Unlock T-mobile iPhone?

Im_just_careful

If the original owner could get it done for you it would cost £15.32 through T-Mobile.

It seems to take a few weeks after the unlock has been paid for to happen.

One it has been done, when you then put a SIM for a different network in it will be unlocked when you sync to iTunes.

It is all a bit of a faff !

FiatFan_2

I've just unlocked a iphone 4s from T-mobile, as Im just careful says, £15.32 via t-mobile and it's done properly. They are quite specific though, provided the phone was purchased from them and there has been 3 months worth of consecutive use their happy to do it. I got the unlock details within a week of requesting.

This was the guide I followed http://giffgaff.com/unlock/t-mobile-reviews

MrsE_2

FiatFan wrote: »

I've just unlocked a iphone 4s from T-mobile, as Im just careful says, £15.32 via t-mobile and it's done properly. They are quite specific though, provided the phone was purchased from them and there has been 3 months worth of consecutive use their happy to do it. I got the unlock details within a week of requesting.

This was the guide I followed http://giffgaff.com/unlock/t-mobile-reviews

But not if you purchase second hand?

MrsE_2

bignred05 wrote: »

Tmobile (EE) will only unlock your iphone if you purchased it from Tmobile (EE) and they charge £15 for it

I know this as I recently tried this myself, and Tmobile would not unlock my iphone4, as I bought if from a third party (smartphonestore)

What did you do when they wouldn't unlock it?

grumbler

Your only options are:

• ask the original owner,
• use it for the required time on a network that doesn't care where you've bought it (do your research),
• ebay (do your research).

simax

New unlocking rules for T-Mobile/Orange/EE from yesterday. Same criteria for all 3 brands now.....

£20.42 cost
Also, the handset needs to have been linked onto the account (ie: bought with the contract) for 6 months now before it will be considered for unlocking.

NorthernOne

simax wrote: »

New unlocking rules for T-Mobile/Orange/EE from yesterday. Same criteria for all 3 brands now.....

£20.42 cost
Also, the handset needs to have been linked onto the account (ie: bought with the contract) for 6 months now before it will be considered for unlocking.

Interesting I got my 4s "sim free" (so I assumed) off contract from Car Phone warehouse for £499 and connected it to my Tmobile account. I now want to use it with another sim having upgraded but it will not allow me to use another sim. I have contacted Apple who said contact Tmobile and they say they have no record of the phone as I purchased it off contract so they can do nothing.....so I am stuck?!?!

Any suggestions would be welcome.

This is just a total nightmare to be honest.

grumbler

CPW warn you about this.
I would sue this EE gang that locked the handset and now refuse to unlock it.

bignred05

MrsE wrote: »

What did you do when they wouldn't unlock it?

not much I could do :mad::mad::mad:

although shortly after trying to get it unlockeed from Tmobile, it went and packed in on me, and to cut a long story short

I'm now the proud owner of 1 unlocked iphone, thanks to a very good smaritian

via a different network

NorthernOne

grumbler wrote: »

CPW worn you about this.
I would sue this EE gang that locked the handset and now refuse to unlock it.

I got it last March and no they didn't and as far as I was concerned it was unlocked hence why I paid £499.00.

I don't want to JB the phone and feel cheated tbh. If the network provided the phone then OK but this is not the case and its my product why can I not use it as I see fit? No one seems to be able to help.