Unlocking iPhone. Official Unlock of all iPhone models

With the advent of the sixth model of iPhones in our country, the demand for previous versions, of course, fell, but be that as it may, its price is so high that the old models still continue to enjoy undeniable popularity. In particular, we're talking about about the old iPhone 4S, which are sold on the Internet on almost every thematic resource. Well, on the same “eBay” you can even buy a device at such a low price that the savings, as they say, are obvious. But there is a catch - most of these devices are tied to foreign operators cellular communications, in connection with which it may be necessary to unlock the IPhone 4s as such, which we will actually talk about later...

What is unlocking and why is it needed?

Unlocking the device is required when it is tied by contract and lock to a specific to a foreign operator. Using this procedure, the phone foreign users they buy at many times cheaper, and naturally, hardly anyone can refuse this, but there is one “but”. It will not be possible to use such a phone in our country, with a national telecom operator, because it will be tied only to a contract operator. In such a case, you may need to unlock the iPhone 4s as such.

What are the signs of a phone that needs unlocking? There is only one sign in all cases: when inserting a Russian SIM card, or when resetting the settings to “default”, it will generate an error about the inconsistency (invalidity) of the SIM card. At the same time, it will not allow activation with a SIM card other than the contract one.

IN in this case You can’t do without unlocking, and this is 100% fact!

How to unlock iPhone 4s? Well, the question is clear, but difficult...

How unlock happensiPhone 4 s?

In fact, There are only two ways to unlock your iPhone 4s...

1 way

Assumes the presence of a clean IMEI (sometimes possible from the blacklist), and an expired contract (also not necessary). In this case, the service employee contacts the operator to whom the device is locked directly and carries out the unbinding procedure. It is worth noting that the operator will not accommodate everyone halfway - it requires skills, knowledge of the language, and more...

Cost of unlocking services from operators:

— The list of operators is incomplete

Method 2

In this case, the method of embedding a special chip, adapter, This helps greatly reduce the cost of unlocking.

A SIM card of the operator you require is inserted with the chip - as a result, the device works with your operator, while under a contract with another (foreign). The best chip for unlocking iPhone 4s is considered to be the chip.

Unfortunately, there is no way to unlock the 4s anymore...

Cost and speed

Unlocking an iPhone 4s by officially contacting the operator is difficult, time-consuming, and therefore expensive - the time frame can range from 1 to 30 days.

Unlocking using an adapter is a quick procedure and cheaper, but officially the device still remains under contract. No more than 5 minutes.

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Many owners are blocked on iPhone operator 4/4S and iPhone 3GS for a long time could not fully use the gadget. Today, Chinese hacker Loktar_Sun shared a new method for unlocking absolutely any iPhone (the modem version is absolutely not important). Thus, this day became a turning point for owners of Apple bricks.

Performance this method Lead hacker MuscleNerd from the DevTeam also confirmed this by unlocking the iPhone 4S. It is possible that Apple will close this loophole soon, so we recommend that you save the activation file for your iPhone.

If after watching you were unable to unlock your iPhone and have questions, then the instructions will help you.

How to unlock iPhone 4/4S and iPhone 3GS using SAM.

Requirements for unlocking.

1. Carrier-locked iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS
2. Modem version 04.11.08, 02.10.04, 04.10.01, 04.12.01, 1.0.13, 1.0.14 and 1.0.11.
3. Version iOS firmware 5.0 and higher.
3. Installed iPhone jailbreak.

iPhone unlock process:

1.Add to Cydia repository repo.bingner.com and install the SAM package from it;

2. Paste into phone sim card that you want to use in the future (let's say MTS) and launch SAM;

3. In the main menu, go to the section utilities and click on “De-Activate iPhone”. After this, return to the main SAM menu and go to the section “More Information”, in the ActivationState field you should see the status “Unactivated”, congratulations, so far everything is going well!)

4. In the main SAM menu, go to the “Method” section and select “By Country and Carrier”. At this step, you need to know the country and operator to which your phone is locked. Let's take an example from AT&T. In the “Country” field, select “United states”, and in the Carrier field, select AT&T (Cingular version). Finally select "SIM ID" ( we recommend the one that ends in 170).

Important! Very often, after completing the unlocking process and connecting the device to iTunes, an error occurs and iTunes writes that the inserted Sim card If it is not correct, it means that the “SIM ID” did not match. This means you need to repeat the entire unlocking procedure again and select a different “SIM ID”.






5. Go back to the section “More Information” and copy or write down IMSI from “SAM Details”. After all this click “Spoof Real SIM to SAM”


6. Next, return to the main SAM menu and in the section "Method" select manual mode(manual). Then in the same main menu paste or enter IMSI saved in the previous step.

7. Connect your phone to iTunes. After the program has recognized the iPhone, double-click on “Phone Number”. The ICCID must match your SIM card, otherwise repeat the process.
8. Disconnect iPhone from iTunes. Disable or remove SAM.


9. Reconnect your iPhone to iTunes. The program will display an activation error, don’t be alarmed, everything is fine, as it should be. Close iTunes and launch it again.

10. After all this, your iPhone simply must catch the network and the name of your operator should appear on its gadget screen.

11. After this operation, iPhone unlock does not work push notifications. This can all be easily fixed. The next time you connect to iTunes in SAM, click on “Clear push”.

The only downside to using this unlocking method is that it only allows you to unlock your iPhone with a SIM card from one carrier. In order for your phone to work with another SIM card, the entire unlocking process must be repeated again.
Now you can easily unlock iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and iPhone 3GS using the SAM package from Cydia.

Users look at the status of the smartphone. But we must not forget about iPhone tethering to the operator. In this guide, I will describe what a “locked” iPhone means and two ways to unlock it.

Locked iPhone— the smartphone can work in the network of only one operator. As a rule, such iPhones are sold in America, Canada and Europe. Thus, a smartphone costs much less, but they need to enter into an agreement with a cellular operator for several years. The disadvantage of a “locked” iPhone is that it can only be activated with the SIM card of the operator from which it was purchased.

There are two ways to find out if your iPhone is locked:

If you become the owner of a “locked” smartphone, there is no need to despair. There are two ways Unlock your iPhone yourself.

How to “unlock” an iPhone using a Turbo SIM card

Turbo SIM-card (Turbo-SIM)- a special adapter that is inserted into your operator’s SIM card, and then the adapter itself is inserted into the iPhone’s SIM tray. The adapter has special operator IDs. While communicating with the server this map replaces identifiers and makes it possible to activate and unlock the iPhone.

This method has many disadvantages. For example, after each disconnection from the network and problems with communication, activation must be repeated. Also, using a turbo SIM has a bad effect on the quality of communication.

And finally, the biggest drawback is that you cannot work with iPhone firmware, i.e. it cannot be updated or restored via iTunes or the cloud.

How to officially “unlock” an iPhone yourself

Officially “unlocking” an iPhone is considered the most correct and reliable way. You will no longer have to put up with all the shortcomings of Turbo SIM, and your iPhone can be used as a regular “unlocked” one.

However, you should know that this operation costs money. The price is determined by the cellular operator itself, and the contractor also takes a commission, with his help communication with the operator is carried out. Also, you will have to wait from several days to one month for unbinding.

When choosing a contractor, pay attention not only to the price, but also to other nuances. For example: execution time (there is no instant unlocking), existence of an office and real reviews. On average surgery iPhone untethering from the operator costs from $20 to $100 (from 1,300 to 6,500 rubles).

Smartphones from Apple, which are implemented on the world stage, are certainly an example to follow and a desire for the owners of other mobile gadgets. However, those devices that are sold in the United States or shipped from there have one significant drawback- attachment to a certain mobile operator. In order for it to work on SIM cards of other operators, you will have to unlock your iPhone. Methods of unlocking and features of the process will be discussed further.

What is unlock?

The problem of the limitations of operator smartphones in relation to various SIM cards is well known to the domestic audience. In fact, each of big three Russian cellular operators (MTS, Beeline, Megafon) sell similar gadgets. Owners of such devices are attracted by the excellent price-to-price ratio. technical characteristics, but after the end of the promotional period (several weeks), they all begin to think about changing the operator and being forced to unlock the gadget.

As for the iPhone, a similar situation can arise in two cases:

• Firstly, the smartphone was purchased in the United States, where it was initially contractually locked to a specific network;
• Secondly, the smartphone was purchased in Russia, but before that it was purchased or used in the USA.

From the point of view of American law, there is nothing illegal in the unlock procedure. Indeed, if iPhone owner, upon expiration of the contract for the provision of services mobile communications, decides to sell it, then he or his new owner can freely contact the subscriber service center and remove the blocking. It should be clarified that such a procedure can only be carried out if the financial obligations under the contract have been fully complied with.

Considering the existing schemes for importing phones into Russia and their not entirely transparent past, it is quite possible that someone might end up with a gadget with debts. Such a device costs much less than its analogue in the official retail chain, and it can be unlocked in one of the following ways:

• Official. This is the so-called IMEI unlock, carried out through the manufacturer’s servers. It consists of changing the status of the phone in the database.
• Software. Soft-unlock or Software-unlock involves flashing the firmware used software.
• Hardware. In this case you need to use optional equipment or perform actions that will lead to a change in the electronic or logical circuit linking the smartphone to the operator.

Now let's look at each of the options in more detail.

Official procedure

The method offered by the company itself is based on the procedure for activating the device in the corresponding Apple database. Obviously, tie specific phone You can contact the operator using its unique identifier - IMEI code.

The essence of the method is for the subscriber to contact the company's representative office, where its employees are required to unlock the device. Naturally, the phone must be clean in terms of financial and contractual obligations. There is also a precedent for unlawful actions on the part of the representative office’s employees, who, in the spirit of our government, organize gray schemes, making money on gullible customers.

Software method

The essence of this method is to flash or reflash the running software in order to make it accept other SIM cards. It's formal free way eliminate the problem, but despite the availability of several utilities for its implementation, there is practically no significant development in this direction. Consequently, those approaches that gave results at junior iPhone models up to 4, do not affect new ones (5-6).

Hardware crack

If in the previous two cases software commands were used to separate the smartphone from the parent network, then here the issue can be resolved using auxiliary equipment. Classic examples this unlocking method Apple smartphones are:

• Change electrical circuit smartphone. This approach was used on models of the 2nd series and it consisted of closing necessary contacts on the modem chip.
• Clone ID data. In this case, so-called Multi-SIM cards are used, which contain input data from several different media.
• Tray adapter. In the iPhone 4 series, the unlocking procedure was solved by installing a special tray with an intermediate electronic board in the SIM card slot.

Older models of Apple smartphones cannot be fooled in this way, unfortunately, so without first unlocking operating system A smartphone is indispensable.

Unlock vs/and Jailbreak

Unlock and jailbreak, although they involve the removal of restrictions as a result, are different procedures, although most owners tend to identify them. In the first case, as already mentioned above, the smartphone’s attachment to a specific SIM card/operator is eliminated, and in the second, the operating system is hacked.

The goals of these procedures are different and, in principle, they can be carried out independently of each other. However, in some cases, such as in software types of unlock, you simply cannot do without first unlocking iOS. This is how the SAM utility from Cydia works.

Will it work out or not?

If everything is clear in principle with the official unlock and no problems should arise, then the effectiveness of software or hardware procedures is a big question. The following factors need to be taken into account:

1. Version Compatibility iPhone modem and operating room iOS systems, as well as the possibility of reducing them to acceptable levels.
2. The version of the operating system that determines the possibility of jailbreaking. This procedure is necessary for program types Unlock.
3. The approach of the operator, or more precisely, of his employees who have access to the activation database.

All of the above procedures should be approached with caution, as there is always a risk of violation software process, which may lead to unpleasant consequences.

Unlock iPhone - Bought an iPhone abroad

If iPhone does not work with your SIM card, does not activate or reports an error when activating the network - in 99% of cases you are the owner of an iPhone that is blocked or locked to the cellular operator.

When you try to activate or use such a device via iTunes or Wi-Fi, the following messages may appear:
1. “The SIM card installed in the Internet phone apparently does not have support. To activate an Internet phone, only compatible SIM cards can be used..."
2. "Inserted into this iPhone SIM card belongs to a cellular operator that is not supported according to the current policy on the activation server. The problem encountered is not hardware related. providing iPhone. Insert another SIM card from a supported carrier or request that your carrier unlock this iPhone..."