[Closed] Unlocking iPhone from EE (I'm not original owner)

Easiest way is to get original owner to do it if you know them - they can still do it years after the contract with a phone call for £20.

I thought I was going to have to go through this sort of hell when my wife bought a 2nd hand Blackberry. It was on O2, but she's on Virgin methinks. Anyway, I went to one of those 'unlocking' shops you see on the high street and the guy said he'd do it for around a tenner, but first I should just try putting the Virgin Sim card in and see what happens.

Turns out the phone recognized the new Sim card no problem.

Don't know if it's of any use to you, but if you haven't tried it yet, might be worth a go.

C.

Thanks.

I think I might try the high st when I get the phone. I bought the phone from here but the seller (very upfront before I paid, I'm not complaining) said he'd fallen out with Orange and can't be arsed with sorting out the unlock.

As above jut try a sim card, my guess is it won't work though. I got my T-Mobile/EE iPhone 4S unlocked by them but it was a pain as they just outsourced it to a call centre in South Africa who then didn't actually confirm they had done the unlock. They charged £25 which frankly is a rip off if the phone is more than 24 months old as it's paid for. Anyway bottom line is you are probably looking at a high st (back st really 😐 ) un-lock.

Most markets have a stall that'll do it.

Has it got original owners password on it? Jailbreak it i reckon

Jailbroken iphones can be carrier unlocked?

Nope, no password.

jailbreak to run software that lets you unlock it. or take it to a market stall… 🙂

So much drivel

Buy a 99p payg EE sim. Top up £10. Ring orange they take £9 off credit. Wait. Phone gets unlocked.

Can you explain a little more WYSIWYG?

Have you done this?

Surely that's self explanatory?

Ok. Travel by an appropriate mode of transport to the nearest merchant of EE SIM cards. Exchange money for SIM card. You may or may not need change. If change is applicable insert change in appropriate receptical I personally recommend the right pocket. Remove sim from packaging and remove sim tray from phone. A paper clip or the official sim pin will do the job dandy. Place EE sim in tray and re insert tray into phone. Top up phone via customer services to the tune of £10 with your credit or debit card. Turn over the phone if a 5> if 4s/4 consult sim tray and make a note of the long imei number on the rear of the phone. May I suggest a bic pen and a piece of paper as the recording medium. Ring EE customer services and speak to an operator. Request the unlock, make polite conversation. Supply the appropriate imei number when requested. Operator will process this and the £9 credit will be removed from your sim. Hang up after thanking the operator. Wait 48 hours. Try a non EE sim in the phone, the phone will attempt to activate. If it fails wait and re attempt later. Come back here and thank me.

Jailbreak doesn't work to carrier unlock iPhones. Phone up EE as the man says.

wysiwyg - long day at work or always act like that?

MCPH - his first response was pretty clear. 🙂

I wanted to know if he'd done this as I can't find anyone else online suggesting it. It goes against everything else I've read.

Still an arsey answer.

In defence of @wysiwyg this seemed pretty clear to me

Buy a 99p payg EE sim. Top up £10. Ring orange they take £9 off credit. Wait. Phone gets unlocked.

EDIT: as a follow up IME phone companies won't unlock phones unless you have one of their SIM cards in it, so buy a cheap one and then they'll do it.

Arsey answers usually mean the guys is super confident in what he has said. WYSIWYG seems to post up regular on phone type threads so would believe him for the sake of £10

wysiwyg - Member

Surely that's self explanatory?

Ok. Travel by an appropriate mode of transport to the nearest merchant of EE SIM cards. Exchange money for SIM card. You may or may not need change. If change is applicable insert change in appropriate receptical I personally recommend the right pocket. Remove sim from packaging and remove sim tray from phone. A paper clip or the official sim pin will do the job dandy. Place EE sim in tray and re insert tray into phone. Top up phone via customer services to the tune of £10 with your credit or debit card. Turn over the phone if a 5> if 4s/4 consult sim tray and make a note of the long imei number on the rear of the phone. May I suggest a bic pen and a piece of paper as the recording medium. Ring EE customer services and speak to an operator. Request the unlock, make polite conversation. Supply the appropriate imei number when requested. Operator will process this and the £9 credit will be removed from your sim. Hang up after thanking the operator. Wait 48 hours. Try a non EE sim in the phone, the phone will attempt to activate. If it fails wait and re attempt later. Come back here and thank me.

Jacket, shirt or trouser pocket?
If trouser then front or rear? 😕

Trouser. I find shirt leads to change ejaculation when I lean forward. And usually the right. Despite being a left hooker.

And if you would like confirmation

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/unlock-your-ee-phone-for-8-99-was-20-42-2163548

Dry sense of humour innit 😉