If your iPhone is locked to one mobile network, you might want to unlock it in order to use many different SIM on it. If that’s the case, you are at the right place. In this guideline we give you the steps to follow to unlock your iPhone yourself. Before most, many ask themselves whether or not it’s legal to unlock an iPhone locked on a single network.
Is it legal to unlock an iPhone so it can use multiple networks?
It’s legal to unlock an iPhone as long as you have paid for it and done paying for the entire instalment. If not the case, make sure to check from your mobile operator about his stances on unlocking a device that you haven’t fully paid for yet.
How to unlock your iPhone
Unlock an iPhone from a network operator
Unlock an iPhone at Bouygues Telecom
You have to be a client of more than three month at Bouygues Telecom so as to freely unlock an iPhone (new or old).
- Dial “*#06*#”and make the call instantly your IMEI with a 15 digits appears. Write it down on a paper.
- If you are presently Bouygues Telecom customer
- You will just need to go into your customer account on the operator internet website and click “My Mobile/Phone” option and then “Unlock My Mobile/Phone”.
- Enter the IMEI code and you shall receive unlock key with the final steps to complete the unlock.
- If on the other hand you are a former customer of the operator,
- You will need to directly contact the customer assistant by calling 1064
- Inform the person over the phone call with your IMIE code, your telephone number and your first and last name
Unlock an iPhone at Orange
Once you have your IMEI code, if actually Orange’s customer:
- Go to “Unsimlock my phone” page on the customer area of Orange and enter your e-mail address and your IMEI code and validate.
- An e-mail will be sent to you within 24hours with the unlock code and the procedure to follow. That said, it can happen that receiving this code takes a little longer.
If no longer an Orange operator,
- Go to the “Unsimlock my phone” page
- On this page, enter the requested information: your e-mail address and your IMEI code validate the request.
- Just like the previous case, if the procedure worked, you shall receive a confirmation message with the unlock code within 24hours. But it might happen that it fails, and if this happens, take advantage of the online chat to solve your problem directly with an advisor.
Use AT&T operator to unlock your iPhone
- First, get your IMEI number by going to the Settings, then General, then About, finally check under “Main”.
- Visit AT&T unlock gate and enter the IMEI number.
- Follow the onscreen instructions to unlock your phone.
If you encounter a problem, simply dial *#06# on your iPhone to contact the AT&T Customer Support.
Use T MOBILE operator to unlock your iPhone
- Log in to your My T-Mobile account from a browser
- Click on Account at the top left corner of your screen
- Choose your linked service
- Click on Check device unlock status under Device
If your iPhone says “device unlocked”, then this means it is already unlocked and you are ready to use multiple SIMs on it. If it says “device locked”, don’t worry. Contact T-Mobile customer support by dialling *6 on your iPhone.
Through SPRINT
Ito unlock an iPhone on a Sprint network, you need to contact their customer service on 1-844-665-6327 and give them your IMEI. Be aware that this procedure can take some days in order to completely unlock your phone. Just make sure that your new SIM card is ready to be inserted inside the phone.
Unlock your iPhone at VERIZON
Verizon automatically unlock your phone after being used for 60days, except the device is suspected of being stole. So if you bought the phone from an authorized reseller, just wait 60 days and it shall unlock automatically.
Use a third party service for unsimlock
You can also make use of a third party service to unlock your iPhone for at low cost. One like that of Doctor Sim can help you to unlock your phone without any difficulty and even if he fails to do so, you shall be paid-back.
Other platforms like that of ExpressUnlock, UnlockDriver shall equally easily help you to succeed. Apple’s technical assistance website also proposes a good guideline to assist you in unsimlocking your iPhone.
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