Need answers for unlock. IOS 7 Bad Esn Sprint - GSM-Forum

mozzarella666 · 10-09-2013, 12:05

Hey,

Have searched across the web, with different people giving different answers.

Please note that i have

1)Iphone 4s 7.0 Sprint (bad esn)

2)Iphone 4s 7.0.2 Sprint (bad esn)

3)Iphone 5 Ios 6 sprint (bad esn)

Have read alot about sms/3g/2g issues.

But my main question is can Rsim 8 or 9 unlock these phones with bad esn?

Some say yes some say no.

I intend to use these phones in the UK or in India.

Are they unlockable with rsim.

Any help on this matter would be highly appreciated.

Many thanks.

Have a good day.

mozzarella666 · 10-10-2013, 08:22

seriously can nobody confirm if rsim unlocks bad esn phones??

ogel2 · 10-10-2013, 09:10

Cannot sure about bad esn,specially sprint. Even with good esn they have various behaviour when using usim interposer. Factory unlock Sprint device also have an issue with sms when used overseas.

Sorry cant help. I have tried 4 sprint iphone 5 ios 7 with rsim 7+/8 and only 1 can 80% unlocked with no sms outgoing and failed ussd. The rest are useless.

I dont know about rsim 9, but i dont intended to buy it,yet.
Goodluck.

Finn · 10-10-2013, 09:55

I have used 4 sprint iPhones. Two of them iPhone 5 and the other two iPhone 4s.

I m pretty sure that one of them has bad ESN but they work just fine on iOS6 with sms and 3G.

I have used on them rsim7,rsim7+,samsim,rsim8 and rsim8+ nano.

I didn't get 3G only when I was using 128k sim cards on them.

Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 4

chaosturtle · 10-10-2013, 13:41

I have bought 3 i5 all sprint on 6,1,4 Yhey all work with 3g and sms , after applying rsim8 gold and patching them.

hemank5 · 10-10-2013, 19:42

doesnt matter if phone is having bad esn/blacklisted or whatever
rsim 7/7+/8/8+/9 can unlock any iphone 4s/5
if buying an sprint/JP sb/JP au locked phone updated to ios7 then 3g/sms might not work but will be fixed soon as the patch is released
but sometimes sprint phones come up with line active then you wont face this 3g/sms issue also
to check whether line is active or not just send a sms to any mobile no. without prefixing country code.
If active line then you can install the apn from unlockit of your operator and use the internet

10-09-2013, 12:05	#1 (permalink)
mozzarella666 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 2 Member: 2042958 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	Need answers for unlock. IOS 7 Bad Esn Sprint Hey, Have searched across the web, with different people giving different answers. Please note that i have 1)Iphone 4s 7.0 Sprint (bad esn) 2)Iphone 4s 7.0.2 Sprint (bad esn) 3)Iphone 5 Ios 6 sprint (bad esn) Have read alot about sms/3g/2g issues. But my main question is can Rsim 8 or 9 unlock these phones with bad esn? Some say yes some say no. I intend to use these phones in the UK or in India. Are they unlockable with rsim. Any help on this matter would be highly appreciated. Many thanks. Have a good day.

10-10-2013, 08:22	#2 (permalink)
mozzarella666 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 2 Member: 2042958 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	seriously can nobody confirm if rsim unlocks bad esn phones??

10-10-2013, 09:10	#3 (permalink)
ogel2 Freak Poster Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 240 Member: 379713 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 55	Cannot sure about bad esn,specially sprint. Even with good esn they have various behaviour when using usim interposer. Factory unlock Sprint device also have an issue with sms when used overseas. Sorry cant help. I have tried 4 sprint iphone 5 ios 7 with rsim 7+/8 and only 1 can 80% unlocked with no sms outgoing and failed ussd. The rest are useless. I dont know about rsim 9, but i dont intended to buy it,yet. Goodluck.

10-10-2013, 09:55	#4 (permalink)
Finn Freak Poster Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chalkidiki/Greece Posts: 488 Member: 7731 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 27	I have used 4 sprint iPhones. Two of them iPhone 5 and the other two iPhone 4s. I m pretty sure that one of them has bad ESN but they work just fine on iOS6 with sms and 3G. I have used on them rsim7,rsim7+,samsim,rsim8 and rsim8+ nano. I didn't get 3G only when I was using 128k sim cards on them. Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 4

10-10-2013, 13:41	#5 (permalink)
chaosturtle Major Poster Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 45 Member: 2031102 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 6	I have bought 3 i5 all sprint on 6,1,4 Yhey all work with 3g and sms , after applying rsim8 gold and patching them.

10-10-2013, 19:42	#6 (permalink)
hemank5 Freak Poster Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: United States Posts: 99 Member: 2033138 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 17	doesnt matter if phone is having bad esn/blacklisted or whatever rsim 7/7+/8/8+/9 can unlock any iphone 4s/5 if buying an sprint/JP sb/JP au locked phone updated to ios7 then 3g/sms might not work but will be fixed soon as the patch is released but sometimes sprint phones come up with line active then you wont face this 3g/sms issue also to check whether line is active or not just send a sms to any mobile no. without prefixing country code. If active line then you can install the apn from unlockit of your operator and use the internet