Off contract AT&T Apple iPhone 5 can unlock through an iTunes reset
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Full price AT&T purchased Apple iPhone 5 units can be unlocked to run over T-Mobile |
Once the Apple iPhone 5 was unlocked, a nano SIM card was fashioned out of a microSIM using scissors. Quickly, the phone started connecting to the T-Mobile network running at the glacial pace of EDGE. Unlocking the Apple iPhone 5 quickly only adds to T-Mobile's "Bring your own iPhone" initiative. T-Mobile recently upgraded its pipeline in Las Vegas to allow for 3G/4G (iPhone 4S only via HSPA+) service for unlocked iPhones. The vast majority of T-Mobile's network hasn't yet been upgraded and will run an unlocked iPhone in 2G.
The reason this works is because Apple iPhone units purchased at full price are listed in the Apple database differently than subsidized models. The latter models go into the system as "ready to be unlocked."
source: TechCrunch
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13 Comments
1. HäckeMáte posted on 26 Sep 2012, 23:43 3 0
anyone that pays $650 for a phone should have it unlocked out of the box!
...unlocked to work on friggin Mars.
2. devildlm1 posted on 27 Sep 2012, 00:03 1 0
it amazes me that people would pay $650 for a phone when you can get a mid-ranged laptop + nexus 7 or kindle fire HD for that price
3. crankyd00d posted on 27 Sep 2012, 02:01 1 3
I believe it's the convenience thing, a $650 smartphone is a little more portable and comfortable to carry than a mid-ranged laptop + nexus 7 or kindle fire HD for that price, just saying
Oh, my name is Captain Obvious :)
4. devildlm1 posted on 27 Sep 2012, 12:21 0 1
should i even bother with this idiot? The HARDWARE of a phone doesn't come anywhere near close to being $650. So basically you are telling me that you are willing to pay $150 for the hardware, $200 for the portability, $200 for the comfort, and $100 for the labor right?
6. crankyd00d posted on 27 Sep 2012, 13:42 0 0
I never said I would do it, but there's obviously a lot of people that would, since the AT&T version is the one that sells the most.
If you want to save the pennies you shouldn't even be thinking about an iPhone. Oh, the cost to make it is widely available online (around $238 last I saw)
7. Adamits posted on 29 Sep 2012, 05:30 0 0
Why to buy full priced iphone 5?
Still at&t locked iPhone 5's are the cheapest.
I bought mine for 499$ from eBay than i used an unlocking service fromhttp://www.attiphoneunlocking.com/ , they unlocked it for 35$.
So i saved around 300$. My only problem with this phone that its a bit too big compared to my 4S and hardly fits into my pocket, maybe its lighter, and better camera, but its not a huge difference over the 4S, i'm thinking to will switch back..
5. prdmshrl posted on 27 Sep 2012, 12:46 1 0
$650 for a phone that can only run on edge speeds.
8. eliblu posted on 14 Oct 2012, 05:05 0 0
I bought a iPhone 5 at the subsidized price so it was locked. I want to use it abroad without paying crazy fees so I needed it unlocked. I got it factory unlocked through Apple's servers in about 3 hours atwww.iphonefort-mobile.com. I dealt with Tom.
9. CooLoverM posted on 24 Oct 2012, 03:23 0 0
ATT-Unlock.com really did a factory unlocked on my iPhone 5 with just the IMEI number in less than 8 hrs. Now I am using it with T-Mobile.
check it out www.ATT-Unlock.com
10. CooLoverM posted on 24 Oct 2012, 05:12 0 0
ATT-Unlock.com really did a factory unlocked on my iPhone 5 with just the IMEI number in less than 8 hrs. Now I am using it with T-Mobile.
check it out www.ATT-Unlock.com
11. ndrey posted on 30 Nov 2012, 02:45 0 0
It is much better to buy licked at&t iphone 5 and then use services like att-iphone-unlock.com to get the factory unlock for just $9
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13. dompes posted on 15 May 2013, 15:35 0 0
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