Can iPhone 5 be unlocked b4 3 months on orange

pgregs1

Going back to my original question any where reliable to unlock an iPhone 5 please

NFH

pgregs1 wrote: »

Exactly that, the initial upfront cost I don't have £600

So save up until you do have £529. It will cost you much more overall if you go down the "buy now pay later" route.

sdduk

Have a look at this ebay site...But Very Expensive

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORANGE-IPHONE-5-5G-Factory-Unlocking-UNLOCK-FAST-/280981250173?pt=UK_Phones_Software_RL&hash=item416bc9a07d

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LATEST-IPHONE-5-FACTORY-UNLOCK-SERVICE-ORANGE-UK-FAST-/330797744876?pt=UK_Phones_Software_RL&hash=item4d051502ec

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Apple-iPhone-5-100-Official-and-Permanent-iTunes-Factory-Unlock-Orange-UK-/140855724194?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item20cba7c8a2

pgregs1

sdduk wrote: »

Have a look at this ebay site...But Very Expensive

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORANGE-IPHONE-5-5G-Factory-Unlocking-UNLOCK-FAST-/280981250173?pt=UK_Phones_Software_RL&hash=item416bc9a07d

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LATEST-IPHONE-5-FACTORY-UNLOCK-SERVICE-ORANGE-UK-FAST-/330797744876?pt=UK_Phones_Software_RL&hash=item4d051502ec

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Apple-iPhone-5-100-Official-and-Permanent-iTunes-Factory-Unlock-Orange-UK-/140855724194?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item20cba7c8a2

Thanx sdduk pleased you answed what I was asking had a look they are a bit pricey although there was 1 on there for £20 have to look into them .

sdduk

pgregs1 wrote: »

Thanx sdduk pleased you answed what I was asking had a look they are a bit pricey although there was 1 on there for £20 have to look into them .

Yeah they will be at the moment they know they have you by the b***s even if Orange was to let you unlock the phone they will still charge you

Also be carefull with the £20 offer that might just be a jailbreak and when you try to update the phone it will lock it again

You want factory unlock which means it goes though Iphones server and will be unlocked for good....you can then update the phone when the new software updates comes out.

grumbler

pgregs1 wrote: »

Thanx sdduk pleased you answed what I was asking ....

He just has done the legwork for you. The idea was obvious from the thread that I posted the link to in the second post.

d123

pgregs1 wrote: »

Thanx sdduk pleased you answed what I was asking had a look they are a bit pricey although there was 1 on there for £20 have to look into them .

If they are charging less than £50 for an iPhone 5 official unlock, odds are its a scam.

You have 2 (safe) choices, pay the £50+ to someone to access apples list of unlocked phones and add yours, or wait 3 months and pay Orange £20 (and then wait another 7-21 days for them to process it).

pgregs1

sdduk wrote: »

Yeah they will be at the moment they know they have you by the b***s even if Orange was to let you unlock the phone they will still charge you

Also be carefull with the £20 offer that might just be a jailbreak and when you try to update the phone it will lock it again

You want factory unlock which means it goes though Iphones server and will be unlocked for good....you can then update the phone when the new software updates comes out.

Yes in description it does say not a jail break , but when all others are wanting £60+ & them £20 makes you a bit cautious

pgregs1

grumbler wrote: »

He just has done the legwork for you. The idea was obvious from the thread that I posted the link to in the second post.

Thanks grumbler I had looked at your thread earlier and will refer back to your link when Im deciding what to do

gjchester

pgregs1 wrote: »

Thank grumbler I had looked at your thread earlier and will refer back to your link when Im deciding what to do

Something to consider is how iPhones are locked.

Most phones are locked in the handset, ie you enter a code and thats that. It's possible to re-lock them over the air but unlikley.

As SDDUK mentioned Apple do thinks differently. Apple lock the iPhone by setting a flag in their phone database that is checked during every sync with iTunes.

Even if it's not jailbroken to unlock it bear in mind if you go down any unoffical route there is always the possibility that a future sync with iTunes (not just when you do an update) could see the iphone being re-locked to the original carrier.