Yes you can. Once unlocked you can use any GSM SIM in your iPhone. AT&T or otherwise.
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iPhone IMEI Unlock Sites
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Thanks for the quick reply!
So AT&T won't know or care? It won't affect my regular plan?
Now I just need to decide which of these sites to trust / try... <crosses fingers>
Thanks.
The only wrinkle I can see in my plan is that you have to have a SIM from another network to complete the unlock, so I'll have to go and buy a T-Mobile SIM even though I don't plan to use it. I can't wait until I land in Europe to try this whole process... At least all the networks have the iPhone 5 now, so I should be able to get a nano SIM.
The only wrinkle I can see in my plan is that you have to have a SIM from another network to complete the unlock, so I'll have to go and buy a T-Mobile SIM even though I don't plan to use it. I can't wait until I land in Europe to try this whole process... At least all the networks have the iPhone 5 now, so I should be able to get a nano SIM.
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Well, I don't know how they do it, but they do.
I went with swiftunlocks.com having bought a SIM without top-up from T-Mobile. I did their basic $1.99 service because I wasn't in a hurry and got the unlock confirmation about 90 minutes later. Restored my phone with the T-Mo SIM and got the "Congratulations your phone is unlocked" screen. Put the AT&T SIM back in and everything seems to be working normally.
The next test will come when I try to put a European SIM in it, but as it links to T-Mo over here, I've no reason to doubt that will work.
One last nagging doubt Did I just send my IMEI to a phone cloner?
Well, I don't know how they do it, but they do.
I went with swiftunlocks.com having bought a SIM without top-up from T-Mobile. I did their basic $1.99 service because I wasn't in a hurry and got the unlock confirmation about 90 minutes later. Restored my phone with the T-Mo SIM and got the "Congratulations your phone is unlocked" screen. Put the AT&T SIM back in and everything seems to be working normally.
The next test will come when I try to put a European SIM in it, but as it links to T-Mo over here, I've no reason to doubt that will work.
One last nagging doubt Did I just send my IMEI to a phone cloner?
Any network - easiest/quickest
I'm getting my 5S from carphone warehouse today so will lock onto first SIM I use
Any word on paying for an IMEI unlock for the AT&T 5s?
I'd like to use my upgrade, keep my contract, and be able to swap out the SIM when I'm traveling internationally.
Thanks!
I'd like to use my upgrade, keep my contract, and be able to swap out the SIM when I'm traveling internationally.
Thanks!
Will do...once my account is old enough to PM!
Any thoughts you can share publicly in the meantime?
Thanks but your website looks pretty sketchy! Also found that people have found you to be quite the troller
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Any recommendations?
Has anyone had a successful 5s unlock with swiftunlocks?
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Hey kissh - any luck unlocking your 5s? Hope you were able to! Let me know if you found a good source to do it.
Thanks but your website looks pretty sketchy! Also found that people have found you to be quite the troller
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Any recommendations?
Has anyone had a successful 5s unlock with swiftunlocks?
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Hey kissh - any luck unlocking your 5s? Hope you were able to! Let me know if you found a good source to do it.
I haven't had any issues unlocking them.
I went with Three (UK), directly with carrier and they were able to do it for £15.32
IMEI unlocks are only for GSM phone, they don't work on CDMA phones such as Sprint.
Looks like it was successful, got a confirmation email this morning from swiftunlocks.
I then went over to http://iphoneimei.info website and it is now listed as unlocked...
It's not hard to beat that price. You just need to know the right "Unlock Suppliers"
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You could factory unlock Sprint iPhones about a year ago. Since then, Sprint has changed their unlocking policies. But, you can still factory unlock the Verizon iPhone 4s. Both networks have gsm capabilities in their iPhones. The downside is, they only work internationally. But it's still a good idea to unlock them and sell them overseas.
As far as the newer devices for Verizon (for anyone that doesn't know) they all come factory unlocked.
It's not hard to beat that price. You just need to know the right "Unlock Suppliers"
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You could factory unlock Sprint iPhones about a year ago. Since then, Sprint has changed their unlocking policies. But, you can still factory unlock the Verizon iPhone 4s. Both networks have gsm capabilities in their iPhones. The downside is, they only work internationally. But it's still a good idea to unlock them and sell them overseas.
As far as the newer devices for Verizon (for anyone that doesn't know) they all come factory unlocked.
Hardly practical for most people, nice to for vacations or bizz trips but most people hope to buy a 'cheap' iphone which they can then unlock to use domestically on GSM networks.
The only way you can use those domestically is by using the Xsim/Rsim. I'm not sure of the exact name, but it's similar to the Gevey sim unlock.
Some of my friends used www.unlock-4.me to unlock there IMEI's as far as i heard it was successful and they experienced no problems.
Hi guys, I tried for an unlock at Swiftunlocks.com
Do I need to put in some non AT&T SIM to complete the unlock process? Or can I just sell my phone as unlocked now? I don't have any other carriers nano SIMs on hand, and my buddy on T-Mobile has a Micro SIM only
Thanks!
Do I need to put in some non AT&T SIM to complete the unlock process? Or can I just sell my phone as unlocked now? I don't have any other carriers nano SIMs on hand, and my buddy on T-Mobile has a Micro SIM only
Thanks!
Some of my friends used www.unlock-4.me to unlock there IMEI's as far as i heard it was successful and they experienced no problems.
I think people would prefer spending a few bucks instead of clicking on your sponsors/ads and getting flooded with spam.