if i buy a locked iphone4 (orange), can i get it unlocked?

Shane5578 · 5 Sep 2010 at 11:30

can i get it unlocked in one of those small phone accessory shops?

paradigm · 5 Sep 2010 at 11:32

You can do it yourself using freely downloadable tools.

Shane5578 · 5 Sep 2010 at 11:38

i guess i'll try jailbreaking it, but is it then fully unlocked.

its not gonna crap out, when it gets auto updated will it

paradigm · 5 Sep 2010 at 11:41

This thread will most likely disappear as you mentioned a taboo word, but if you do it that way it will be fully unlocked once you've run the unlock tool available through the "other" app store.

You will need to re-unlock with each iOS update though.

Shane5578 · 5 Sep 2010 at 11:44

thanks a lot, just what i wanted to know

Neodite · 5 Sep 2010 at 11:46

paradigm said:
This thread will most likely disappear as you mentioned a taboo word, but if you do it that way it will be fully unlocked once you've run the unlock tool available through the "other" app store.

You will need to re-unlock with each iOS update though.

You do know people are aloud to talk about Jailbreaking on here now right?

paradigm · 5 Sep 2010 at 11:49

Neodite said:
You do know people are aloud to talk about Jailbreaking on here now right?

Nope I had no idea. I knew it was no-longer illegal, but I had no idea the draconian oppression had been lifted

JKD · 5 Sep 2010 at 13:27

I heard that if you have an issue with the phone, go to an apple store and they might just replace it. I think some replacements are factory unlocked?

Dangerous · 5 Sep 2010 at 13:54

paradigm said:
This thread will most likely disappear as you mentioned a taboo word, but if you do it that way it will be fully unlocked once you've run the unlock tool available through the "other" app store.

You will need to re-unlock with each iOS update though.

AFAIK Its not illegal now as the phone is opened to all networks.

And the updates should not lock the phone as the software is not from O2 as its network free now.

paradigm · 5 Sep 2010 at 14:04

Dangerous said:
AFAIK Its not illegal now as the phone is opened to all networks.

And the updates should not lock the phone as the software is not from O2 as its network free now.

The software was never from the carrier, however the carrier still recieves network locked handsets, which updating the iOS resets the status of.

A locked handset will always re-lock (when using ultrasn0w to unlock) upon use of an iOS update.