I phone 5 activation Help - Page 2 - GSM-Forum

chaz12345678 · 10-18-2014, 20:02

Ok So I have now found out It is locked to vodaphone network in Ireland. I live uk does anyone know what I can do to get round this Could I jailbreak then unlock it that way. ?

engonga · 10-19-2014, 01:56

i think your iphone is locked with one carrier, i just bought a iphone 5 sprint and i want to use with movistar and appears same screen, find the carrier of your iphone and unlock it by imei, i have to do that too... in my case i have to pay 140 € :/

chaz12345678 · 10-19-2014, 02:37

Cheers for reply engonga. Not sure what to do with this phone yet having checked the new imei It comes up that It has a icloud lock. I Could spend money getting it unlocked then not be able to get past the Icloud lock. I run ebay store for phones. But This one Is one I may have lost a bit of money on but I have learnt alot from it lol.

misiekxxl · 10-19-2014, 10:02

If u have simlock+icloud its not worth, maybe only if its iphone 6.
For iphone 5 even 5s total cost is higher thank working phone...

btw, look for WorldWide Unlock it cost less thank 100E

engonga · 10-19-2014, 13:09

It is true, those prices are too high.. i paid 230€ and I'm not going to pay 140 euros more for unlock it.... :/ i have learnt too much too......

warboat · 11-02-2014, 00:39

This is probably frowned upon, but the dodgy solution for you is to carefully disable the SIM slot by cutting a track and then going to Apple store and showing them that the phone says NO SIM with ALL sim cards thus it cannot activate after you tried to reset phone.
If it is still under warranty, they will replace it with a new phone!

misiekxxl · 11-02-2014, 13:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by warboat

This is probably frowned upon, but the dodgy solution for you is to carefully disable the SIM slot by cutting a track and then going to Apple store and showing them that the phone says NO SIM with ALL sim cards thus it cannot activate after you tried to reset phone.
If it is still under warranty, they will replace it with a new phone!

Did u try this? Apple stores did not check device under IMEI? Just give u new full unlocked?

Mattia_sp · 11-02-2014, 15:19

I think your phone is carrier locked.. you should understood your original carrier and insert a sim of this carrier.. or buy a r-sim for activation with your actual sim..

10-18-2014, 20:02	#16 (permalink)
chaz12345678 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23 Member: 2264058 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	Ok So I have now found out It is locked to vodaphone network in Ireland. I live uk does anyone know what I can do to get round this Could I jailbreak then unlock it that way. ?

10-19-2014, 01:56	#17 (permalink)
engonga Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Spain Posts: 11 Member: 2265580 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	i think your iphone is locked with one carrier, i just bought a iphone 5 sprint and i want to use with movistar and appears same screen, find the carrier of your iphone and unlock it by imei, i have to do that too... in my case i have to pay 140 € :/

10-19-2014, 02:37	#18 (permalink)
chaz12345678 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23 Member: 2264058 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	Cheers for reply engonga. Not sure what to do with this phone yet having checked the new imei It comes up that It has a icloud lock. I Could spend money getting it unlocked then not be able to get past the Icloud lock. I run ebay store for phones. But This one Is one I may have lost a bit of money on but I have learnt alot from it lol.

10-19-2014, 10:02	#19 (permalink)
misiekxxl Insane Poster Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: WW Posts: 68 Member: 2232000 Status: Offline Sonork: N/D Thanks Meter: 17	If u have simlock+icloud its not worth, maybe only if its iphone 6. For iphone 5 even 5s total cost is higher thank working phone... btw, look for WorldWide Unlock it cost less thank 100E

10-19-2014, 13:09	#20 (permalink)
engonga Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Spain Posts: 11 Member: 2265580 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	It is true, those prices are too high.. i paid 230€ and I'm not going to pay 140 euros more for unlock it.... :/ i have learnt too much too......

11-02-2014, 00:39	#21 (permalink)
warboat Insane Poster Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 75 Member: 1929960 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 27	This is probably frowned upon, but the dodgy solution for you is to carefully disable the SIM slot by cutting a track and then going to Apple store and showing them that the phone says NO SIM with ALL sim cards thus it cannot activate after you tried to reset phone. If it is still under warranty, they will replace it with a new phone!

11-02-2014, 15:19	#23 (permalink)
Mattia_sp Freak Poster Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Italia Posts: 223 Member: 2044491 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 18	I think your phone is carrier locked.. you should understood your original carrier and insert a sim of this carrier.. or buy a r-sim for activation with your actual sim..