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"Congratulations your iPhone has been unlocked"

I'm one of the guys who bought the "off contract" iPhone 4S and it's working perfectly since October/2011. I also bought another device to a friend of mine but he wasn't as lucky as me.

I don't know what he did, but I know he didn't follow the instructions:
1) Open the box
2) Turn the phone on
3) Switch the SIM
4) Plug in on iTunes
5) Be happy

He didn't do that and now we can't "unlock" it.

I tried to restore the device with the ATT SIM, another time with my carrier SIM but we can't get to the "Congratulations. Your iPhone 4S has been unlocked".

Am I missing something?

All the devices I bought "off-contract" are working fine, besides this one.

I get this msg:

"The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported."

Do you guys think it's locked? And there is nothing I can do?

Any help will be very appreciated.
 
I bought a Verizon 4s last year when it was first released (paid full retail price), before the official unlocked phones were available. I had to restore my phone last night and received the "congratulations your iPhone has been unlocked" message. I have never contacted Verizon to request an unlock.

Does that mean my 4s is only unlocked for international use or can I use it for AT&T? I don't have a SIM card available to test, but I am curious.
 
techiegirl said:
I bought a Verizon 4s last year when it was first released (paid full retail price), before the official unlocked phones were available. I had to restore my phone last night and received the "congratulations your iPhone has been unlocked" message. I have never contacted Verizon to request an unlock.

Does that mean my 4s is only unlocked for international use or can I use it for AT&T? I don't have a SIM card available to test, but I am curious.
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International only, to my knowledge a CDMA iPhone 4s can't just be unlocked to use it on a domestic gsm network.
 
gguerini said:
I'm one of the guys who bought the "off contract" iPhone 4S and it's working perfectly since October/2011. I also bought another device to a friend of mine but he wasn't as lucky as me.

I don't know what he did, but I know he didn't follow the instructions:
1) Open the box
2) Turn the phone on
3) Switch the SIM
4) Plug in on iTunes
5) Be happy

He didn't do that and now we can't "unlock" it.

I tried to restore the device with the ATT SIM, another time with my carrier SIM but we can't get to the "Congratulations. Your iPhone 4S has been unlocked".

Am I missing something?

All the devices I bought "off-contract" are working fine, besides this one.

I get this msg:

"The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported."

Do you guys think it's locked? And there is nothing I can do?

Any help will be very appreciated.
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if you are in USA and AT&T customer or any of your friend is you can get it unlocked by calling AT&T!
 
Att does unlock iphones i called and asked if i could have a factory unlock on my iphone 3gs and they did here is the proof
:)

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ATT DOES UNLOCK IPHONES I CALLED AND ASKED IF I COULD HAVE A FACTORY UNLOCK ON MY IPHONE 3GS AND THEY DID HERE IS THE PROOF
:)
Completing Your Authorized iPhone Unlock

Thank you for contacting AT&T Customer Care about unlocking your iPhone.

We have reviewed your request and confirmed that you are eligible to have the requested iPhone unlocked.
To complete the unlock, simply:

1. Open iTunes on your Mac or PC and verify that you have internet connectivity.
2. Connect your iPhone using the dock connector to USB cable that came with your iPhone.
3. Backup and restore your iPhone using iTunes .
For information on backup and restore, please visit http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414.
4. After restoring, your iPhone will be unlocked.
Additional information on unlocking can be found at http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3198.

For questions regarding AT&T'swireless service and iPhone, please visit the Phone/Device Learning Center.
We thank you for your continued business and look forward to providing you with the best customer service.

Sincerely,
AT&T Customer Care Team
 
I'm doing the exact samething you guys are saying but no matter what, I cant get the Congrats screen. I called att and requested an unlock, they approved and sent me an email with instructions.
I left my iphone with my sim card in there, plugged into itunes, and then I restored thru backup which didnt work. And then i restored as a new phone and still didn't work. Is it because my sim card is att or something?
 
rxwong42 said:
I'm doing the exact samething you guys are saying but no matter what, I cant get the Congrats screen. I called att and requested an unlock, they approved and sent me an email with instructions.
I left my iphone with my sim card in there, plugged into itunes, and then I restored thru backup which didnt work. And then i restored as a new phone and still didn't work. Is it because my sim card is att or something?
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Have you tried putting a non AT&T sim card in there? Maybe it is already unlocked.
 
rxwong42 said:
I dont have a different sim card :/ is that definitely the solution?
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If you have already requested an unlock and was approved. The only way to find out for sure if your phone is unlocked or not is to put a non-AT&T sim in the iPhone.
 
PLin said:
Actually, factory unlocked phones only sometimes give that message. I bought my iPhone 4 factory unlocked in Canada last year, and I've used it with 4 different carriers when traveling. However, I never see that message when I restore. The true test is to try a different carrier SIM card.
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Exact same boat. Unlocked iPhone 4 in Canada, didn't get the message after iOS 6, ever. Always happened on iOS 5 & 4 though.
 
maceleven said:
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When you turn on your iPhone 4s if the lock icon is not there on the top were the time shows up then it's unlocked .
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after my iPhone 6 restored via pc the pc showed the same message after that I unplugged my iPhone and it bricked
pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease help me now it shows uncompleted progress bar for 3 seconds then restart then keep doing this and it isn't recognized by my pc any more
 
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