iPhone useless

Mitch31

Hi,

I have just arrived back from Canada. I was living there for a few years. I bought an iPhone 4 on contract to Telus(contract finished) only for them to tell me that they don't and will never unlock iPhones.
So basically now I have a useless iPhone or a very expensive iTouch.

Whats the best thing to do with it? What about those websites that offer money for phones? Or maybe ebay?

It can't be unlocked via software as its the most updated baseband and on os 5.0.1

kjl

Mitch31 wrote: »

Hi,

I have just arrived back from Canada. I was living there for a few years. I bought an iPhone 4 on contract to Telus(contract finished) only for them to tell me that they don't and will never unlock iPhones.
So basically now I have a useless iPhone or a very expensive iTouch.

Whats the best thing to do with it? What about those websites that offer money for phones? Or maybe ebay?

It can't be unlocked via software as its the most updated baseband and on os 5.0.1

there is a way to unlock it, pending on the carrier. But it can cost like €100 maybe more.

Mitch31

kjl wrote: »

there is a way to unlock it, pending on the carrier. But it can cost like €100 maybe more.

What way is that? I wouldn't mind paying as I don't want to buy an iPhone here as it means being stuck in another contract.

CathalDublin

http://www.unlockallcellular.com/canada-telus-mobility-apple-iphone-np-191681.html

kjl

Don't know if you are still reading this Mitch but it looks like grevey sim are going to release a new sim which will allow you to unlock your phone

http://www.jailbreakplus.com/gevey-sim-for-unlock-4.11.08-baseband-in-testing-stage/

php-fox

You can also Jailbreak it. That will give a sim-free phone

kilianmanning

php-fox wrote: »

You can also Jailbreak it. That will give a sim-free phone

No it won't!

Mitch31

kjl wrote: »

Don't know if you are still reading this Mitch but it looks like grevey sim are going to release a new sim which will allow you to unlock your phone

http://www.jailbreakplus.com/gevey-sim-for-unlock-4.11.08-baseband-in-testing-stage/

Well thats good news, hopefully it will be released soon. Thanks man.

Mitch31

php-fox wrote: »

You can also Jailbreak it. That will give a sim-free phone

Maybe this poster meant that if the phone is jailbroken you can use it without having any sim in it?? All I know is jailbreaking does not unlock the phone.

StereoLove

php-fox wrote: »

You can also Jailbreak it. That will give a sim-free phone

Which would mean no anti-virus on the iPhone so it may get a virus.

Reamer Fanny

StereoLove wrote: »

php-fox wrote: »

You can also Jailbreak it. That will give a sim-free phone

Which would mean no anti-virus on the iPhone so it may get a virus.

Maybe it's just me but I've never heard of a virus on an iPhone

guil

StereoLove wrote: »

php-fox wrote: »

You can also Jailbreak it. That will give a sim-free phone

Which would mean no anti-virus on the iPhone so it may get a virus.

How on earth do you think a sim free or jail broken phone would get a virus. Afaik there hasn't being one to date and I've never had any trouble in the last 2-3 years with jailbroken iPhones

dodzy

php-fox wrote: »

You can also Jailbreak it. That will give a sim-free phone

StereoLove wrote: »

Which would mean no anti-virus on the iPhone so it may get a virus.

Oh dear.......

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CathalDublin

http://www.unlockallcellular.com/canada-telus-mobility-apple-iphone-np-191681.html

LukeS_

CathalDublin wrote: »

http://www.unlockallcellular.com/canada-telus-mobility-apple-iphone-np-191681.html

If you read that website correctly, it actually says unavailable for most networks, there's only like 5 networks that iP4's can be unlocked on as far as that website goes. :pac:

moggser

Mitch31 wrote: »

Maybe this poster meant that if the phone is jailbroken you can use it without having any sim in it?? All I know is jailbreaking does not unlock the phone.

most jailbreak will offer a unlock with most device's but as far as i know the iphone 4 is still lacking that on the latest firmware/ baseband only option is a gevey for now but im open to correction

StereoLove wrote: »

Which would mean no anti-virus on the iPhone so it may get a virus.

apple devices wont get a virus as they are designed that way iphone's are no different so dont go down loading security app's

CathalDublin wrote: »

http://www.unlockallcellular.com/canada-telus-mobility-apple-iphone-np-191681.html

anyone dumb enough to fall for that deserves to lose there money anything you need to know about unlocking or jailbreaking can be found here along with other site's of the same nature

CathalDublin

moggser wrote: »

most jailbreak will offer a unlock with most device's but as far as i know the iphone 4 is still lacking that on the latest firmware/ baseband only option is a gevey for now but im open to correction

Any iPhone officially updated to ios5 will not be on an unlock able baseband unless they using a 3G/3GS device and update to the undesirable iPad baseband 06.15.00 with is irreversible and can permanently damage your phone.

moggser wrote: »

anyone dumb enough to fall for that deserves to lose there money anything you need to know about unlocking or jailbreaking can be found here along with other site's of the same nature

As far as I've read online unlockallcelular.com have contacts in a lot of mobile networks and they can request official unlocks on the networks behalf just like cutyoursim.com can also do, nothing to do with jail breaking or software unlocks, it's not a scam, they only do certain networks and I thought they did Canada but they actually don't.
I've no personal experience with them mind you but both mentioned sites have a good reputation.

LukeS_ wrote: »

If you read that website correctly, it actually says unavailable for most networks, there's only like 5 networks that iP4's can be unlocked on as far as that website goes. :pac:

Sorry read it incorrectly
Interesting though cut you sim do Irish unlocks and some of them seem very reasonable

guil

moggser wrote: »

most jailbreak will offer a unlock with most device's but as far as i know the iphone 4 is still lacking that on the latest firmware/ baseband only option is a gevey for now but im open to correction

whatever jailbreaking method is used has nothing to do with an unlock being available or not, ultrasn0w is the only unlock available through cydia and depends solely on baseband

moggser

guil wrote: »

whatever jailbreaking method is used has nothing to do with an unlock being available or not, ultrasn0w is the only unlock available through cydia and depends solely on baseband

yeah thats what i meant just didnt say it right....but ya do have to jailbreak to get ultrasn0w right ?

guil

yup