Iphone 3GS unlocking

Omega28

Hi

I got a new Iphone 3gs, its locked to O2 and was wondering where I can bring it to get it unlocked so I can use my meteor sim.

I would try unlocking it myself but don't feel comfortable enough since its only new and I'm not the greatest with doing stuff like thi


thanks for your help guys

p.s sorry if this has been answered before

120_Minutes

Dylanmc111 wrote: »

p.s sorry if this has been answered before

Yep, in the sticky at the top
of the page. Perhaps you should have a read through it. It'll probably help you

Omega28

I cant request to get it unlocked cause I havent been with O2

Can someone recommend me a place where I can bring it and get it unlocked today in Dublin


thanks

120_Minutes

That's not the sticky I was referring to, try the one above it.

guil

Ya can't get it unlocked. It has to be done through apple unless ya jailbreak

Omega28

I read through the sticky and that seems a bit complicated for myself, I'd rather just pay to get it "jailbreaked"

Lumi

Dylanmc111 wrote: »

I read through the sticky and that seems a bit complicated for myself, I'd rather just pay to get it "jailbreaked"

If the phone is locked to O2 then ring them before you do anything. You may be entitled to an official unlock. If the phone was on PAYG and you or the previous owner topped up by €150 + they will unlock it for you. If it was/is on bill pay you should also be able to get an official unlock.
Either ring them on 1909 or PM Talk2O2: Daryll (third sticky at the top of this page).

Omega28

the phone is locked to O2 PayG

I do have a O2 PayG account from yrs back, I still have the sim. could I use that?

Lumi

Dylanmc111 wrote: »

the phone is locked to O2 PayG

I do have a O2 PayG account from yrs back, I still have the sim. could I use that?

Having an old O2 sim is not relevant here. It all depends on the status of the PAYG account that was originally linked to the phone. Ring them 1909 or better still PM Daryll - only O2 can answer your questions.

Omega28

Just rang O2 there guys, they said that O2 is inactive, so that means I'm not eligible for the unlock.


is there anywhere I can go today so I can get my meteor sim card to work, I wish I wasnt useless with technology:(

guil

What firmware is it on at the moment

Omega28

it says 3.1.3

RobbieTheRobber

Dylanmc111 wrote: »

it says 3.1.3

Then just at the moment there is no unlock available, a newer version of the apple os ios 4 is due to be released.

When the new version of the Apple OS is released you will be able to jailbreak and unlock your phone.

When a new unlock is released by the dev team or Geohot for 4.0 and 3.1.3

guil

There no unlock for 3.1.3 yet. Jailbreak and unlock are different things. The only way to do it is pay o2 and wait for the unlock through itunes

cojomo2

Fionagus wrote: »

Having an old O2 sim is not relevant here. It all depends on the status of the PAYG account that was originally linked to the phone. Ring them 1909 or better still PM Daryll - only O2 can answer your questions.

not strictly true. If the old 02 sim is still active, and you have topped it up over 150 , ring them and tell them you got a present of a pay and go iPhone but you never activated the sim that came with it, as you already had an 02 sim yourself which you have been using in this phone...

the 02 rep may just check your old no. and if it's been topped up by 150, issue you the unlock, or if they are more sticky, they will check the purchase date of the iphone and check how much you have topped up the old no. since the purchase date of the iphone...

Worth a try...

Omega28

thank you all for your help and patience

My grandad has a O2 active account, he uses it on a daily basis, could I ring using his details? get the phone unlocked, put my Meteor sim in it then give him back his O2 sim for his phone?

My friend suggests going into town (Dublin city centre) to get it unlocked on Moore street but I'm not so sure about it he got his done there a while back for 30euros.

Ricky91t

cojomo2 wrote: »

not strictly true. If the old 02 sim is still active, and you have topped it up over 150 , ring them and tell them you got a present of a pay and go iPhone but you never activated the sim that came with it, as you already had an 02 sim yourself which you have been using in this phone...

the 02 rep may just check your old no. and if it's been topped up by 150, issue you the unlock, or if they are more sticky, they will check the purchase date of the iphone and check how much you have topped up the old no. since the purchase date of the iphone...

Worth a try...

I was thinking that might work as well

cojomo2

Dylanmc111 wrote: »

thank you all for your help and patience

My grandad has a O2 active account, he uses it on a daily basis, could I ring using his details? get the phone unlocked, put my Meteor sim in it then give him back his O2 sim for his phone?

Yeah that should work fine.

My friend suggests going into town (Dublin city centre) to get it unlocked on Moore street but I'm not so sure about it he got his done there a while back for 30euros.

This is just a jailbreak and unlock...easy to do yourself, but will prob be of no use at the moment assuming you have the most up to date software on your device.

Jax Teller

Unlock should be out pretty soon , if you are smart enough to register an post on here unlocking an iPhone will be no problem to you .

Omega28

I reckon I could give a try to jailbreak it and unlock it if someone would kindly send me a link to a step by step process


Does anyone know when the unlock will be out?

I seen some sites offering a serivce where u pay similiar to iphone worldwide, anyone know anythin bout them?

Jax Teller

unlock it out now , tutorials to follow soon i imagine

Creamy Goodness

keysersoze_88 wrote: »

unlock it out now , tutorials to follow soon i imagine

it's simple to unlock, but none of the user friendly tools are out to actually jailbreak your iphone so you can't really use the unlock

Reganovski

keysersoze_88 wrote: »

unlock it out now , tutorials to follow soon i imagine

And here you go

http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=4253

Website seems to be slow though.....everyone tryin to access it I suppose :

Jax Teller

Reganovski wrote: »

And here you go

http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=4253

Website seems to be slow though.....everyone tryin to access it I suppose :

Cheers man , won't load up though servers must be going mad .

costacurta

keysersoze_88 wrote: »

Cheers man , won't load up though servers must be going mad .

works perfectly!! I'm using it at the moment!! Happy meteor customer!!!

Reganovski

costacurta wrote: »

works perfectly!! I'm using it at the moment!! Happy meteor customer!!!

What are the steps because I still cant see it.


I'm on 3.1.2. unlocked and jailbroken. I have updated Ultrasnow on Cydia....do I hold down shift and click restore and then hit the new iOS4 saved on my desktop?

costacurta

Reganovski wrote: »

What are the steps because I still cant see it.


I'm on 3.1.2. unlocked and jailbroken. I have updated Ultrasnow on Cydia....do I hold down shift and click restore and then hit the new iOS4 saved on my desktop?

I'm on 3.1.3 with the latest baseband. They recomend on iclarified not to update the software yet! But I'm just happy to be back on meteor

Reganovski

costacurta wrote: »

I'm on 3.1.3 with the latest baseband. They recomend on iclarified not to update the software yet! But I'm just happy to be back on meteor

Sorry have you updated to iOS4? If so, is what I'm saying what you did?

Omega28

this all seems very tricky for a novice:(

can anyone simplify any of this?

Jax Teller

Dylanmc111 wrote: »

this all seems very tricky for a novice:(

can anyone simplify any of this?

http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=9202 follow that then follow this http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=4253, its not hard at all like .
and its nearly impossible to brick an iphone 3gs so dont worry about that if anythin goes wrong a restore through itunes will fix it .

Reganovski

Reganovski wrote: »

I'm on 3.1.2. unlocked and jailbroken. I have updated Ultrasnow on Cydia....do I hold down shift and click restore and then hit the new iOS4 saved on my desktop?

keysersoze_88 wrote: »

http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=9202 follow that then follow this http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=4253, its not hard at all like .
and its nearly impossible to brick an iphone 3gs so dont worry about that if anythin goes wrong a restore through itunes will fix it .

At what point do you update to 4.0 using itunes?
Are the steps as follows for someone like me that has their phone jailbroken and currently unlocked?

1. Update the phone by downloading the iOS4 onto your desktop. Click on shift and then restore and find the new software
2. When its finished, opened Cydia and download Ultrasnow again.
3. And hey presto, unlocked iPhone on iOS4

Omega28

has anyone got any tips for me before I try unlocking it?:)

Omega28

Please Help!

ok so I jailbroke myself, that was fairly easy then I tried to unlock it!

I'm going along smoothly til I come to the part where u add source then it starts downloading packages but its freezes from there and I have to turn off my phone!
I turn it off and back on again, reload cydia, try doing it all over again but it keeps freezing on the same part!

anyone know what to do?

thanks again

EDIT: I just turned off my phone, installed the source, it froze again after trying to install, but I turned it off yet again, on the top left it said searching, then suddenly Meteor appears!!! is that it?! did it work ok even though I had to turn the phone off and on everytime it crashed? it seems to be working fine!

nicker_s

Dylanmc111 wrote: »

Please Help!

EDIT: I just turned off my phone, installed the source, it froze again after trying to install, but I turned it off yet again, on the top left it said searching, then suddenly Meteor appears!!! is that it?! did it work ok even though I had to turn the phone off and on everytime it crashed? it seems to be working fine!

I had the same problems, it's not exactly a smooth process. Mine's been working since last night no probs. So yeah, once it has a network up the top left it's worked.

Omega28

nicker_s wrote: »

I had the same problems, it's not exactly a smooth process. Mine's been working since last night no probs. So yeah, once it has a network up the top left it's worked.

it seems to be ok, Meteor on the top left

it just kept crashing when trying to download and update sources, even though it wasnt a smooth process it seems to be fine which is the main thing but I'm just waiting for something to happen!

Jax Teller

Dylanmc111 wrote: »

it seems to be ok, Meteor on the top left

it just kept crashing when trying to download and update sources, even though it wasnt a smooth process it seems to be fine which is the main thing but I'm just waiting for something to happen!

Prob just loads of people in cydia servers can't handle it .

Jax Teller

Reganovski wrote: »

At what point do you update to 4.0 using itunes?
Are the steps as follows for someone like me that has their phone jailbroken and currently unlocked?

1. Update the phone by downloading the iOS4 onto your desktop. Click on shift and then restore and find the new software
2. When its finished, opened Cydia and download Ultrasnow again.
3. And hey presto, unlocked iPhone on iOS4

They're sayin wait Till they release new redsn0w before upgrading to 4.0

whiterebel

keysersoze_88 wrote: »

They're sayin wait Till they release new redsn0w before upgrading to 4.0

New Redsn0w for 4 is out? I used it this morning

Jax Teller

whiterebel wrote: »

New Redsn0w for 4 is out? I used it this morning

On a 3gs ?

whiterebel

keysersoze_88 wrote: »

On a 3gs ?

Sorry, my mistake. 3G