Unlocking a iphone 4

[Combat Fighter]

Hi there guys,

I've given my mum my old iphone 4 (still in great condition) but its locked to orange.

She is on O2. I am used to jailbreaking iphones and the latest jailbreak works fine on 7.1.2 (just done my ipad air).

I was wondering if I was to jailbreak my mums iphone would I be able to make her phone unlocked? I'm pretty sure you can do it but I am not sure what cydia app works it's magic.

If anyone can give me some help it would be most appreciated.

My GF is on orange (EE) so she might be able to get it unlocked perhaps?

Or if there is another way, am I right in saying Carphonewarehouse have a unlocking service?

Any solution will do!

 

[Pizzaboy2003]

Two ways
1. If she on O2 and have a account with them its free (Phone will show up in her account , just fill out unlocking form. Same with Pay as you go

2. If none off above just buy a unlocking service from the great bay!! About £11-15

Could not be more easy

 

[Meatball]

Two ways
1. If she on O2 and have a account with them its free (Phone will show up in her account , just fill out unlocking form. Same with Pay as you go

2. If none off above just buy a unlocking service from the great bay!! About £11-15

Could not be more easy

1) This won't work. Only the original network can unlock it.

2) I'd be very dubious of unlocking via eBay.

Apple are unique in there approach to unlocking. The network who locked the phone must send a request to Apple (which they may charge for) who then update their system; your iPhone then unlocks the next time a different SIM is inserted or it synced via iTunes.

Apple will refuse unlock requests if they're not from the original owner, that person usually being the original contract holder.

The quickest and permanent way to unlock it is by you phoning up Orange and requesting it's unlocked. According to EE this costs £20.42

http://ee.co.uk/help/getting-started/joining-ee/unlocking-your-phone

 

[Combat Fighter]

1) This won't work. Only the original network can unlock it.

2) I'd be very dubious of unlocking via eBay.

Apple are unique in there approach to unlocking. The network who locked the phone must send a request to Apple (which they may charge for) who then update their system; your iPhone then unlocks the next time a different SIM is inserted or it synced via iTunes.

Apple will refuse unlock requests if they're not from the original owner, that person usually being the original contract holder.

The quickest and permanent way to unlock it is by you phoning up Orange and requesting it's unlocked. According to EE this costs £20.42

http://ee.co.uk/help/getting-started/joining-ee/unlocking-your-phone

Yep that's the route I am taking now, going to pay EE £20.42 to unlock the phone for me via my GF account.

 

[MagicBoy]

EE will likely drag their feet. I got mine unlocked last year, quoted 28 days, took nearer 40 days.

Apple process them within a week, it's just EE being numpties.