Unlock iPhone without voiding warranty?

greencode · greencode #1 (**permalink**)

08-28-2008, 06:23 PM

Please forgive me if this has been touched upon before. I'm just about to get a second hand 2G iPhone where I'll want to use my Vodafone sim card until I change over to o2 in a couple of months time.

The iPhone has 5 months remaining warranty so I don't want to void that by unlocking it if I can help it.

Is there any way to unlock the iPhone without voiding the warranty i.e. can you unlock it and then lock it back to o2 without Apple knowing?

I've seen these things which claim to be able to do it: http://phonedevil.com/

Clayton32 · Clayton32 #2 (**permalink**)

09-16-2008, 03:45 PM

you can restore the original firmware through itunes i think that will lock it again.

imnothardcore · imnothardcore #3 (**permalink**)

09-16-2008, 04:03 PM

yah you have to use some program to get rid of the unlock.

and then you can use the restore to get rid of the jailbreak

thats the way i understood it.

bargsbeer · bargsbeer #4 (**permalink**)

09-16-2008, 04:21 PM

All you have to do is restore the phone.

imnothardcore · imnothardcore #5 (**permalink**)

09-16-2008, 05:21 PM

sweet i didnt know that got rid of the unlock as well.

i dont have to worry about that but good to know

Kash · Kash #6 (**permalink**)

09-16-2008, 07:44 PM

Whoa whoa, looks like there's some serious misinformation in this thread. Restoring the phone will NOT, I repeat, will NOT get rid of an unlock, it only gets rid of a jailbreak. To relock the iPhone, you need to go through a process called virginizing.

imnothardcore · imnothardcore #7 (**permalink**)

09-16-2008, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Kash

Whoa whoa, looks like there's some serious misinformation in this thread. Restoring the phone will NOT, I repeat, will NOT get rid of an unlock, it only gets rid of a jailbreak. To relock the iPhone, you need to go through a process called virginizing.

thats what i thought. i thought i remembered you saying that somewhere else.

bargsbeer · bargsbeer #8 (**permalink**)

09-16-2008, 09:35 PM

You don't need to virginize no one virginizes anymore... the only way to tell if it has been unlocked would be to go into the bootloader. Apple is not going to examine the bootloader.

takadante · takadante #9 (**permalink**)

09-16-2008, 10:22 PM

There is no way Apple is going to find out, or even bother to check if your phone is unlocked, as long as it states AT&T and, obviously doesn't have Jailbroken Apps(Cydia Installer). So a simple restore should/will be fine in the case of warranty replacement.

bargsbeer · bargsbeer #10 (**permalink**)

09-16-2008, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Josephali

There is no way Apple is going to find out, or even bother to check if your phone is unlocked, as long as it states AT&T and, obviously doesn't have Jailbroken Apps(Cydia Installer). So a simple restore should/will be fine in the case of warranty replacement.

Very well put. Just make sure when you take the phone to Apple it has an at&t sim card in the phone. A gophone sim card will work.

Kash #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 03, 2006 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 9,385 Mac Specs: Black Macbook C2D 2GHz 3GB RAM 250GB HD iPhone 4 iPad 3G	09-16-2008, 07:44 PM Whoa whoa, looks like there's some serious misinformation in this thread. Restoring the phone will NOT, I repeat, will NOT get rid of an unlock, it only gets rid of a jailbreak. To relock the iPhone, you need to go through a process called virginizing. June 2007 July 2009
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greencode #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 18, 2007 Posts: 30	08-28-2008, 06:23 PM Please forgive me if this has been touched upon before. I'm just about to get a second hand 2G iPhone where I'll want to use my Vodafone sim card until I change over to o2 in a couple of months time. The iPhone has 5 months remaining warranty so I don't want to void that by unlocking it if I can help it. Is there any way to unlock the iPhone without voiding the warranty i.e. can you unlock it and then lock it back to o2 without Apple knowing? I've seen these things which claim to be able to do it: http://phonedevil.com/
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Clayton32 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 17, 2008 Posts: 16	09-16-2008, 03:45 PM you can restore the original firmware through itunes i think that will lock it again.
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bargsbeer #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: Tampa , FL Posts: 1,957 Mac Specs: 15" MBP Unibody 2.53Ghz 4GB RAM 250GB HD,VERIZON iPhone 4,SIG P238 ,iPad,6th Gen iPod NANO	09-16-2008, 04:21 PM All you have to do is restore the phone.
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imnothardcore #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 08, 2008 Posts: 420 Mac Specs: macbook core 2 duo 2.1ghz 4gb memory and 8GB iPhone 3G	09-16-2008, 05:21 PM sweet i didnt know that got rid of the unlock as well. i dont have to worry about that but good to know
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bargsbeer #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: Tampa , FL Posts: 1,957 Mac Specs: 15" MBP Unibody 2.53Ghz 4GB RAM 250GB HD,VERIZON iPhone 4,SIG P238 ,iPad,6th Gen iPod NANO	09-16-2008, 09:35 PM You don't need to virginize no one virginizes anymore... the only way to tell if it has been unlocked would be to go into the bootloader. Apple is not going to examine the bootloader.
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takadante #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 26, 2008 Location: San Clemente Posts: 122 Mac Specs: Macbook 2.14ghz \|\| 120GB \|\| IPHONE 3G 8GB JBken 4GB RAM \|\| <3	09-16-2008, 10:22 PM There is no way Apple is going to find out, or even bother to check if your phone is unlocked, as long as it states AT&T and, obviously doesn't have Jailbroken Apps(Cydia Installer). So a simple restore should/will be fine in the case of warranty replacement.
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