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Iphone 7 still on refresh has been unlocked

adamtemp64
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Just a heads up my iPhone 7 128gb black has been sucesfully unlocked did it through the myo2 app yesterday. (still on refresh not paid off)

 

Lets hope o2 have seen the light and no longer make us wait 6 months for unlocks will try an ee sim later down the pub to confirm.

 

But have had the sms and email saying unlocked !

 

http://www.o2.co.uk/help/phones-sims-and-devices/unlocking-an-o2-mobile-to-use-on-a-different-networ... now only lists the 7 plus as excluded

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Well done, you must be glad.
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adamtemp64
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Only tried it as I do not have a need for unlock really but hope it help others

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According to T&C's it's only the 7+ exempt from open discount too.
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Making the distinction between 7 and 7 plus seems absolutely crazy to me.

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It sure is. Makes no sense at all.
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adamtemp64
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Just had mine on EE no iTunes required as again stated again in the email

 

@Toby can you feedback to the team that this is apples advice on unlocking https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201328

 

Did mine by inserting an EE sim connected over wifi in the pub to activate job done no need for iTunes

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There's been no need for iTunes to unlock since iOS7
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Hi @adamtemp64, will do! I may need to ask for more info from you, but shall let you know if so.

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Hi guys,

Thanks for your feedback on this. As mentioned by the OP there are other ways that potentially work to start using a different SIM, however these are not tested or officially confirmed through Apple or ourselves.

We’d like to clarify that we still recommend using iTunes as only here will you see confirmation that your iPhone has been unlocked or not – resulting in a better experience since you’ll see if the unlock was successful or not. We also recommend the iTunes method as it will result in the best possible unlock experience and prevent you from needing to backup, restore, or set up the iPhone from scratch again. Though, we’d like to emphasise the importance in creating regular backups just in case something ever does go wrong.

 

The method outlined on the page above does work, though may require you to perform backups & restores, or set your iPhone up again. Hope this helps.

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