Unlocking iPhone 5

[Anonymous]

Been looking on the internet on how to unlock the iPhone 5... Mostly curiosity. 

And came across a few sites where they do a IMEI unlock.... I was wondering how they do it? Surely it must be illegal?

But to my main point (Last sentence), is this true?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_lock#United_Kingdom

[jonsie]

The answer is still...not yet!

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@MI5 wrote:
It's a business decision made by O2 (and other networks) for good reasons.... No one is about to change the rules. Next time pay full price from Apple for a SIM free handset rather than a subsidised network handset....

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You are wrong that it is all networks. Both Vodafone and EE ARE prepared to unlock iPhone 5's, so O2 are not offering the same level of service to its customers, as its competitors are.

It never occurred to me that there would be an issue, as for the past 10 years that I have had both O2 UK and Orange France pay monthly accounts, I have had O2 and Orange France unlock my phones (Palm Treos then iPhones), so that I could freely swap SIM's between them. Just one example of when this is convenient is when I need to go out at short notice with a fully charged phone, in one or other countries, I can just pick up the phone with more charge. As yet nobody has explained what the downside for O2 is on a pay monthly account. I can understand on PAYG phones but not pay monthly with a new 24 month contract. 

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Like it or not (and I'm not saying I agree with the rationale..) but O2 have made the decision at the very top level of the business and aren't likely to change their minds about it any time soon.

[Anonymous]

hii all

do you have any information for estimated time ? ( month etc.... ) 

Thanks

[adamtemp64]

no and it will be published on the unlocking info page when it can be done http://service.o2.co.uk/IQ/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE?New,Kb=Companion,question=ref(User):str(Mobile),C...

[jonsie]

A few seemed to have slipped through in the past. Try using the unlocking form, worst case scenario...they refuse:smileywink:

[Anonymous]

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@jonsie wrote:

A few seemed to have slipped through in the past. Try using the unlocking form, worst case scenario...they refuse:smileywink:

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Really? That's surprising. Our back office staff usually have a good eye for that stuff  

[Anonymous]

Just filled in the O2 unlocking form to unlock my iphone 5 and it said it was submitted successfully and that they will text me in the next 14 days.

[perksie]

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@Anonymous wrote:
Just filled in the O2 unlocking form to unlock my iphone 5 and it said it was submitted successfully and that they will text me in the next 14 days.

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Let us know if it works as O2 are still saying you can't:

http://service.o2.co.uk/IQ/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE?New,Kb=Companion,question=ref%28User%29:str%28Mobile%29,CASE=17424

[Anonymous]

I just re-submitted my application in the faint hope that mine might slip through as well. 

Wilson

[jonsie]

Good luck, let us know how you get on.