I applied for the iPhone unlock from o2 payg. They have debited the £15 from my credit but I have not received the text with further instructions I was expecting. Should I have got a message? Is there anything else that needs doing or is it now unlocked as the £15 has come off?
iPhone o2 unlock
How long have you waited? It takes up to a couple of weeks.
When O2 have heard from Apple, you put a non-O2 SIM in the phone and connect to iTunes. You'll then see its unlocked.
When O2 have heard from Apple, you put a non-O2 SIM in the phone and connect to iTunes. You'll then see its unlocked.
Good luck with it. I applied, got the text saying it was unlocked and to put a non o2 sim in it and plug into itunes but it didnt work. Emailed O2. They said take the phone into an o2 shop which was a total waste of time as they couldnt do anything and next advice was ring their helpline. Not impressed.
Originally Posted by Whovian:
“Good luck with it. I applied, got the text saying it was unlocked and to put a non o2 sim in it and plug into itunes but it didnt work. Emailed O2. They said take the phone into an o2 shop which was a total waste of time as they couldnt do anything and next advice was ring their helpline. Not impressed.”
“Good luck with it. I applied, got the text saying it was unlocked and to put a non o2 sim in it and plug into itunes but it didnt work. Emailed O2. They said take the phone into an o2 shop which was a total waste of time as they couldnt do anything and next advice was ring their helpline. Not impressed.”
Maybe the itunes servers were down i would keep connecting it.
The money came off some time yesterday. Have been waiting about a week at a guess. No text though. What does iTunes say when you connect to it, by that I mean where do you find the 'it's unlocked' message?
When I paid £15 and filled out the form to unlock my PAYG iPhone, I got a text about a week later which asked me to connect my iPhone to iTunes.
After doing so, I got the "Unlock Your iPhone Now" screen and clicked the unlock button, to which my iPhone became unlocked. I then made myself a glass of orange juice.
After doing so, I got the "Unlock Your iPhone Now" screen and clicked the unlock button, to which my iPhone became unlocked. I then made myself a glass of orange juice.
Originally Posted by moordown66:
“The money came off some time yesterday. Have been waiting about a week at a guess. No text though. What does iTunes say when you connect to it, by that I mean where do you find the 'it's unlocked' message?”
“The money came off some time yesterday. Have been waiting about a week at a guess. No text though. What does iTunes say when you connect to it, by that I mean where do you find the 'it's unlocked' message?”
My iPhone took just over a month to unlock, but I think it can vary.
Just be patient it will happen eventually.
I got the text message telling me it was unlocked today and it told me to connect to itunes, but I didn't get the message on itunes saying it was unlocked. Any idea why that was, and is it unlocked?
If you connected the iPhone to iTunes and you didn't get a Congratulations message then i'm not sure that it worked. Check out http://mypocketos.com/2010/02/21/unlock-your-o2-iphone/ for more information.
I guess if a non-O2 SIM doesn't get recognised, thats your answer.
I guess if a non-O2 SIM doesn't get recognised, thats your answer.
Any idea what I need to do next then?
Would the fact that it was jailbroken anyway to 3.0.1 have made the difference?
And finally, what has 3.1.3 got that 3.0.1 hasn't?
Sorry for loads of questions!!!
Would the fact that it was jailbroken anyway to 3.0.1 have made the difference?
And finally, what has 3.1.3 got that 3.0.1 hasn't?
Sorry for loads of questions!!!
Small improvements plus a lot of apps wont run on 3.0 and need 3.12.Did you have ultrasnow or blacksnow to unlock the phone if so try removing that then connect to itunes.
Shouldn't make any difference if u had Jailbroken the iphone, as the unlock is triggered by the IMEI number on your handset. iTunes just connects to the Activations server to see if the IMEI number is activated, or in your case unlocked.
I carried out the O2 unlock, and my handset was Jailbroken. I received a text from O2 first. I then plugged into iTunes and got the unlocked message. I then removed the Jailbreak afterwards, as I didn't need it anymore so restored the OS.
I think that you need to wait for the confirmation text from O2. They do say allow up-to 14 days.
I carried out the O2 unlock, and my handset was Jailbroken. I received a text from O2 first. I then plugged into iTunes and got the unlocked message. I then removed the Jailbreak afterwards, as I didn't need it anymore so restored the OS.
I think that you need to wait for the confirmation text from O2. They do say allow up-to 14 days.
Sorted it. It was fixed by that dark art of indiscriminately powering off and on and slapping the USB cable in and out a couple of times (each). Thanks for the help
Yes just to be clear - you have to use a non-O2 SIM when you connect to iTunes to trigger the unlock (and even a virtual network running on O2 may not work either as the iPhone may still consider it an O2 SIM).
If it still isn't working and you have already disabled / removed ultrasn0w then try turning the phone off and on again and reconnecting to iTunes. If that doesn't work then you will likely need to do a restore.
You'll find yourself needing to restore if you jailbroke the phone using pre-activated firmware (one of the settings in some jailbreaking utilities for if you are using a non-approved carrier). If so you'll need to either restore to genuine firmware (which depending on your handset model / age may mean losing the ability to jailbreak until the devteam get round the latest firmware fixes), or re-jailbreak using un-activated firmware (i.e. as if you were using an approved carrier) and this should then allow the unlock to be done in iTunes. With the official unlock any SIM will be considered an "approved carrier" and will allow the iPhone to be reactivated following a restore.
Edit: Ah - I see you replied while I was typing my epic!
If it still isn't working and you have already disabled / removed ultrasn0w then try turning the phone off and on again and reconnecting to iTunes. If that doesn't work then you will likely need to do a restore.
You'll find yourself needing to restore if you jailbroke the phone using pre-activated firmware (one of the settings in some jailbreaking utilities for if you are using a non-approved carrier). If so you'll need to either restore to genuine firmware (which depending on your handset model / age may mean losing the ability to jailbreak until the devteam get round the latest firmware fixes), or re-jailbreak using un-activated firmware (i.e. as if you were using an approved carrier) and this should then allow the unlock to be done in iTunes. With the official unlock any SIM will be considered an "approved carrier" and will allow the iPhone to be reactivated following a restore.
Edit: Ah - I see you replied while I was typing my epic!
