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

[Anonymous]

Application was rejected but they said they will let me know when it becomes available. Wilson

[perksie]

You're more likely to find out here first.:smileyhappy:

[Anonymous]

I set up a change detection from this site www.changedetection.com/, and I get emails when this page changes http://service.o2.co.uk/IQ/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE/,/?New,Kb=Companion,question=ref(User):str(Mobile...

Recently the text was updated from;

* To make sure our iPhone 5 stock is reserved exclusively for genuine O2 customers, we won't unlock the iPhone 5 at this time.

to

* To make sure our iPhone 5 stock is reserved exclusively for genuine O2 customers, while the demand remains high, we won't unlock the iPhone 5 at this time.

Hopefully the demand starts to slack off shortly so we can get our unlocks!

[MarkTadley]

Hmm... well I just tried tp get my iPhone 5 unlocked and it came back with this.....

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Thank you for your iPhone unlatching request.

I'm sorry, we have not been able to unlatch your iPhone at this time.

The reason given is: The phone resgistered to the IMEI is not an iPhone.

Thank you,

O2 Customer Service

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It is *#06# as they said to get the IMEI code and it was exactly how I put it in there - and I am looking at my iP5 right now with the same code. Have I done anything wrong to get that code?

[adamtemp64]

O2 are not unlocking at the monmet the iphone 5

[Anonymous]

Was that the imei for an IP5 cause I think it's just a generic template if the phone isn't an eligible iphone.

[MarkTadley]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Was that the imei for an IP5 cause I think it's just a generic template if the phone isn't an eligible iphone.

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Well, yep it was for an iP5 and if that a generic template reply then they should actually make up a better one then saying that the IMEI that was supplied is not an iPhone when it is an iPhone.

[Anonymous]

That was not the reply I got earlier this week. I received:

Dear O2 Customer,

Thank you for your iPhone unlatching request.

Sorry, We are unable to process your request as We are not yet authorize

to unlatch iPhone 5 handsets.

We will let you know once we start unlatching for these devices.

Kind Regards,

Back Office Support

Wilson

[Anonymous]

Haven't heard anything about accepting iPhone 5 unlocks, and it is getting closer to 6 months since it came out. Will update if I hear anything.

[Anonymous]

Just a thought...

I had an "ordinary" phone on O2 for years, no probs. I got the iPhone5 from an O2 shop on PAYG thinking all would be well.
Now I find that the G3 cover down here is very poor and I can't use the smartphone functions. The shop did not tell me about the coverage. 

This reminds me of the payment protection mis-selling situation by banks.

As I say, just a thought.