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zerodeluxe
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Hi
This might be a reasonably easy question to answer, but is it easy to unlock an iPhone from a network? I ask as my 3G is getting slooowww so I'm thinking about getting a used iP4, maybe just as a stop-gap until numero 5 - or to keep going for longer maybe. (Used is all I can really afford at the moment).
I just wanted to check that should I find a bargain (yeah, unlikely I know) which is locked to a network other than mine, if it was pretty straightforward to do?
Thanks
Ben
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timark_uk
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Are iPhone 4's networked locked?
I though that now pretty much all the major networks are carrying the handset network locking was a thing of the past. *shrug*
Anyway, if it was network locked, I suspect you'd just have to jailbreak the device, unless a friendly phone call to the network got you what you wanted.
I've never jailbroken an iPhone, so I've no personal experience with how easy or otherwise it might be.
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zerodeluxe
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Looking at the listings, some will say they are locked to a particular network - I presume these are ones which have come from a contract? If they're not, then cool - I just wondered if it was easy... Hopefully I'll be able to get and O2 or factory unlocked one anyway!
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saspro
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If you contact the network who it's locked to with the IMEI number they'll unlock it for you.
Legally with no jailbreaks needed
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zerodeluxe
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Would that be somewhere on the phone/box?
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timark_uk
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For the iPhone 4 it's on the underside of the box., as well as Settings > General > About. Mark
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forquare1
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It's under Settings > General > About
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zerodeluxe
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Thanks everyone - much appreciated!
Now to try to find one which I can afford!
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Try using
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Nick
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This is a good tip - it works on any phone, regardless of make, model, or network.  _________________
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