Just got my email...going to finish up when i get home tonight. Thanks Irish!!!
This is probably a stupid question, I received my "unlock screen". If I didn't restore from backup and restored as a new phone, will this void the unlock? Or is restoring from backup is just a convenience so you don't have to deal with adding everything back on your phone? I went through setting up my phone as new but I don't know if my phone is unlocked and I don't have another carrier's SIM. If anyone can help that would be great! Thanks
You don't have to restore from a backup in order for it to be unlocked. When I did my son's 3GS I restored as new. You may or may not receive the unlock message. I don't remember getting the unlock message with his either, however, his prepaid T-Mobile SIM card worked just fine so I know it really was unlocked..... If you type in your iPhones IMEI number in this link, it will confirm for you that your iPhone has been unlocked. Free iPhone IMEI Checker with Free Simlock Status Check Only by IMEI
This is true I never do. Just put the "invalid SIM" in and plug into itunes with an internet connection. Let it sit for 2-4 minutes and you get the same message. But you of course have to have an off network SIM card to do it this way.
So wait if it is free to unlock my AT&T phone if I bought it outright, who do I go about doing that?
Nevermind, I went back to the eBay site and put my IMIE # in to the checker and it reported that I was AT&T but the phone is already unlocked! Thank you guys for all your help!
That helps. My basic questions are:
1. I have a Verizon phone so I know it is unlocked already. So, I assume I can just pop in a SIM card when I say go to Germany from a local carrier and use their network. When I come home, I put in my Verizon SIM card and all is good. My question on that is do I have to do any sort of back-ups or syncs when I do this or is just this as simple as it seems?
2. I assume based on your answer that there are SIM cards for say Alcatel in Mexico, Bell in Canada, and say Vodaphone for EU. I also assume there are companies that just have flat rates for each country and once you pop their card in, you are set regardless of where you are? In other words, I don't have to buy a specific card for use in Canada. I can but a card that is good in Canada or Mexico or Europe, however there may be different rates for each. Correct? and if so, what is my best bet? It seems what I see on ebay is questionable at best.
This is probably a stupid question, I received my "unlock screen". If I didn't restore from backup and restored as a new phone, will this void the unlock? Or is restoring from backup is just a convenience so you don't have to deal with adding everything back on your phone? I went through setting up my phone as new but I don't know if my phone is unlocked and I don't have another carrier's SIM. If anyone can help that would be great! Thanks
Ok great. Also I am still under contract with them, however this phone was bought outright and the phone that was attached to the contract was sold. Does that matter?