My S8 was unlocked within a couple of hours and the price was very reasonable. Home iPhone Unlock iPhone 5 Sprint. Unlock Sprint iPhone 5 Unlock your iPhone 5 from Sprint to use on any network with our online unlocking service.
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Switching Service Providers - Network providers often compete with one another, trying to one-up each other with new features, cheaper costs, and of course making contracts easier to get out of. For networks that still offer contracts, their phones are discounted and subsidised through the plan, which means they come locked.
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No instructions needed - once the phone is unlocked we'll tell you via SMS and email, then you can simply pop another sim card in. Unlock your iPhone 5 from Sprint Now. Frequently Asked Questions. How long does it take to unlock my iPhone 5 on Sprint? Do I need to send you my iPhone 5 for it to be unlocked from Sprint?
Why choose to unlock with IMEI over different methods? What information do I need to supply to unlock my iPhone 5 from Sprint? I'm still under contract, can you unlock my iPhone 5 on Sprint? Excellent 4. Very effortless on my part to get through the steps Miss Margret L. You should get a message saying Congratulations your phone is unlocked. If not, the last resort is to do a complete restore of your phone from iTunes. At the end, you should get the congratulations.
Sprint claims that the 4s and 5 are only unlocked for International use, but that is simply not true. Ethmoid , you mention the problem is using a CDMA device on a GSM network, but there is no problem there, as the Iphone 5 can handle both, as it has both radios. It simply needs a sim unlock. Maybe you were thinking something else. The bottom line is, that it sounds like your phone is NOT unlocked, due to the fact that you received a code from Sprint.
This is not an unlock. You need to go back to them and demand they unlock your phone the "factory" way. Aug 3, PM. Page content loaded. Jul 28, PM in response to jaxonfromhouston In response to jaxonfromhouston. On your network providers website should be the instructions after you have entered the unlock code you need to connect. Jul 28, PM. Jul 29, AM in response to jaxonfromhouston In response to jaxonfromhouston.
Sprint is a CDMA carrier and T-Mobile is a GSM carrier, however, you need to follow the instructions from Sprint on how to unlock your phone and this entails connecting to your Mac or PC at some stage so that you go to iTunes to complete the process at some stage.
No, of course Apple cannot and will not help you - they are not carriers and if your phone is locked to a particular carrier, then it is their responsibility to unlock the phone and is nothing at all to do with Apple - it is solely the carrier's responsibility as they provide your phone service whether this be CDMA or GSM. Jul 29, AM. Aug 3, PM in response to sierraphones In response to sierraphones. How to unlock your iPhone for use with another carrier - Apple Support.
Dropping in a new SIM and connecting will not update and unlock the iPhone. You will receive a message, "Congratulations, your iPhone is now unlocked. Aug 3, PM in response to deggie In response to deggie. But if a phone is unlocked you can insert a SIM from a different carrier and it should activate without restoring.
See: How to unlock your iPhone for use with another carrier - Apple Support. I really try hard not to spread misinformation. I only generally comment on things with a "matter of fact" demeaner, I have personally done and know to be true. A LOT of information is old on the internet, and although a lot of the information being passed is correct, it is also sometimes littered with inaccurate information along side the correct information.
The best way to know if something is true is to do it yourself. For example, here is a big misinformation, right on sprints own website and their unlocking policy:. That is completely not true at all, yet it is right there in black and white on sprints unlock policy webpage. That hasn't been true for a long time for Sprint iphones, yet if you ask any sprint employee, they will tell you that an unlocked Iphone 4s or 5 is only eligible for international unlock, and it will not work in the usa.
Thanks to Lawrence for adding that link so you can be informed. But don't believe it, do it yourself, then you will know. Lawrence already pointed out this has changed. Sprint only recently began unlocking some iPhones for domestic use and no one has been assigned to make that change. That was true for a long time and you can search here and find a lot of threads where people unlocked their Sprint phones and could not get them to work with domestic carriers.
Hope that doesn't mean that no one else can offer solutions. Aug 4, AM. Aug 4, PM in response to jaxonfromhouston In response to jaxonfromhouston. TThe only legitimate solution is through Sprint. Any other solution is a hack that will leave your phone vulnerable an will not be permanent. Aug 4, PM. Question: Q: How to unlock Sprint iPhone 5? More Less. Communities Get Support. Sign in Sign in Sign in corporate.
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