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Gevey sim works with iOS5
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I don't understand why iOS 5 still has carrier locks, didn't apple say they didn't have exclusivity with any carriers worldwide? So why do they still care which network your phone runs on?
I feel like if you spend $600 for a contract-free iPhone, it should be unlocked.
I feel like if you spend $600 for a contract-free iPhone, it should be unlocked.
If you spend 600 bucks on an unlocked (contract free) phone then it's unlocked. This sim is used on locked phones which you buy of someone who bought the phone locked down by a carrier. Apple is not the one locking phones, the carriers request to lock the sets.....so you need that sim to override the lock. It's that simple.
They never said they don't have exclusive agreements with carriers.
The lock is put there by carriers and apple gets a big check in return
beta for IOS 5 baseband is 4.10.01 same as 4.3.3. so I don't see why it wouldn't work. I doubt they will update the baseband till the official release of IOS 5. Also even if you buy phones out of contract you might still be locked. Those of us in the US know this my biggest gripe with AT&T. We can't beg barrow or steel a factory unlock.
actually beta one has 4.11.04 baseband... or at least mine did haha but i was able to downgrade back to 4.10.04 baseband. will be interesting to see with the new rumours about hybrid gsm+cdma to see if the new ones will come unlocked or not
How is Apple not the one locking the phone?
I paid $600 at Apple store, the whole transaction had nothing to do with AT&T. Apple still locked the phone to AT&T.
That's just wrong.
$200 should get you a locked phone with contract attached.
$600 should get you a unlocked phone.
+1
Let's just hope the rumors are true and the unlocked 4's are coming to the US this Wednesday. I'm on T-Mobile but my 4 is still on the 1.59 baseband. I'd love to sell one of my other 4's and get a factory unlocked to use with iOS 5.
So how could you be so foolish not to ask whether the phone is locked or not. Have you not checked on the Apple store whether the phone is sim free? Last time I checked there were no unlocked phones on the apple pages. The strange thing is that you pay the full prize for a locked phone.
I've heard that AT&T is exclusive for apple so why should they unlock.
We here in Poland have a little better, one of our carriers sells sets without simlocks so it's less problematic
I've heard that AT&T is exclusive for apple so why should they unlock.
We here in Poland have a little better, one of our carriers sells sets without simlocks so it's less problematic
So how could you be so foolish not to ask whether the phone is locked or not. Have you not checked on the Apple store whether the phone is sim free? Last time I checked there were no unlocked phones on the apple pages. The strange thing is that you pay the full prize for a locked phone.
I've heard that AT&T is exclusive for apple so why should they unlock.
We here in Poland have a little better, one of our carriers sells sets without simlocks so it's less problematic
Just wondering,
currently i have Iphone4 lock, and i am using gevey sim to use on t-mob ile . but the data connectity is crap, EDGE only,
will this unlock phone give 3G on Tmobile ?
No, the frequencies tmo uses for 3G are not supported on the 4. The 5 should have them.