How Do You Unlock A Replacement iPhone?

[blairh]

Seems to me then the iPhone is unlocked. If it wasn't you would've received an unsupported sim screen.

That's what I'm thinking too.

 

[evamoree]

What AT&T may mean is that it is unlocked (so its not locked to them) so it wont have their IMEI or anything. Looks like its just a mis-understanding to me.

 

[T5BRICK]

I found the PIN for my Italian SIM and I successfully entered it. States 'no service'. So does that mean I'm in the clear?

I'm away from home this weekend and would need to go a carrier store to test their SIM. Would like to avoid that if possible.

That phone is unlocked, but unable to get service from the Italian carrier. That makes sense; they may not have roaming deals with any of the carriers in your area.

 

[blairh]

That phone is unlocked, but unable to get service from the Italian carrier. That makes sense; they may not have roaming deals with any of the carriers in your area.

Great, thanks.

 

[0007776]

That phone is unlocked, but unable to get service from the Italian carrier. That makes sense; they may not have roaming deals with any of the carriers in your area.

Yep, that's exactly what I've had when I've left a foreign sim in an unlocked phone and there were no roaming partners where I was at the time. So the OP's phone is unlocked.

 

[Applejuiced]

Sounds like the phone was unlocked all along.
You were just calling and asking 1000 questions everywhere and wasting your time for nothing.
All you need to do is stick a sim inside and if it doesn't say unsupported sim then it's unlocked.

 

[aneftp]

Just borrow a Verizon or T-Mobile nano SIM card from a friend to confirm if it's unlocked.

Surely u know someone anyone with a nano SIM card from one of those carriers.

I just replaced my wife water damaged iPhone 6S ATT (got it unlocked via att request site in sept 2015 even though it was "under 2 year contract as new phone"

So when rep gave me replacement. It has that same warning message about being "locked" once activated. I have both Verizon and att service. So I simply put my Verizon SIM card in and phone worked. Than put my wife att SIM card and replacement phone worked.

Bottom line: your replacement phone with that warning message is I unlocked.

 

[blairh]

Guys I just realized visual voicemail is unavailable to me. That's what it states on my iPhone. Is this related to my IMEI not being recognized by AT&T as one of their own?

 

[Applejuiced]

Guys I just realized visual voicemail is unavailable to me. That's what it states on my iPhone. Is this related to my IMEI not being recognized by AT&T as one of their own?

Most likely you will have to call AT&T to reset or enable your visual voicemail feature.