Timeline for How to tell if an iPhone is third party unlocked?
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| Sep 20, 2012 at 19:24 | vote | accept | Steven Fisher | ||
| Sep 20, 2012 at 19:19 | comment | added | lupincho | @bmike: sure, just added this as an answer | |
| Sep 20, 2012 at 19:18 | answer | added | lupincho | timeline score: 1 | |
| Sep 20, 2012 at 19:16 | comment | added | bmike♦ | @lupincho Please make that a real answer - not only will it no longer be buried here - but it might inspire others to list additional resources or updated ones if they exist. | |
| Sep 17, 2012 at 3:01 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/askdifferent/status/247530659554406400 | ||
| May 29, 2012 at 6:07 | answer | added | David Veksler | timeline score: 1 | |
| Apr 15, 2012 at 16:10 | comment | added | lupincho | Check this: international iPhone model numbers listed by country and carrier, it is not very recent, but should work for 3GS. The model number can also be found in Settings -> General -> About. This way you should be able to check if it is AT&T or Rogers | |
| Apr 15, 2012 at 15:59 | comment | added | Steven Fisher | Thanks! To clarify, I'm not worried about having a factory unlocked phone, as I'm confident Apple builds them with correct baseband software. :) I'm more concerned with it being an AT&T phone that someone's selling as a Rogers phone. I guess what I'm seeking is some way to verify that a phone will stay compatible with the network I'm using. | |
| Apr 15, 2012 at 7:54 | comment | added | lupincho | This is not a definite answer--but if it originates from Europe (could be determined by the model number on the box, e.g. MC605B/A for a UK iPhone 4), it has a good chance of being never locked (I think that this should be the correct term, not 'factory unlocked', as it was never locked to be unlocked afterwards). Rogers seems to offer authorized unlocking that is just good as being never locked. If it was originally a Rogers phone, you could ask the person that you are getting it from for a proof that it was unlocked by Rogers (e.g. confirmation email if that's how they do that). | |
| Apr 15, 2012 at 3:34 | history | asked | Steven Fisher | CC BY-SA 3.0 |