about unclock my iphone

[Anonymous]

Dear O2,

I have bought an iphone 4 at 2nd Sep, 2011. I paid full price and used it for more than one year, when I buying it the seller called (edited personal info) in Sheffield store told me unlocking it is very simple just need two minutes, but I want to unlock it I have been told need to complete a form and need to wait for 28 days, since I thought it's easy and quick to unlock, so I bought my ticket back to my hometown China because I finish my study in UK. I want continue use my iphone in China, so is there any way I can unlock my iphone via O2 when I am not in UK ?
 ( I still got my 17.41 ponds in my O2 number (edited personal info), and I will back to UK for one week during Jan 2013.)

Thank you very much.

[adamtemp64 · Accepted solution]

when back in uk ensure you have £15 and have made a few calls then use the unlock form it takes upto 14 days to process but my last was 3 days. then unlock is done via itunes.

P.s. I would remove your phone number from this public forum

[Anonymous]

thx alot!

so that means i cannot unlock my iphone while i'm putside UK right?

may i ask is that for sure 14 days is enough? because i might only stay in UK for 14 days then i have to go other country to work..

I receive a phone call from o2 just before, thet ere asking for my address in UK, so is that ok if i back to UK but live in different hotels during the 2 weeks?

(what the ask the address for?)

[Anonymous]

thx alot!



so that means i cannot unlock my iphone while i'm putside UK right?

may i ask is that for sure 14 days is enough? because i might only stay in UK for 14 days then i have to go other country to work..



I receive a phone call from o2 just before, thet ere asking for my address in UK, so is that ok if i back to UK but live in different hotels during the 2 weeks?

(what the ask the address for?)

[adamtemp64]

you can try and submit the form but it may get rejected as you are abroad but 10 days is the normal and once requet is agreed you can go abroad and unlock then

[jonsie]

Submit the form as they will be able to see that the simcard has been used in the UK. You may have to quote a couple of the numbers called in the UK so see if they are still in the phone logs.

[jimthing0]

In January... 

Arrive in UK, immediately on 1st day here: 

- Make three calls to UK numbers (quick hangups are fine). 

- Add £15 to your payg O2 sim (obviously more if you want to make calls and stuff on it whilst here). 

- Then afterwards immediately fill in the unlock form. 

Then wait:

- While your still staying in the UK, you should then be able to get the "your phone is unlocked text/email" within a normal maximum of 14 days. 

- then while in UK (or anywhere), plug phone into a computer's iTunes with another carrier's sim in it until you see "this iPhone is unlocked".