Hello Everyone! i need some advice fast! I got a friend in US that just bought me an iPhone 5 from apple store ( at&t ) the A1428 model . They told her that the phone is locked and she can unlock it online at the at&t site (? is there a link for that ? ) . SO i cant use it here in Greece ? What should i do ? Tell her to unlock it there in the US ? or tell her to get an A1429 model ? THANKS a lot every1 in advance!
iPhone 5 from usa - living in GREECE
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iPhone 5 from usa - living in GREECE
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They sell them factory unlocked in Ellada?
Doing a quick search and I found this...
While Verizon sells Apple's next-generation smartphone at full price already unlocked out of the box, that is apparently not the case with AT&T. Normally, AT&T customers who opt to pay the full $649 price instead of agreeing to a two-year contract for a subsidized iPhone must follow a lengthy process to get handset unlocked.
Those AT&T customers must fill out a Web form, send a fax to AT&T, and wait as long as a week for word on whether it will allow the device to be unlocked.
However, it now appears that unsubsidized AT&T iPhones ship unlocked and that off-contract customers can save a lot of hassle and time by simply restoring the device in iTunes.
This little bypass was first reported by Tech Crunch, which says it confirmed the process with AT&T technical support and successfully reset an iPhone 5 with a T-Mobile SIM card, getting the usual unlock message: "Congratulations, your iPhone has been unlocked."
iPhone users can confirm the unlock by swapping in another GSM-compatible SIM card, Tech Crunch's Romain Dillet explained:
AT&T's off-contract iPhone 5 can be unlocked with an easy reset | Apple - CNET News
Doing a quick search and I found this...
While Verizon sells Apple's next-generation smartphone at full price already unlocked out of the box, that is apparently not the case with AT&T. Normally, AT&T customers who opt to pay the full $649 price instead of agreeing to a two-year contract for a subsidized iPhone must follow a lengthy process to get handset unlocked.
Those AT&T customers must fill out a Web form, send a fax to AT&T, and wait as long as a week for word on whether it will allow the device to be unlocked.
However, it now appears that unsubsidized AT&T iPhones ship unlocked and that off-contract customers can save a lot of hassle and time by simply restoring the device in iTunes.
This little bypass was first reported by Tech Crunch, which says it confirmed the process with AT&T technical support and successfully reset an iPhone 5 with a T-Mobile SIM card, getting the usual unlock message: "Congratulations, your iPhone has been unlocked."
iPhone users can confirm the unlock by swapping in another GSM-compatible SIM card, Tech Crunch's Romain Dillet explained:
AT&T's off-contract iPhone 5 can be unlocked with an easy reset | Apple - CNET News
thanks a lot! The iphone is still sealed located in the US (i am in greece) , so it has a SIM-guide from AT&T ? So i tell my friend to open it and restore it in iTUNES ? or can i do it here in Greece? I know its a difficult question..Many thanks!
It says to restore with the AT&T sim in it so its not clear if ou need to do with with an AT&T sim or if you can just take it to Greece and put in a Greek SIM card it it will unlock.. It might be worth doing it in the states just to be safe, unless some one else here can confirm.
are you sure about the restore? just that and its ok ??!!
Yes. My company had both AT&T and Verizon. We've been on a restore rampage in the office with the 5s from AT&T to help the company save money on unlocks.
Plus it saves me time and energy from having to contact my eBay regular to buy IMEIs
Plus it saves me time and energy from having to contact my eBay regular to buy IMEIs
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