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Carrier IMEI unlocking service down? 10/3/13
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ryanmcv
macrumors 6502a
Which services are now offering the unlocks? I've found a few by searching Twitter but they all seem pretty sketchy.
Carlanga
macrumors 604
Just curious, do you know why they are gonna start charging more?
I'm glad I paid $2 to unlock my 5S the day I got the device. 😀
Applejuiced
macrumors Westmere
Chronic has always charged more than everyone else - mainly cause of all the attention he got for being part of the jailbreaking scene.
Can you tell which of services are working now? And how much does unlock cost? Really need to unlock few phones, but no one can help
I run a site for iphone unlocking.
My contact has informed me that "AT&T have added extra security measures and restricted the eligibility for unlocking handsets."
Service should resume but it may not be as cheap anymore.
My contact has informed me that "AT&T have added extra security measures and restricted the eligibility for unlocking handsets."
Service should resume but it may not be as cheap anymore.
so, has anyone been able to unlock their iphones as of today (oct 4th) ? if so, from where did you unlock it ?
Carlanga
macrumors 604
ATFDL.com is doing it for $34 bucks. Cheaper than Cronic, and they do 5S and 5C. Seems like they weren't happy the price increased.
Minhimalism
macrumors 6502a
Viper unlocks does it for $20.. glad I got an unlock I needed in just a few days ago when he was doing it for 65 cents for the 12-24 hour service..
Minhimalism
macrumors 6502a
oh my bad I figured it'd be up by now, just got an email from the person who runs it so i guess it'll be up soon enough! sad that there are more security measures now though, cheap unlocks were nice 🙁
Carlanga
macrumors 604
$0.65? How the f? Was that their standard rate or a promo code?
I paid $2 for mine w/ swift.
Well... from my understanding AT&T seems to be catching up with employees giving access to AT&T's database to unlockers. I know for a fact that unlocks can still be done... so it's not a server thing like some people here are saying. This is something else..
I pressume that AT&T has some sort utility that Apple provides to all carriers so they can unlock devices for their customers. I know that not all operators have access to this system.. only guys at the iPhone Tech Desk on AT&T. That utility probably requires be some login information. I think a few of the guys at that department decided to make an extra buck and granted open access to the entire thing and that's how AT&T unlocks got so widespread and cheap...
AT&T got tired of having all their phones unlocked by this method and probably patched up the loopholes allowing external access to their DB. The whole thing started about 5 days ago. All suppliers sent emails before the problem began announcing about some kind of update that would go on at AT&T. An employee who works there told me that day that the unlock system wasn't available.. next day the apocalipsis began.. probably unlockers noticed they had no more access to AT&T after the update and that's why everything is the way it is now..
Expect these services to increase in price by a lot.. I was selling them for US$1.25 on eBay and now my price is US$25... BTW I can do any iPhones from 5 and below.. 24 hours..
I pressume that AT&T has some sort utility that Apple provides to all carriers so they can unlock devices for their customers. I know that not all operators have access to this system.. only guys at the iPhone Tech Desk on AT&T. That utility probably requires be some login information. I think a few of the guys at that department decided to make an extra buck and granted open access to the entire thing and that's how AT&T unlocks got so widespread and cheap...
AT&T got tired of having all their phones unlocked by this method and probably patched up the loopholes allowing external access to their DB. The whole thing started about 5 days ago. All suppliers sent emails before the problem began announcing about some kind of update that would go on at AT&T. An employee who works there told me that day that the unlock system wasn't available.. next day the apocalipsis began.. probably unlockers noticed they had no more access to AT&T after the update and that's why everything is the way it is now..
Expect these services to increase in price by a lot.. I was selling them for US$1.25 on eBay and now my price is US$25... BTW I can do any iPhones from 5 and below.. 24 hours..
You seem to be coming up at $32.15 [$20 GBP], trying to make sure I got the right eBay account.
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