Unlocking Code from AT&T
Hello,
I believe that after having service for 90 days, att will give you the unlock code for your phone. Is this true with the iphone as well? If no, why is the iphone excluded? Thanks in advance.
I believe that after having service for 90 days, att will give you the unlock code for your phone. Is this true with the iphone as well? If no, why is the iphone excluded? Thanks in advance.
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I think people on these forums are not the same as a few years ago. Lately almost everyone here is useless. Start a fight with another carrier and 100 people will jump aboard with their uneducated comments. eg like the guy commented that att should spend not two billion but 6-8 billion upgrading their network. I bet he he does not know a thing about running a business. Complete waste of time phone scoop has become.
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Brandy,
I agree. This forum has gone to ****, and that is why I don't post as much as i use too. Plus, I am busy, to boot.
Knowing at&t, I am sure there is an additional time restriction with iphone unlocking outside the "normal" 90 day window. I could be wrong. Doesn't hurt to have tech support fill out the request.
Will
I agree. This forum has gone to ****, and that is why I don't post as much as i use too. Plus, I am busy, to boot.
Knowing at&t, I am sure there is an additional time restriction with iphone unlocking outside the "normal" 90 day window. I could be wrong. Doesn't hurt to have tech support fill out the request.
Will
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From what I remember when it first launched it isn't SIM locked like other handsets where a simple code will work. This is something at the software level from Apple. The jailbreaking tricks were a big deal because of the fact that it couldn't simply be unlocked for use with other SIM.
As Will suggested it doesn't hurt to ask but I don't think the phone can be unlocked using traditional methods.
As Will suggested it doesn't hurt to ask but I don't think the phone can be unlocked using traditional methods.
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brandyT said:
Is this true with the iphone as well? If no, why is the iphone excluded?
Yes and No.
No, generally because Apple and at&t want to make it as difficult as possible for you to use your own property in the way you see fit. Enjoy the DRM and inability to extend the life and functionality of your device.
Yes, because it has been done.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/137223/how_to_unlock_ ... »
http://theappleblog.com/2009/08/20/apples-official-i ... »
Good luck finding an at&t rep or owner that is competent enough to know the method and actually be able do it if you go that route.
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Thanks guys. Its OK that at&t and Apple lock the iphone to at&t;s network, after all at&t is subsidizing the phone.
B U T, I think it would be fair that after fulfilling your two year contract they should give you the unlock code. Well that is not going to happen because i think the logic behind not giving the unlock code is that even after a couple of years you buy a new phone and give your old one to a friend or family member, they have to go to at&t to activate it. Thats like double dipping on at&t's path. Anyway, this is the norm in this world of cooperate greed.
Now what is the link to the Nexus One UNLOCKED phone site???
B U T, I think it would be fair that after fulfilling your two year contract they should give you the unlock code. Well that is not going to happen because i think the logic behind not giving the unlock code is that even after a couple of years you buy a new phone and give your old one to a friend or family member, they have to go to at&t to activate it. Thats like double dipping on at&t's path. Anyway, this is the norm in this world of cooperate greed.
Now what is the link to the Nexus One UNLOCKED phone site???
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The nexus one Isnt locked, you have the option to either buy it with a discount from Tmobile-most likely locked- or buy it outright from Google to use on any carrier 🙂either way you have to go through google to get it at this point i believe
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as far as being competent, that has nothing to do with it, we have no unlock codes for the iphone. first question to unlocking a device is is the device and iphone if you say yes it says cannot be unlocked. you can give me the imei and i can humor myself and search it 1000000 times but every time it will come back and say "unlock code not found" we at att do not have it, apple will not unlock either i cannot say whos decision that is, maybe just in the contract btwn at&t and apple, but at&t CANNOT unlock the iphone. as already stated it can be dine try blackra1n.com its the number one free iphone jail-breaking system and i believe has unlocking software as well
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Plooky hates life and all things normal. Anyone who does not believe exactly as he does is subject to one liners and worthless drivel.
We are all incompetant on his planet, except the king.
We are all incompetant on his planet, except the king.
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Are you sure you aren't just displacing your negative traits onto me?
https://www.phonescoop.com/news/discuss.php?fm=m&ff= ... »
You don't learn very fast do you?
https://www.phonescoop.com/news/discuss.php?fm=m&ff= ... »
You don't learn very fast do you?
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I am surprised you decided to cite something recent, albeit completely irrelevant.
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I don't think jail-breaking is the same as unlocking.
As for competence, my point was that is indeed possible to unlock the Iphone.
I would think that someone whose job involves selling and providing support for the Iphone would know at least this, including the caveats for at&t.
Point taken though.
As for competence, my point was that is indeed possible to unlock the Iphone.
I would think that someone whose job involves selling and providing support for the Iphone would know at least this, including the caveats for at&t.
Point taken though.
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