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Anybody get an AT&T sanctioned Unlock?
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Applejuiced
macrumors Westmere
Well in the past we seen people adding unlimited iphone data to your account for a fee via ebay and even adding a FAN discount on your AT&T plan.
I wouldnt be surprised since so many AT&T employees have acess to the system.
jokemjokester
macrumors member
Yeah I've seen. I wanted to get a bigger FAN discount from someone on here that could do it, but unfortunately, I had a business account which can be changed. O wells. I'm currently in chatting with ATT, so hopefully they cant unlock my iphone 4S!!!
UPDATE: I just got off with chat and the representative told me my unlock was authorized. I got an email literally 2 mins after closing the window. It was for a white 64gb iphone 4S. Now, I have to wait till I get home to see if it's actually unlocked!!!
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Just did a chat session and my phone is unlocked. No questions asked. Followed the script about "i'm not on att please unlock IMEI". Got follow up email from att with pdf file. Restored it in itunes and got "Your iphone has been unlocked message"
very nice and fast. about time
very nice and fast. about time
Nice, just out of boredom, I am trying to see if I can get a friend's iphone unlocked via chat. They are not in the USA so it is a diff carrier, I am testing to see IF they can unlock this or system wont allow it at all.
jokemjokester
macrumors member
I bought it from craigslist. The person I bought it from said her daughter didn't deserve one so that's why she sold it. I'm speculating that the phone was still under contract unless they paid the ETF.
Also, I just got off with ATT again to see if I can unlock my girlfriends iphone 4. They told me it was done as a "bulk transaction." I asked what it meant, and she told me it was already in the process of being unlocked prior to me contacting them. Could AT&T be unlocking all off contract iphone's for the hell of it?!!!
Thanks a lot for the link, got my iphone unlocked within seconds this way. Called twice before and was told to wait at least 72 hours. I really think it depends on the rep you speak to.
MaxBurn
macrumors 68000
For my 4S I called in and they at first wanted to transfer me to go phone because that's what my mobile number is, I had to interrupt and say I was calling about an unlock. They looked up my IMEI (bought on ebay) and said it wasn't in their eligible list, they did open a case to research it with a planned resolved date of April 18th.
Wonder if I should pester them again via the on line chat?
You do not need an unlocked phone to use AT&T Go Phone prepaid plans. I have used a 3GS, 4 and now a 4S all locked to AT&T on my Go Phone prepaid plan. All you need is to add the APN to get data working, thats it. No unlock or jailbreak required.
Wonder if I should pester them again via the on line chat?
You do not need an unlocked phone to use AT&T Go Phone prepaid plans. I have used a 3GS, 4 and now a 4S all locked to AT&T on my Go Phone prepaid plan. All you need is to add the APN to get data working, thats it. No unlock or jailbreak required.
No, AT&T doesn't unlock iphones without asking permission, the customers have to initiate the call and request an unlock then they will unlock it.
MaxBurn
macrumors 68000
What the heck I did it and they told me it was already pending an unlock via apple, very cool. They said "It can take up to 72 hours to get the notice to itunes or your device as there are many requests."
I think I will try anyway after finishing this podcast. The power of positive thinking paying off?
Edit: and I just got the email minutes after ending the chat.
Edit2: got the unlock message in iTunes. I have a SIM pin set so at first it failed and said unlock SIM and retry later. So I unlocked the SIM and disconnected/reconnected the phone USB. Immediately after that it saw the phone again and I got the unlock message.
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jokemjokester
macrumors member
Nothing wrong with that. People needs to be aware!
If you believe, the universe will give it to you 😉
MaxBurn
macrumors 68000
Pretty happy with it. I might investigate a Tmobile prepaid plan now. I have terrible signal strength with AT&T at my house and a good signal with edge speeds might be better for me.
Anyone received email like me? Does this mean ATT unlock my iPhone?
Dear Customer:
Thank you for your recent inquiry regarding your AT&T service. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. The issue has been resolved.
Should you have any further needs regarding this issue, please do not hesitate to call us at 1 800 331-0500 and reference the tracking number shown above.
Sincerely,
AT&T
Dear Customer:
Thank you for your recent inquiry regarding your AT&T service. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. The issue has been resolved.
Should you have any further needs regarding this issue, please do not hesitate to call us at 1 800 331-0500 and reference the tracking number shown above.
Sincerely,
AT&T
MaxBurn
macrumors 68000
No, mine looked like this:
That attachment was a link to this PDF that someone posted earlier; https://mycsp.cingular.com/mycsp/ex...pport/Wireless/iPhone_unlock_email_sample.pdf
I haven't gotten any email from AT&T 🙁.... When did you called in? do you have an account with AT&T?
cocacolakid
macrumors 65816
I know. I've been using an ATT locked iPhone 3GS on Go Phone 10 cent prepaid plan for a year. However, ATT announced two weeks ago that starting April 18th if any smartphone user wants data using a Go Phone plan, they must have either the $25 or $50 voice package, in addition to data. If you don't upgrade to a $25 or $50 per month plan your data will stop working and expire, period. That's not just an iPhone policy, it's all smartphone's on the Go Phone plans.
Two days ago I switched to Air Voice Wireless, which is $10 per month for an assortment of stuff, depending on what you use. It's more expensive per month than what I was paying, but the cheapest plan I could find that still offers data. It's also an ATT reseller that works on locked ATT phones, minutes rollover if topped off before the monthly expiration, etc. We'll see how soon ATT tells their resellers to stop offering plans like this.
ATT has lost a lot of business in the last couple of weeks from Go Phone users, if you go read Howard Forums. Everyone is upset with this new policy. My bare minimum usage was costing me $25 every 3 months. Now it will be a minimum of $90 every 3 months, $75 of that for voice and texting services I don't use. I'm not going to pay $25 per month for services I do not use. I do not make many calls and hardly text, but I do use wireless internet regularly. You would think some of these companies would start realizing that and offer some plans built around those models. I'm not a heavy internet user on my phone, I just like having constant email updates, ebay updates, etc., etc. I probably use less than 50mb of data per month, sometimes half of that or even less. If you make 0 calls and 0 texts the Air Voice plan gives 30mb of data per month. So far, after just a few days, it works fine. But we'll see how quickly the data plan goes and if I can add extra money like I could with ATT $25 for 500mb, I think, that didn't expire as long as you didn't let your regular plan expire.
If ATT had been willing to unlock my phone I would have had more choices for providers to switch to, such as Tru Phone which their data prices are half the price of Air Voice and H20, but it requires an unlocked iPhone. I did not buy my iPhone from ATT, and despite it being older than 2 years and out of contract, they refuse to unlock it.
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Truckondo
macrumors 6502
The first restore did nothing. Tried it again after that and got the unlocked screen. Woohoo!
Richardgm
macrumors 6502a
I didn't have to restore. I just popped in a different SIM and the "Activation" screen came up on the iPhone. Clicked through it, and I was allowed on the other network.
MaxBurn
macrumors 68000
This I completely missed. I just put $100 on their account not long ago too. The level of service I get isn't worth the $25 or more. Guess this unlock just got more important for me. I will start looking around on this, thanks.