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O2 Cancellation

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  • Collabora
    Collabora Posts: 1,360 Forumite
    silvercar wrote: »
    O2 unlocking is also more reliable that EE. Plenty stories on the net of EE taking your money and the unlock not happening.

    but if you have an iPhone then you are stuck as you have to go through your leaving provider to have it unlocked, as unlocking from any other source will fail as soon as you upgrade iOS it will reset the phone back to original provider
  • grumbler
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    Collabora wrote: »
    ... unlocking from any other source will fail as soon as you upgrade iOS ...
    Not quite correct. A proper 'grey' unlocking is available on ebay, although it costs considerably more than 'white' unlocking through EE.
  • Collabora
    Collabora Posts: 1,360 Forumite
    grumbler wrote: »
    Not quite correct. A proper 'grey' unlocking is available on ebay, although it costs considerably more than 'white' unlocking through EE.

    Apple say even them from ebay will fail on an upgrade, as when unlocked an iphone the provider has to get an official code from apple
  • grumbler
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    edited 4 January 2015 at 10:45PM
    Firstly, iPhones get unlocked by changing records in Apple database, without any 'codes'. So, Apple simply couldn't have said anything about an 'official code'.
    Secondly, how can Apple know?

    'Grey' unlocking is done by the same EE employees that do 'white' unlocking and have access to Apple database.
  • Collabora
    Collabora Posts: 1,360 Forumite
    grumbler wrote: »
    Firstly, iPhones get unlocked by changing records in Apple database, without any 'codes'. So, Apple simply couldn't have said anything about an 'official code'.
    Secondly, how can Apple know?

    'Grey' unlocking is done by the same EE employees that do 'white' unlocking and have access to Apple database.

    well again should i believe staff at an apple store or should i believe a nobody on public forum.
    it seems anyone on the MSE forum think they are the law and know more than companies themselves.

    another one for my IGNORE list
  • grumbler
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    edited 5 January 2015 at 10:48AM
    Well, if "staff at an apple store" really told you about some "official code", then you definitely can't believe them.

    It's a common knowledge that iPhones get unlocked remotely without any codes. Just google or search this board.

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  • Collabora
    Collabora Posts: 1,360 Forumite
    edited 5 January 2015 at 10:49AM
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    http://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201328
  • grumbler
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    edited 5 January 2015 at 10:50AM
    Ctrl+F >> 'code'

    No results dunno.gif

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