the unlock message on iTunes. Now downgraded back to iOS 5.0.1 for untethered jailbreak.
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Well it can take a while, the representative I talked to submitted the form while I was chatting with him/her, and told me that it will take couple of hours. So 3 hours after I called, my phone was unlocked and is on tmobile prepaid.
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so were you on contract or what cause i have 6 different 4s units in my family that I'm trying to unlock and i always get the run around n my entire account is off contract
If the phone was currently on contract, AT&T will not unlock it. If you purchased it off contract, you should be able to unlock it.
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what number did u write in order to chat? did u tell them that u dont have an account or u r not an AT&T customer?
i chatted with the representative she said my iphone isnt eligible for unlock. she said that it has no sim. i dont understand what does she mean by that? can any one help me in that? i told her that i bought my iPhone from ebay! all she said was ur fone isnt eligible for unlock. it is not associated with AT&T.
Are you sure you purchased an iPhone from ebay that specifically stated it is for AT&T only?
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Im glad I could help you guys out. I was happy they don't host their own chat service like Sprint does. Makes it so much easier.
In general I hate calling if I don't have to and the chat seems pretty quick.
Same here I hate calling, every time I call someone that I don't know, I always get anxious/nervous and I can barely speak and with loss of words.