Hello iPhone Forums!
I got this iPhone 5 a few days ago to replace my iPhone 11 Pro, and so far it's been working beautifully
However, today I inserted my Three UK SIM card and it said "SIM Not Supported".
I did an IMEI scan on Edited - no website link, it showed it was locked to AT&T D:
I mostly got this phone instead of the iPhone 5S because i wanted a phone that still supported iOS 6 and had a bigger screen (before this i was using iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 4).
I went to about 5 repair shops here in Albania in hopes that I could at least modify the IMSI/IMEI number or something like that, since it DOES get service, none of them helped unfortunately
I submitted an unlock request, however it got denied instantly because the phone was "Active on another account". Before resetting this device I got the final date used, June 7th 2016. The fact that this phone has literally NOT been turned on in 10 years and is "still active" according to AT&T, is just mind-boggling for me!
If anyone can help (preferably in a free way) please put a comment on this post!
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I got this iPhone 5 a few days ago to replace my iPhone 11 Pro, and so far it's been working beautifully
However, today I inserted my Three UK SIM card and it said "SIM Not Supported".
I did an IMEI scan on Edited - no website link, it showed it was locked to AT&T D:
I mostly got this phone instead of the iPhone 5S because i wanted a phone that still supported iOS 6 and had a bigger screen (before this i was using iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 4).
I went to about 5 repair shops here in Albania in hopes that I could at least modify the IMSI/IMEI number or something like that, since it DOES get service, none of them helped unfortunately
I submitted an unlock request, however it got denied instantly because the phone was "Active on another account". Before resetting this device I got the final date used, June 7th 2016. The fact that this phone has literally NOT been turned on in 10 years and is "still active" according to AT&T, is just mind-boggling for me!
If anyone can help (preferably in a free way) please put a comment on this post!
Moderation notice: This post has been edited by the iPhoneForums staff in accordance with the Forum Rules iPhoneForums.net Forum Rules - Please Read and Respect our Rules No External Links
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