Hello, Do any of you good folks have experience of unlocking an iPhone so that you can use a different SIM card?
My iPhone is pay as you go and is locked to Orange in the UK. I have researched the web and there seem to be three ways to unlock. 1. Jail break and then unlock. Several folks offer software to do this but it seems that the unlock may be undone whenever you upgrade via iTunes to a new level of IOS. Most providers offer lifetime updates for their solutions but some think this whole approach is risky. I also wonder if the software they provide is accessible via VoiceOver. 2. Get your phone onto the Apple list of unlocked phones via its IMEAI. Then that has been done you connect your phone to iTunes which will then unlock it. this seems to be a permanent solution. It seems to be about twice as expensive as the first alternative, but seems much less risky. 3. Approach Orange and get them to unlock the phone for a fee. I am not clear about what Orange will then do. Their frequently asked questions suggests that they will send you an unlock code which you have to enter onto the phone keypad. However other comments suggest that Orange will unlock by updating the Apple data base of in 2 above. Maybe the Orange FAQ mention of an unlock code does not apply to the iPhone. Approach 3 costs much the same as approach 1 and if it uses the iTunes method as in approach 2 then it looks like the best answer. However the bad news is that it takes Orange up to 30 days to do the above and many comments say that Orange fail to do the unlock and thus have to be chased several times adding to delay. If you have any experience of unlocking an iPhone I would appreciate your knowledge and advice. Many thanks. Paul Hopewell <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
