Toby
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A mate can lend me an old iPhone (4 or 4s not sure) whilst insurance is sorting out my phone, only issues is that its locked to 3 and I'm on Orange.
Ive been googling for the last hour or so how to unlock and everything seems to be outdated or overpriced methods and i don't know anything about iPhones.
I could jailbreak it (he wouldn't mind) but would prefer not too. I don't mind paying either but i don't want to wait a few days or pay over the odds (£10/15 i would be ok with). Tried to call 3, got board after 15 mins.
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Whittie
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Call 3, pay £15. Job done, stop being a fanny and wait in their queue 
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Toby
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its only £15? Some third party site said it would be £109 (i appreciate it would have been inflated but still thats a huge jump). Fingers crossed my mate was the original owner
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Whittie
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All they do is get a code off apple, and its done. Takes around 12 hours, although mine took a few mins, turned it off and on.
Phone up and say you use it abroad, and you need it unlocked as you have another sim or some shite.
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ed
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For some reason Three lock their phones in an odd way, they might need to send you a new phone. It is meant to only be about £15 though: http://giffgaff.com/unlock/three-reviews
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scottyp1989
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i can get them done, but not untill the 7th of jan now so would probly be to late.
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Toby
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Well bad news, 3 wont touch it, my mate bought it locked of eBay as a replacement for a stolen phone and they said needs to be the original owner.
Will have to make do with a trusty nokia 6210 until i can get my hands on a smart phone.
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Simon_16v
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
For some reason Three lock their phones in an odd way, they might need to send you a new phone. It is meant to only be about £15 though: http://giffgaff.com/unlock/three-reviews
Load of shit , they don't lock them differently
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Simon_16v
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quote:
Originally posted by Toby
Well bad news, 3 wont touch it, my mate bought it locked of eBay as a replacement for a stolen phone and they said needs to be the original owner.
Will have to make do with a trusty nokia 6210 until i can get my hands on a smart phone.
If you find the baseband version Toby, Setting -> General -> About, I might be able to give you a hand 
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
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try vodafone, they did my 3gs for free when i got a 4.
tell them you want to use a vodafone sim card in it
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Toby
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quote:
Originally posted by LeeM
try vodafone, they did my 3gs for free when i got a 4.
tell them you want to use a vodafone sim card in it
i believe its only the current carrier that will do it.
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
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worth a try. 3 used to unlock iphones if you said you wanted to use them on 3
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LeeM
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http://www.mobileunlockcodes.co.uk/Apple/iPhone-4/
they get good reviews off the giffgaff site
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Munchie
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Ill speak to my guys in new year but prob around £120
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Simon_16v
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£120 for an unlock 
[Edited on 25-12-2012 by Simon_16v]
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