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Carrier Unlock your AT&T Next Device or Device still in contract for FREE (YMMV)
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I hear you my friend.
It was a complete nightmare for me too when I left AT&T.
Not sure if they're doing it on purpose now that I left them and since Im not a customer any more they're giving me the runaround. Most wasted time, notations made to my account and unlock requests denied.
It was crazy.
Just trying to confirm... They take iPhones under AT&T contracts right?
You too?
Funny how they're making the process so hard and miserable towards their longtime now gone customers.
They knew they would have many people with old unlimited data plans under contract porting etf free and those customers will want their devices unlocked but their process seems to be a never ending nightmare.
I'm glad my situation is over. Never going back to AT&T.
After all I had to go through to get my wife's 6s unlocked even after paying the ETF, I feel lucky that my 6s Plus that was associated with my line with unlimited data was approved on the first try several months ago even before I cancelled. I don't know why various IMEIs are so easy or so hard to unlock regardless of contract status.
Has anyone got an at&t 6S under contract unlocked recently by a 3rd party service? I can't figure out which ones are real or fake on ebay. Any recommendations? Also what does it mean to turn off an icloud block? Does that mean disable icloud on all my phones/ipads/macs? Thanks.
Did you use swift unlock or swift unlocks? Is this the correct one? https://www.swiftunlocks.com/unlock/at-t-iphone-6-6plus-6s-6splus-premium
Please update here if it worked. For some reason they only take paypal, which seems shady.
Why is PayPal shady?
Everything sold on eBay is paid by PayPal and millions of merchants accept PayPal.
Because paypal is not taken by another other stores except for ebay. It seems a lot like bitcoin. Also that website says they take credit card, but they really don't, they only take paypal. Anyways I signed up for paypal and paid for a swift unlock this morning. So far didn't get any acknowledgement email or update.
http://www.avclub.com/article/paypal-fined-25-million-shady-business-practices-219735
https://www.aboutpaypal.org
http://www.avclub.com/article/paypal-fined-25-million-shady-business-practices-219735
https://www.aboutpaypal.org
Personally I been using PayPal for over 10+ years. And yes it's accepted in millions of websites besides eBay. No problems with PayPal and a few times when I had to request a refund they handled it great.
And you also have your credit card protection there so your $9.99 should be pretty safe there scrooge mcduck
Also I wouldn't lie when I said I used swifts services many times over the years and as late as a month ago with no issues.
I need to pick up a new sim card somehow before I can finish the unlock process..Personally I been using PayPal for over 10+ years. And yes it's accepted in millions of websites besides eBay. No problems with PayPal and a few times when I had to request a refund they handled it great.
And you also have your credit card protection there so your $9.99 should be pretty safe there scrooge mcduck
Also I wouldn't lie when I said I used swifts services many times over the years and as late as a month ago with no issues.
Personally I been using PayPal for over 10+ years. And yes it's accepted in millions of websites besides eBay. No problems with PayPal and a few times when I had to request a refund they handled it great.
And you also have your credit card protection there so your $9.99 should be pretty safe there scrooge mcduck
Also I wouldn't lie when I said I used swifts services many times over the years and as late as a month ago with no issues.
Cool, hope it works out
To test it?
Yes, I always had a tmobile sim I bought on eBay for $1 just to test out unlocks when I was with AT&T iPhones.
Well it says I have to put in another sim to unlock it..?
I will buy one off ebay
Once it's unlocked it's unlocked forever.
Trying another carriers sim is just to verify it for yourself.
Wether you do it now or months later when you need it makes no difference.
You can borrow a friends sim for a minute to check it.
Can't you do a hard reset and restore in iTunes to see the unlock message, or is that only for old iphones.
Yes, that's an option too but I heard that it doesn't always display that message on iTunes even though when the phone becomes unlocked.
Well if in the order form it says unlocked I guess I am good to go then?
Yes, pretty much.
They know what they're doing and they have unlocked millions of devices over many years now.