Is this model Factory Unlocked
I have this model and seller told me it is factory unlocked and will never get locked even after updates. Can you please confirm on this?
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there are factory unlocked models on the market.
the law in some countries states that the phone must also be sold in an unlocked version (like in france)
and there are carriers that don't even lock them
here is the apple support page for that topic: CLICK
and to shorten the search - here is the list of the actual carriers with unlocked iPhones:
Europe
- Belgium: Mobistar
- Czech Republic: O2, T-Mobile, Vodafone
- Greece: Cosmote, Vodafone
- Italy: 3, TIM, Vodafone
- Luxembourg: Vox Mobile, LUXGSM
- Russia: MegaFon, MTS, Beeline
- Slovakia: Orange
Asia Pacific
- Hong Kong: 3 (or Apple Store Hong Kong)
- Macau: 3
- Malaysia: Maxis
- New Zealand: Vodafone
- Singapore: SingTel
- Taiwan: Chunghwa Telecom
- Thailand: TrueMove
Middle East
- Saudi Arabia: Mobily
- United Arab Emirates: Etisalat
Africa
- South Africa: Vodacom
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Thank you so much. This is the most clear and understandable reply as the apple link you gave explains it all. Appreciate.
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No, no iPhone is permanently unlocked. If you update the OS, that will update the baseband, along with deleting your unlocked baseband and replacing it with a regular non-unlocked one. The seller is probably either scamming, or lying to you.
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MC605B/A is it unlocked factory?
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MC133B/A is it unlocked?
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it has nothing to do with the specific iphone model - the factory unlocked phones have identical hardware with the factory locked phones
I have this model. The seller told me it is purchased in Singapore. In India it is not supporting the GPRS BSNL. BSNL people if it is purchased outside India it will not support GPRS and 3G also will not work. How to solve this?
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I do not know whether it is factory unlocked. It is not at all updating.
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unlock it and it will work with bsnl
What is factory unlocked. If it is unlocked will it not updated?
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the iphone should always be updateable - except when it has a hardware problem
Hi ya this model iphone can be factory unlocked.You try to use that iphone with your sim if it accepts then it is sure unlocked else unlock it using sites like Mobileunlocksolutions.com here they unlock iphone using remote unlocking service .here they are providing permanent unlock so if you get it unlocked then you get back locked even after you update your iphone in future .
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But seller restored it and upgraded it again on 3.1 and told me it works fine. If that happens, can we consider it factory unlocked?
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