FAQ: Unlocking, Jailbreak, Cydia, etc - All discussion goes here

ralph223 wrote: »

Hi can you jailbreak an iphone 5 that's locked onto Tmobile (UK) and use it here with O2, Meteor or Vodafone

No

Has a problem with lockscreans a couple of different times now. Iphone 4 running 6.0. When I select use user LS in winterboard the LS image does not change to the image selected in the general iPhone settings. This is driving me nuts at this stage! I have tried reinstalling winterboard but still not happening. Can anyone shed any light on this.

Thanks.

hi

anyone fancy helping me, ive been at this days and read as much as i can on the web

i bricked my JB iphone4 trying to install siriport,
so anyway i had to go restore 5.1.1, i got it done but had no service
tried again, couldnt get it, ended up using 5.0.1
bricked it again with Iconoclasm! so same thing again, got 5.1.1 on it, no service
ive attempted restore a million times and am getting an array of itunes errors
(3194, 1600, 1604, 2005, 11)
ive read on these and tried every suggestion

ive tried stitched ispw with redsnow, i reb, snowbreeze, i faith,
ive tried tinyumbrella during restore and i get error 1600
if i dont use it I get the usual 3194

do i need tiny umbrella with a stiched ipsw?
do i run tinyumbrella while using redsnow?
im getting errors in redsnow as well if i try use that (invalid ipsw, cannot find stich info, etc,etc)
whats the deal with editing the hosts, there are a lot of different opinions on the web
( idid try it already though)

it seems like the restores that worked were a fluke
ive done the same thing again and nothing

my phone is on 04.10.01 5.1.1, is there any point in keeping this
it is carrier locked and always will be (the handset is a company phone from a relative who went bust)
should i try upgrade? do i need to try keep my BB?
what firmware is still jailbreakable? i have blobs for every version

any help much appreciated

El Spearo wrote: »

Hey guys, Just wondering if anyone has advice on a place in dublin, limerick or kilkenny that is certified to some degree to unlock an iphone 5, or is it totally an under hand operation?

The missus is moving from germany and not entirely certain if her network will allow her to unlock

It depends on what network the phone is locked to, best bet is look on ebay for someone with good feedback that can unlock from that network.

Quazzie wrote: »

I've a small problem. I gave my old iPhone 4 as a gift to my niece. In doing it this I fully reset the phone to remove all information on it, and gave it to her as new. The problem is that it is locked to three, and they are pricking me about with the unlock saying it might take weeks despite me being out of contract for months now.

I'm assuming when my niece goes to set up the phone now that it will download the latest firmware at the start (this might already be done) but my question is, what way can I unlock the phone now? Will it be possible with the latest firmware?

Should take anywhere between 2-14 days to get it unlocked, it will still take that long if you pay somewhere to do it.

guil wrote: »

Should take anywhere between 2-14 days to get it unlocked, it will still take that long if you pay somewhere to do it.

So there's no way to unlock an iphone 4 without going to the carrier?

El Spearo wrote: »

Hey guys, Just wondering if anyone has advice on a place in dublin, limerick or kilkenny that is certified to some degree to unlock an iphone 5, or is it totally an under hand operation?

The missus is moving from germany and not entirely certain if her network will allow her to unlock

I finally got my iPhone 5 unlocked this week thanks to fonefunshop.co.uk and 80GBP.

No thanks whatsoever are due to T-Mobile UK.

Very expensive but totally worth it. It's now flying with my 3 IRL SIM in it.

(Note to self: never, EVER, get an iPhone on contract ever again).

whellman1030 wrote: »

What is the version of your iOS? Did you loose the warranty?

Read my post again. I got my phone unlocked. You can't lose the warranty for it being unlocked. I didn't get it jailbroken (and never would).

whellman1030 wrote: »

Why don't you jailbreak it? You will lose your warranty?

I have no idea why anyone would jailbreak; not only is the phone fine as it is, it exposes you to all sorts of malware. Besides, come iOS 7, the only remaining reasons to jailbreak will disappear.

Besides, even if you do jailbreak and then have to bring the phone to Apple, simply wipe it and restore to 6.1.4

In any case, you can't jailbreak it at present. You'd be better off installing the beta of iOS 7 (or just use it as is).

gingernut79 wrote: »

JB for 6.1.3 from the nice folks at Evad3rs out now see here

Have you done this, is it legit?
This is hardly legit is it?

The website is different from the real evasi0n website.

pbarr wrote: »

It takes you to a survey when you click on the download links so its likely not.

Ya i hadn't even bothered clicking link to try to dl it.
JW had anyone else any luck in a 6.1.3 jailbreak but i found out there is none.
Oh well.

whellman1030 wrote: »

People say to me that jalibreal gives you access to all apps for free. I'm I wrong?

Yes, insofar as you'd be stealing them.

Movie box is a fantastic jb app. It gives you access to loads of tv shows and movies streamed. Stream quality is great and very fast,there's no buffering etc in my experience. In that regard its even better than xbmc. Lovely interface too.

dazaman321 wrote: »

I bought an Iphone 4 second hand and it came jailbroken.I would like to have un-jailbroken.It was on the O2 network but I need it on the meteor network.HELP !?!?!?

If it's locked to 02 there's nothing much you can do. Restore it in iTunes and see if one of the unlocking shops can do it for you.

massy086 wrote: »

http://www.redsn0w.us/2013/07/apple-allows-users-to-downgrade-to.html

Apple have closed it.

animaX wrote: »

Anyone know if its possible to software-unlock ios6.1.3, baseband 04.12.05 to irish networks? I've been out of the game for a while

I managed to jailbreak and install cydia on the iphone 4 but couldn't unlock using ultrasn0w. Googling seems to suggest it's not possible

It's not possible to unlock any iPhone baseband after 01.59.00 on the iPhone 4 with ultrasn0w

EuskalHerria wrote: »

Bought a Gevey sim on eBay for €8. Took 2 weeks to arrive from china and after 4 months my 4S on 6.0.1 is finally unlocked. Genuinely surprised it worked so easily.

Did you have any problem getting the personal hotspot working after unlocking this way. When I turn it on I get a message to contact my previous carrier which is no good as they wouldn't unlock it for me anyway.

Strange, phone was locked to Meteor and hotspot worked fine then I unlocked it with the Gevey and switched to Tesco who allow tethering but as soon as I try to switch on the hotspot I am told to contact Meteor. The phone is working fine every other way.
Did you change operators after you unlocked it?

EuskalHerria wrote: »

Only from UK 3 to the Irish one. Have you made sure to set your phone up with tesco's Internet settings? That could be it.

http://www.tescomobile.ie/helpandsupport/phone-settings.aspx

Thanks for that but I've been there but no joy. I think I'll just have to wait for a jailbreak and maybe I'll be able to get an app that will set up one. I'm not too bad because data on the phone itself is ok.
I'd say you're ok because you only went from 3 UK to 3 Ireland. If you go to a different carrier It might not work.

AllWasWell wrote: »

Sorry if this has been asked before. Yesterday I bought an unlocked iphone 4 off adverts.ie. Phone was as advertised, in perfect working condition. I haven't put my sim card in yet because i need to get it cut to a mini size for it to fit, but i started playing around with the apps anyway and setting up the phone. The first thing that it asked me to do was to update my itunes, so i downloaded itunes 11. The phone is working fine but when i went to download the facebook app, it told me that the iphone had never been used on itunes and i needed to connect it. So i did. But then the message 'there is a problem with your iphone' appeared. First of all, i thought it was because my old itunes account (apple id) was different to the one i set up on the iphone, so i signed in using the new one, but that didn't fix it and the message is still there. I'm wondering if i put in my mini sim card would that make a difference? I'm really clueless as to what to do next. Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks

You might need to put your sim in first as it may have been recently unlocked by a service provider and simply need activation. Try that and come back.