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  1. Farri89

    iPhone XR Unlocking EE iPhone under 6 months

    Does anyone know of of any companies able to unlock EE phones that are under the 6 month network lock? Thanks
  2. S

    iPhone Way to carrier unlock iphone 3gs with 5.16.08 baseband ios 6.1.6?

    Hi, I just got a iphone 3gs 32gb from a friend and have already jailbroken it and can't find a way to carrier unlock it with my current ios and baseband version. I'd be ok with the imei paying online method but if there's an easier or free way that would help. The first 5 S/N digits are 85946...
  3. PLEASEUHELPME

    iPhone 6(S)/Plus SIM Problem

    Pleaase help me im in an hurry ok so my friend has a sim that i can use to unlock my iphone six but when i tried to put the sim into my phone it said invalid sim but her phine which was android popped up a small screen saying setup new iphone or renew old iphone? Idrk what the other one said but...
  4. G

    Error unlocking APFS Volume

    Error unlocking APFS Volume: The given APFS Volume is not locked (-69589) I have an external disk that It was encrypted with File Vault, and now is unreadable, it seems it was interrupted during encryption and it is half encrypted. It doesn't mount, doesn't unmount, doesn't eject, and also...
  5. jent

    Unlocking iPhone - question on SIMs and country

    I'm on AT&T and have a question regarding family members' phones that have just received unlock approvals from AT&T. My family members bought their phones from AT&T, so they are locked to that carrier. Since the unlocks have been approved, I know I can just pop in a different SIM to finalize...
  6. M

    SIM card not supported. What do I do?

    I bought a carrier unlocked iPhone at Best Buy a little while ago. It worked in the US with Tmobile for a short time. I then traveled to Costa Rica, where when I put the SIM card in, it wouldn't work. The message was the SIM card wasn't supported and to contact my carrier. Applecare said there...
  7. C

    Best Unlock Method

    Hello, I have a Sprint 6s+ i'm trying to unlock. What is the best free (or cheap) method to do so? Since there's a jailbreak for 9.3.3, is there a cydia app or other jailbreak tweak/hack to unlock? Any input is greatly appreciated!
  8. V

    HELP IMMEDIATELY!!!!!! 2 Questions about Capabilities and unlocking on the Straight Talk iPhone 5S

    Hi, I have two questions, Do any of you own or know about the Straight Talk iPhone 5S being Verizon capable or if they have easy unlocking or is it unlocked out of the box??? So here is the story, I just saw a good deal at Walmart for a Straight Talk iPhone 5S for 149.99 and have been looking...
  9. T

    Unlocking iPhone 6 from Boost Mobile

    I have a iphone 6 from Booost mobile. I've been trying to have BM unlock it but they are very unhelpful. Has anyone had success with getting their iphones unlocked with them? If so, how was it done? Or does anybody know a way to unlock it for free myself without going to through Boost?
  10. A

    Carrier Which carrier is best at unlocking their iPhone?

    Hello, I'm looking to have an unlocked iPhone and while searching through Swappa.com, I have more options if I can get an iPhone to unlock than just looking at the unlocked models. My question is among the different types (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint), which carrier is best at unlocking...
  11. asncmra

    Unlocking my AT&T iPhone 6s+

    Just got a phone under contract with AT&T, but I'm gonna be in Canada for awhile. Any way I can unlock my iPhone 6s +, while still under contract?