topic Re: Unlocking iphone 5s in Apple

Unlocking iphone 5s

Anonymous — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 18:04:14 GMT

I wanna unlock my 5s cuz I am gonna work abroad soon.
I phoned them, twitted them and live chat with them. All of O2 staff said I can unlock it once I pay off my phone plan.
But on official website it says: except the 5c & 5S which can't be unlocked.
So my question is: who's information is correct? Can I unlock my 5s immediately if I pay my phone plan?

Cheers

Re: Unlocking iphone 5s

Anonymous — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 18:07:23 GMT

Only few people managed to get their 5s unlocked after paying off the phone, some others had no luck.

It's a 50/50 chance really.

If you can afford to pay off the phone, why didn't you get the sim free one from Apple?

Re: Unlocking iphone 5s

Anonymous — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 18:06:59 GMT

It is my understanding that 5s and 5c cannot be unlocked as yet. However I am not an I phone user.

One of the I phone users will confirm shortly for you.

Re: Unlocking iphone 5s

Anonymous — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 18:09:13 GMT

My friend was told he will be able to unlock his 5s around March/April this year which sounds correct as there is normally a 6 months wait after iPhone launch to have it unlocked.

Re: Unlocking iphone 5s

MI5 — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 18:45:33 GMT

If you have the tweet as proof, go for it !!

Re: Unlocking iphone 5s

Anonymous — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 18:47:29 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
If you have the tweet as proof, go for it !!

Just because he has proof, does not mean the phone will get unlocked.

Re: Unlocking iphone 5s

MI5 — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 18:51:47 GMT

Yes it does - If O2 have tweeted (which they have in the past) saying they will unlock the 5s if you pay off your contract and the tweet is specifically addressed to you, then you have made a legal contract.....

Re: Unlocking iphone 5s

Anonymous — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 18:52:06 GMT

If I know I am gonna work abroad then I won't sign contract ... But it's too late

Re: Unlocking iphone 5s

Anonymous — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 19:03:18 GMT

Y can't I add comment!!
Anyway, I am gonna pay off my phone plan to motto and will see what gonna happen.

Cheers everyone and wish me luck

Re: Unlocking iphone 5s

Anonymous — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 19:11:46 GMT

Good luck. Let us know the outcome

Re: Unlocking iphone 5s

Anonymous — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 18:11:46 GMT

Ahhhhh it takes ages to clean my phone plan credit. Still waiting

Re: Unlocking iphone 5s

perksie — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 18:15:27 GMT

Do you mean that you have paid for the phone now and want to unlock it?

Re: Unlocking iphone 5s

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 23:14:05 GMT

yes but i paid off my phone plan last sunday. but money still not transfered... it takes me 5days now. even i phone O2, they just told me that i have to wait...

but yes. i just paid my phone and i wanna unlock it

Re: Unlocking iphone 5s

perksie — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 23:50:09 GMT

No coubt once the payment has cleared you can try and get it unlocked.

Re: Unlocking iphone 5s

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 09:30:14 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
yes but i paid off my phone plan last sunday. but money still not transfered... it takes me 5days now. even i phone O2, they just told me that i have to wait...

but yes. i just paid my phone and i wanna unlock it

I would phone customer services to find out why the payment isn't showing. When I paid off my phone plan I received an email confirming the payment immediately and it showed as cleared in My O2 very quickly.

Re: Unlocking iphone 5s

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 12:13:56 GMT

They said they can't unlock iphone 5s at this time.

Re: Unlocking iphone 5s

perksie — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 13:03:30 GMT

You could sell it and use the money to get another phone.

Re: Unlocking iphone 5s

adamtemp64 — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 13:10:36 GMT

it is very clear that they are not unlocking them http://service.o2.co.uk/IQ/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE?New,Kb=Companion,question=ref(User):str(Mobile),CASE=17424 until that pages changes they will not unlock them

Re: Unlocking iphone 5s

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 13:10:54 GMT

I really don't think the issue is wether the phone plan is paid off or not I got my s4 unlocked the week after I took out the refresh plan they are just not unlocking 5s at the moment

Re: Unlocking iphone 5s

MI5 — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 13:13:16 GMT

They said on Twitter they would unlock iPhone after it was paid off.
They can't say one thing and do something else....