Should I be concerned with my unlocked 4S?

[moosquared]

Should I be concerned that my iPhone 4S doesn't show the typical "congratulations, your iPhone has been unlocked" message?

I placed an order for a factory unlocked iPhone from apple store and it just arrived today. I was using BB before, so I called up AT&T, told them to switch my grandfathered data plan to an iPhone plan and everything went smoothly. I insert my ATT SIM card and do a restore on the iPhone, but I didn't see the "congrats" message. I had an unlocked iPhone 4 which I bought from Canada and it showed me the congrats message whenever I do a restore.

Sooo.... is there any other way you can tell it's unlocked? Other than buying a different SIM card of course.

 

[wordoflife]

I think you're fine. I bet you can call Apple and confirm.

 

[bandofbrothers]

Your obviously worried so either try a colleagues / friends micro sim card or call/pop into your apple store to put your mind at rest.

 

[reclusive46]

It doesn't how that message in factory unlocked iPhones.

 

[moosquared]

It doesn't how that message in factory unlocked iPhones.

There are already several threads in the forum about iPhone 4S owners receiving the congratulations message. I know it's not a myth, because I owned a factory unlocked iPhone 4 and I did receive the message when I did a restore. It might be different with 4S, but I just want to make sure. Spent $900 to get the unlocked version and it'd suck horribly if I they sent me the wrong one.

I'd probably go to an apple store tomorrow or buy a pre-paid t-mobile SIM and cut it. I just thought I can save the trouble of going to the store or buying if anyone here knows another way to confirm an unlock phone.

Thanks all!

 

[IO01]

My cousin can confirm. She just got her factory unlocked 4S yesterday, and she said that she didn't get the congratulations message either. I gave her a T-mobile prepaid micro SIM to test and she was able to make and receive calls. (Like me, her primary carrier is AT&T.)

 

[KPOM]

My cousin can confirm. She just got her factory unlocked 4S yesterday, and she said that she didn't get the congratulations message either. I gave her a T-mobile prepaid micro SIM to test and she was able to make and receive calls. (Like me, her primary carrier is AT&T.)

For some reason, it is only the "AT&T unlocked" models that give that message. The factory unlocked models don't.

 

[gb21]

Mine doesn't show either, now that you mention it. the "contract free" phone I had been using (and will return) did.

But I am using the unlocked with with t-mobile right now.

 

[iphone4s16gb]

why dont you insert sim on and see is there signal ? if yet that mean is ok , if no signal that mean apple doesn't sold never lock version which mean official version after restore it turn to lock , i have been talk about this alot in this forum but no one believe me , they all say apple unlock manufactury ,so now i'm right