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im having a problem with my iphone4.. aftr an update to iOS5.1.1, i lost my unlock and i noticed that the IMEI indicated in my Settings was 004999010640000 which is different from the box and to the sim card slot... does my iphone got hacked or something? i find it weird to get such a change in my IMEI...
 
yah.. dats y noticed that it has a diffrent IMEI in the settings and in the box.. hwever, the IMEI stated in the box and on the sim card slot is the same..
 
that might be common if you are not living in US

your motherboard or something else would be replaced in order for the iphone to be unlocked for non-US countries' SIM cards
 
that might be common if you are not living in US

your motherboard or something else would be replaced in order for the iphone to be unlocked for non-US countries' SIM cards

Well, that's a load of ….

Unlocks are through an Apple database, it is controlled by IMEI number.
Apple can lock or unlock any iPhone, has nothing to do with hardware.
 
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