rizzee wrote: » Could be locked, yeah. I'm using 48 on an iPhone 12 with no issues.
micks_address wrote: » Is there a way looking in the phone settings to see if locked?
Gregor Samsa wrote: » Where did she win the phone from? Check if it's carrier locked by going to: Settings > General > About Then scroll down to "Network Provider Lock" and see whether it says "SIM Locked" or "No SIM Restrictions" (this only works on iOS 14, but the 12 will have that). Have you been able to try another network SIM in it?
rizzee wrote: » Didn't think there was a network start-up screen or bloatware on iPhones - should be all generic. I notice in your first post you mentioned it was a new sim card - have you activated the sim on the 48 website? Can you try the sim in another phone to see if it receives calls? Have you the exact error message you were getting when putting the sim in?
Gregor Samsa wrote: » In iOS 14: Settings > General > About Then scroll down to "Network Provider Lock" and see whether it says "SIM Locked" or "No SIM Restrictions"
Misslauraxx wrote: » Yes a three sim card works fine . Won from a competition. No specific network carrier on it . Even when I start it up it doesn't show up as a specific network
Misslauraxx wrote: » This is what came up when she followed that .does that shine any light ? Not sure what it means haha
Dempo1 wrote: » OP, cutting to the chase, you need to get as much info from the competition organisers to confirm your prize. Once this is done, have the 2 IMIE numbers and contact 3 directly, not easy unless your a registered customer. They will request proof of purchase/win. ONLY 3 can request an unlock for this phone, it's done through apple servers. NO UNLOCKING service or shop will touch an iPhone locked to 3, absolutely impossible, Do not attempt to get this phone jail broken (unauthorised unlock), phone will lock you out and no one can help after that, plus warranty voided. To be blunt, 3 and only 3 can unlock this and because its not a straight forward purchase or upgrade, you'll have to supply proofs. Re why is it locked?, highly likely 3 sponsored the competition. Good luck but have all your info, not likely to be processed before Christmas I'm afraid.
[Deleted User] wrote: » Half of this post is utter nonsense and is just not factual at all. Explicitly the part where you say only Three can unlock the phone - that’s just absolute rubbish.
Logan Glamorous Pizzeria wrote: » Locked to three. If I remember rightly it's mad expensive to unlock an iPhone on 3,upwards of €100. Also takes weeks. You're better off selling it and buying a sim free one. Less hassle. Or switch to 3 themselves.
Gregor Samsa wrote: » Yeah, the phone is locked to the Three network. As above, your three options are try to get Three to unlock it, sell it and put the proceeds to an unlocked phone, or get a Three SIM card. Strange that a competition would give away a network locked phone, especially without specifying it (like, obviously if Three were running or sponsoring the competition, the phone would be locked to them, but that would be pretty clear). Was it something like a school or sports club raffle where maybe the prizes were purchased or donated by someone who maybe didn’t realise? Is there a way to get the competition organisers to swap it for an unlocked version, or the cash equivalent?
Misslauraxx wrote: » Competition just stayed 1st prize was an iPhone 12 . I thought it would come unlocked as it didn't state the network. But when I put in my 48 sim card no luck .I'm curious to try maybe a Vodafone card and see what happens
rizzee wrote: » You should get the same message as when you put the 48 sim in... It's locked to Three.
Do you really think that 3 years and 1 month later that the OP still has a problem with the phone?
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