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iPhone Will jailbreaking iPhone 4 5.1.1 country unlock it as well?

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Flac

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I need to country unlock it but also would like to jail break it too. Would jailbreaking it automatically country unlock it too?

I could find many sources that shows how to jailbreak it using Windows but where can you find information on how to jailbreak it using a Mac?
 
Jailbreaking and unlocking are 2 different things.
One doesn't equal another. There is no software unlock available for your iOS version and there was no software unlock for over 4 years.
 
Flac said:
So would this not work for country unlock? https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/

Are you saying it’s impossible to country unlock this iPhone because of the fact that I upgraded it to 5.1.1?
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You can try asking AT&T for an unlock from the link above.
If they agree then its factory unlocked for good. You don't need a JB or anything.
Besides that there is no software hack to unlock it.
 
Applejuiced said:
You can try asking AT&T for an unlock from the link above.
If they agree then its factory unlocked for good. You don't need a JB or anything.
Besides that there is no software hack to unlock it.
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However the unlock process requires restoring my iPhone which would update it to 7 which is not something I want, as it would slow down even more the already slowed down phone.
 
Nothing wrong with i4 on 7.1.2 and on the top of everything, you have jailbreak for life....
 
bbrks said:
Nothing wrong with i4 on 7.1.2 and on the top of everything, you have jailbreak for life....
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I've seen an i4 with 7 and it was so slow that I couldn't imagine using it.

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bbrks said:
Nothing wrong with i4 on 7.1.2 and on the top of everything, you have jailbreak for life....
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Is there any disadvantage to jailbreaking for life?
You can't unjailbreak a jailbroken iPhone?

Will a jailbroken iPhone with 7 be faster than unjailbroken iPhone with 7?
 
Flac said:
However the unlock process requires restoring my iPhone which would update it to 7 which is not something I want, as it would slow down even more the already slowed down phone.
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I believe it's no longer necessary to restore the phone as part of the unlock process.
 
Flac said:
However the unlock process requires restoring my iPhone which would update it to 7 which is not something I want, as it would slow down even more the already slowed down phone.
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They tell you to restore but you don't have to.
All you have to do is stick another sim in and it will activate fine once att puts the unlock through.
 
Flac said:
I've seen an i4 with 7 and it was so slow that I couldn't imagine using it.

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Is there any disadvantage to jailbreaking for life?
You can't unjailbreak a jailbroken iPhone?

Will a jailbroken iPhone with 7 be faster than unjailbroken iPhone with 7?
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I guess you misunderstood .... I4 on 7.1.2 can always be jailbroaken, restored, jailbroaken again, restored.........
 
Applejuiced said:
They tell you to restore but you don't have to.
All you have to do is stick another sim in and it will activate fine once att puts the unlock through.
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I got an email that says this:

1. Open iTunes on your Mac or PC and verify that you have Internet connectivity.

2. Ensure the original SIM card that came with this device is inserted in your iPhone.

3. Connect your iPhone using the dock connector to USB cable that came with your iPhone.

4. Backup and restore your iPhone using iTunes. For information on backup and restore, please visit http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414.

5. After restoring, your iPhone will be unlocked.
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You mean you don't need to follow that and just plug in a different SIM card? After reading the instructions, I thought the instructions saying 'ensure the original SIM card' meant that the key to unlocking is restoring while the original SIM card is still in place.
 
Flac said:
I got an email that says this:



You mean you don't need to follow that and just plug in a different SIM card? After reading the instructions, I thought the instructions saying 'ensure the original SIM card' meant that the key to unlocking is restoring while the original SIM card is still in place.
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Correct.
Its all unneeded/unnecessary steps.
Pop in the sim, connect to wifi and it will activate and unlock. You're done in one minute instead of 2-3 hours wasted time to backup, restore, update restore from backup, sync your items back etc....
 
Applejuiced said:
Correct.
Its all unneeded/unnecessary steps.
Pop in the sim, connect to wifi and it will activate and unlock. You're done in one minute instead of 2-3 hours wasted time to backup, restore, update restore from backup, sync your items back etc....
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That's really nice. Can you also jailbreak without needing to restore your iPhone (hence making it update to iOS 7)?
 
Flac said:
I got an email that says this:



You mean you don't need to follow that and just plug in a different SIM card? After reading the instructions, I thought the instructions saying 'ensure the original SIM card' meant that the key to unlocking is restoring while the original SIM card is still in place.
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When T-Mobile unlocked my 5S and 6+, all I had to do was insert the other carriers sim. For me it was an AT&T sim. The phone appeared to respring and then it asked me to enter my iCloud ID and password. Phone was instantly unlocked.
 
Flac said:
That's really nice. Can you also jailbreak without needing to restore your iPhone (hence making it update to iOS 7)?
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Yes, otherwise jaiobreaks wouldn't really work in a lot of cases.
 
Applejuiced said:
Correct.
Its all unneeded/unnecessary steps.
Pop in the sim, connect to wifi and it will activate and unlock. You're done in one minute instead of 2-3 hours wasted time to backup, restore, update restore from backup, sync your items back etc....
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I tried this but it don't work. I'm trying to use an international sim card. Does that make any difference? Maybe the link just unlocked the device but not country-unlocked it?
 
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