Unlocked my iPhone

Gary · Nov 27, 2009, 10:09:27

Well having had the ok from O2 i ordered a free payandgo Vodafone sim put it in my iPhone and lugged it into iTunes, where after a few minuted I received the message, "congratulations your iphone has been unlocked" so then to test I made a call on the Vodafone Network, simples. I then put my O2 sim back in, very happy with that being unlocked now.

Rik · Nov 27, 2009, 10:14:51

So does it need an alterative SI to unlock it Gary, you can't just unlock and then get a SIM?

Gary · Nov 27, 2009, 10:21:39

Quote from: Rik on Nov 27, 2009, 10:14:51
So does it need an alterative SI to unlock it Gary, you can't just unlock and then get a SIM?

You ask O2 to unlock it and they do, you just need a sim to complete the process with iTunes, the Vodafone one was free, so it cost me nothing, the call I made was to check my balance on Vodafone payandgo of zero

You can leave it as long as you want though, I just wanted to test the process

Rik · Nov 27, 2009, 10:22:49

Thanks, Gary.

Tacitus · Nov 27, 2009, 10:24:19

How do you get on with the WiFi? Do Vodaphone offer BT Openzone or TheCloud?

Gary · Nov 27, 2009, 10:46:38

Quote from: Tacitus on Nov 27, 2009, 10:24:19
How do you get on with the WiFi? Do Vodaphone offer BT Openzone or TheCloud?

Its the Cloud from what I read, going to stick with O2 mainly until my contract is up then move over as I get a full signal with 3G here on Vodafone which is great, saves having to use my own wifi all the time

lozcart · Nov 27, 2009, 12:19:51

When you unlocked the phone with the Vodaphone SIM did it change the cellular data settings to Vodaphone?

Similarly when you put back in the O2 SIM did the setting resort back to O2?

Gary · Nov 27, 2009, 13:54:42

Quote from: lozcart on Nov 27, 2009, 12:19:51
When you unlocked the phone with the Vodaphone SIM did it change the cellular data settings to Vodaphone?

Similarly when you put back in the O2 SIM did the setting resort back to O2?

My settings were changed to Vodafone, and are now back to O2 I imagine it stores the settings so you can change over without having to be attached to iTunes to swap over.

lozcart · Nov 27, 2009, 14:43:05

Thanks Gary, that sounds good, I will try a Orange SIM in mine tonight.

After you have unlocked the phone with the new SIM by connecting it to iTunes can you then swop the SIMs in and out of the phone say while you are on holiday without having to connect to iTunes each time?

Gary · Nov 27, 2009, 15:59:05

Quote from: lozcart on Nov 27, 2009, 14:43:05
Thanks Gary, that sounds good, I will try a Orange SIM in mine tonight.

After you have unlocked the phone with the new SIM by connecting it to iTunes can you then swop the SIMs in and out of the phone say while you are on holiday without having to connect to iTunes each time?

Yep you can, having looked in the details 3G Data worked fine but you would have to put your MMS and text message centre details in yourself, should not be hard, so you can swap the card as you want, I did it a while ago and used my aps through Vodafone 3G fine, which was much faster than O2 3G I have to say, no idea why though.

lozcart · Nov 27, 2009, 16:09:50

Thanks Gary

Sebby · Nov 27, 2009, 17:07:42

Glad to hear it works, Gary.

Steve · Nov 30, 2009, 22:38:12

I wonder whether the iphone configuration utility will automate the sim provider changes with regard to the differing mms settings etc.

D-Dan · Nov 30, 2009, 23:57:34

Does the unlocking effectively jailbreak it - if so - beware - the first virus for iPhones is in the wild, but it only affects jailbreaked phones.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/16/20091109/ttc-world-s-first-iphone-virus-surfaces-6315470.html

Steve

Gary · Dec 01, 2009, 08:27:28

Quote from: D-Dan on Nov 30, 2009, 23:57:34
Does the unlocking effectively jailbreak it - if so - beware - the first virus for iPhones is in the wild, but it only affects jailbreaked phones.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/16/20091109/ttc-world-s-first-iphone-virus-surfaces-6315470.html

Steve

No its an official unlock from the O2 network, and iTunes has to unlock the phone from the network itself, it is not jailbreaking.

Sebby · Dec 01, 2009, 12:11:21

Quote from: D-Dan on Nov 30, 2009, 23:57:34
Does the unlocking effectively jailbreak it - if so - beware - the first virus for iPhones is in the wild, but it only affects jailbreaked phones.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/16/20091109/ttc-world-s-first-iphone-virus-surfaces-6315470.html

Steve

No it doesn't.

Gary · Dec 01, 2009, 12:30:39

Quote from: Sebby on Dec 01, 2009, 12:11:21
No it doesn't.

I though I said that already

Colin Burns · Dec 07, 2009, 20:40:42

Quote from: D-Dan on Nov 30, 2009, 23:57:34
Does the unlocking effectively jailbreak it - if so - beware - the first virus for iPhones is in the wild, but it only affects jailbreaked phones.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/16/20091109/ttc-world-s-first-iphone-virus-surfaces-6315470.html

Steve

Interesting link had a friend who jail broke his Iphone to put it on 3 and now orange looks like he could be in for a fun future with it

Sebby · Dec 07, 2009, 20:54:52

Not if he simply changes the root password.

Colin Burns · Dec 07, 2009, 21:05:03

he might of been sensisble enough to do that but he can be a bit of a idiot at times like myself

Sebby · Dec 07, 2009, 21:08:00