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« on: May 30, 2012, 12:09:06 PM » |
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Hi,
I just got a 3 sim only montly plan in the post today and realised my phones locked on orange is there any way of unlocking it? Its a jailbroken device if that helps in anyway???
Hope someone can help?
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« on: May 30, 2012, 12:09:06 PM » |
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« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2012, 12:38:09 PM » |
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Hi,
I just got a 3 sim only montly plan in the post today and realised my phones locked on orange is there any way of unlocking it? Its a jailbroken device if that helps in anyway???
Hope someone can help?
Depends on the firmware version mate, unlocking tends to be alot bigger pain in the arse than jailbreaking, but if youve got a local market stall that sells cases ect they will usually do this sort of thing for you pretty cheaply. Just dont update your firmware once its done or youll lose the unlock. |
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« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2012, 05:47:17 PM » |
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Depends on the firmware version mate, unlocking tends to be alot bigger pain in the arse than jailbreaking, but if youve got a local market stall that sells cases ect they will usually do this sort of thing for you pretty cheaply. Just dont update your firmware once its done or youll lose the unlock.
Its jailbroken 5.0.1 version. Might have to take it Bury market see if any stalls there can fix it if no replys by weekend. |
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« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2012, 07:38:24 PM » |
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Its jailbroken 5.0.1 version.
Might have to take it Bury market see if any stalls there can fix it if no replys by weekend.
You can buy something off eBay called a gevey sim which is one way of doing it, but honestly in my experience and the hassle I had taking up the challenge on someone else's phone if take it to the market if it wasn't to expensive Ie. 10-20 quid |
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« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2012, 08:44:56 PM » |
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if you have had the phone for 12 motnhs i think it is you can ring up orange and they have to give you a code by law that will unlock the phone for you  my mate has just done it on vodafone |
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« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2012, 09:12:20 PM » |
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might have been patched depending on your IOS, hope it works for you :
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« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2012, 09:14:23 PM » |
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Got mine unlocked market stall selling cases etc, just paid £40 and it took 5 days.
Didnt have to leave the phone with them they get some id/reg no off the phone thats as
much as I know. Was locked to orange but needed vodafone network no problems since
its been done.
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« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2012, 04:14:07 PM » |
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Just been and asked someone he said it would be £20 but id lose everything as it needs to be downgraded??? Any thoughts? Seems to be more hassle than what its worth now but need sorting as ive got a 12month contract now  |
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« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2012, 04:22:59 PM » |
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Just been and asked someone he said it would be £20 but id lose everything as it needs to be downgraded??? Any thoughts? Seems to be more hassle than what its worth now but need sorting as ive got a 12month contract now Just back it up in icloud or itunes then sync it back up when you get the phone back. youll get everything back |
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« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2012, 04:37:54 PM » |
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Just back it up in icloud or itunes then sync it back up when you get the phone back. youll get everything back
Yeah looks like it should be ok im sure it backs up everytime i sync? so should all be stored there hopefully. He said it will take about 3hr so have to go back saturday when ive more time might be a few stalls then as well so i can ask around. |
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« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2012, 06:13:20 PM » |
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Go in iTunes and when your phones plugged in right click on your phone in the left pane, click transfer purchases then right click again and then back up.
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« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2012, 03:39:19 PM » |
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Go in iTunes and when your phones plugged in right click on your phone in the left pane, click transfer purchases then right click again and then back up.
cheers ill sort that tonight then go tomorrow try get the phone sorted. Some one has emailed me a link to something called redsnow? said i need to downgrade the basewhere. Not too sure if i should follow the advice or go the market u any idae what redsnow is mate? |
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« Reply #12 on: June 02, 2012, 09:53:33 AM » |
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cheers ill sort that tonight then go tomorrow try get the phone sorted.
Some one has emailed me a link to something called redsnow? said i need to downgrade the basewhere.
Not too sure if i should follow the advice or go the market u any idae what redsnow is mate?
Redsn0w is just a small program what you actually use to jailbreak your phone and it has a couple of other features too. Its the baseband on your phone that keeps it locked to a network, but on the newer versions of ios apple have made it so u can't change it, so what needs doing is your phone needs downgrading to an old software, then baseband unlocking, then it will need updating but with a custom firmware so that you don't lock your baseband again. It's not as complicated as it sounds, but the hard part will be downgrading, usually to downgrade you have to have something called 'shsh' files saved off of your phone before you upgrade so without them I'm not sure. If I were you mate for 20 quid I'd take it to the market, just remember not to update your firmware on your phone when it's done or you'll be back to square one. |
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