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Iphone 4 is it unlocked?

lnjk
lnjk Posts: 895 Forumite
Hi
I have just bought an iphone 4 sealed advertised as unlocked is their any way I can tell if it is unlocked before I open seal?
Ta

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  • where did u buy it from? has it got any packaging that would suggest it from a network not sim free?
    What goes around-comes around
  • Jon_01
    Jon_01 Posts: 5,898 Forumite
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    Apple 'may' be able to tall you if you call their CS and give them the IMEI (which should be on the side of the box).
  • lnjk
    lnjk Posts: 895 Forumite
    gabbyevs wrote: »
    where did u buy it from? has it got any packaging that would suggest it from a network not sim free?

    Not got any network info on the box at all
  • gjchester
    gjchester Posts: 5,741 Forumite
    edited 20 September 2010 at 8:10PM
    lnjk wrote: »
    Not got any network info on the box at all

    Mines on Vodafone,I assume it's locked never tried another sim though.

    The only place there is a Vodafone logo is on the Sim card so no branding on the box is no help.

    Mines a MC603B/a which Google suggests is unlocked.

    EDIT:
    Bored and tried an o2 PAYG sim in it cut down. It picked up a signal but didn't say it was on o2, so not sure that was a test....

    It was an old card with no credit so that could be it, or it coul be it needs connecting to itunes to activate, that was done for me at the Voda store when I got it..
  • no i guess it doesnt come with network lables my 3gs didnt

    yes maybe call apple with the imei number
    What goes around-comes around
  • lnjk
    lnjk Posts: 895 Forumite
    Thanks guys i have called tesco this morning and they will send me my sim as a micro sim free of charge. I also tried an old sim and had the same signal but no network so it could be that it needs activated
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