Hi all, Please excuse my ignorance, but what are the benefits of unlocking a phone? Thanks
On Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 3:44:17 PM UTC-5, Cris Ali wrote: > > Hi Ana, > For the iPhone, you do not need a code. However, you must contact your > carrier and request the unlock. Your carrier will release you and contact > apple directly on your behalf. When you get an email from your carrier with > instruction to unlock your phone, it means that they have already contacted > apple > And entered your phone’s info in the apple database. You only need to do > restore via iTunes and your phone will be unlocked. Just look for the > message congratulating you that your phone has been unlocked. This message > verifies that the process went smoothly. > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 4, 2018, at 3:06 PM, Anna Dresner <wadr...@att.net <javascript:>> > wrote: > > Hi Chris, > > The last time I unlocked a phone was a couple of years ago, but before you > do the restore, don't you need to contact your phone carrier and get an > unlock code from them? > > Best, > Anna > > > > > On Aug 4, 2018, at 12:40 PM, Cris Ali <filas...@hotmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > > I unlocked several iPhones. It is really easy. Just plug your phone to > your computer, when iTunes comes up, select iPhone tab. First do a backup > to your computer, although not required. Then you do restore. When the > restore process is complete, you will get a message saying: > Congratulations, your iPhone is now unlocked. That is all. You have to be > patient, the process can be long. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 4, 2018, at 2:47 AM, Arlene <arlene...@earthlink.net <javascript:>> > wrote: > > We were wondering if any of you have unlocked your phones. We have the > information from t-mobile, and we want ot get the unlocking done. If any of > you have done it, did you have any trouble in doing the process? Thank you. > > Arlene > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu <javascript:>. 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