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Factory Unlocking My AT&T iPhone.
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only took a few hours for me. then took two hours to restore the phone. icloud is slow on restore. but if you have the phone plugged into usb it will download a lot more apps at once. I saw 10 apps at once sometimes. but then it would sit there for minutes doing nothing.
so will they email you when the unlock is active? And do you have to plug your iPhone in to a computer so iTunes will recognize the unlock for it to actually happen? I'm a bit confused
You have to restore your phone for the unlock to show up. Yes they emailed me when it was done.
so what if you get the email saying the unlock was successful, but don't plug your iphone into your computer and just insert a t-mo sim card...will that work?
nope wish it did. but it takes a restore so you phone is activated then it is unlocked. but that's the way it is even through AT&T
oh that makes sense, thanks for the info steve knight
no problem I had to loo kit up too. just give a few hours to restore your phone.
I personally use ATFDL. http://atfdl.com/store/
You can get 15% off now actually. They unlocked many of my customers devices, and they are pretty quick. CS is friendly too via email and twitter. I recommend them over all. Plus, they price match if you find cheaper.
You can get 15% off now actually. They unlocked many of my customers devices, and they are pretty quick. CS is friendly too via email and twitter. I recommend them over all. Plus, they price match if you find cheaper.
You can't Google it? Fine.
17 U.S.C. § 1201
Apple has asserted that the firmware and software, including portions of the same which enable SIM-lock, are copyrighted works. So, they argue that attempts to "circumvent" their software through jailbreaking, violate the DMCA. (Docket No. RM 2008-8, Responsive Comment of Apple Inc., In Opposition to Proposed Exemption 5A and 11A (Class #1))
I don't advocate for or agree with the DMCA nor with Apple on this, but that's what it is, and that's what people MAY risk being brought into court over (see my post before this one about the actual pragmatics of that). It might or might not stand up in court, but it'll be a long and expensive legal battle when Apple, or AT&T, or someone, decides to take up the issue, and the Library of Congress will no longer back you up.
The point is, pretty much everything you said initially is wrong, and could get someone who beleives you into a lot of trouble:
"The library of congress is proposing to make it illegal," - The LoC doesn't make anything legal or illegal. It just offers opinions.
"No actual law has been written." - Yes, it has.
"...nor has obama enacted any actual laws." - Actually, Obama has "enacted" hundreds of laws and executive orders. He didn't sign the DMCA though... Bill Clinton did that.
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As of today and last year only way most efficient way to unlock a phone is by having a third party add your imei to a white-list only carriers have access to. secondly after 2 yrs and fulfillment of your agreement, both hardware are yours to own. Once your contract is over you can have your imei's baseband unlocked, by your official carrier.
Again, they price match. If you find it cheaper, they will match it for like..1.50. You send them a message or tweet them.
Uh oh. I broke the law. I bought my 4S the last week in January and unlocked it two weeks later. I better turn myself in.
Small piece of info here. You really don't have to restore to push through the unlock.
If there's already a backup on your Mac or PC, you can just do the erase all contents and settings from within your iPhone (settings>general>reset>second option). Then plug it in and activate.
As soon as you plug in, it contacts the activation server when it sees the iPhone isn't activated. Then the unlock is automatically pushed through.
Basically all it has to do is reconnect to activation server to get unlocked. The only way to do that is with an unactivated iPhone (pretty much). By doing it this way, you'll save yourself some time since the restore process can take a while.
I've done this with over 300 iPhones.
If there's already a backup on your Mac or PC, you can just do the erase all contents and settings from within your iPhone (settings>general>reset>second option). Then plug it in and activate.
As soon as you plug in, it contacts the activation server when it sees the iPhone isn't activated. Then the unlock is automatically pushed through.
Basically all it has to do is reconnect to activation server to get unlocked. The only way to do that is with an unactivated iPhone (pretty much). By doing it this way, you'll save yourself some time since the restore process can take a while.
I've done this with over 300 iPhones.
it's the restoring your settings and apps that takes the time. so some time saved but not a whole lot really.
Why go to that effort when I can get it for 2 with not having to ask for it. rather get it from a service that charges everyone 2.00 and not most people 10.00 till someone notices.
Well, there is partial refunds, no instant support, less carriers. I mean its your choice, I will just stick with what works for me.
I just submitted two unlocks for iPhone 4S and 5 for $1.99 each. hopefully it works.
Thanks applejuiced.
No but you do need a sim card in the phone when you unlock the phone in iTunes the first time. I simply used my deactivated AT&T sim card.
Perfect! I have an old deactivated AT&T sim card that just might work. Odd though that the sim card doesn't work for the regular activation process.