What's new

US phone not activating in the UK Help!

Dumbodoggy

New Member
Joined
Jul 17, 2016
Messages
1
Reaction score
0
I have just returned from the states and saw a bargain on Walmart. PAYG iPhone 5s for $149.

I asked the guy behind the phone counter if it would work when I get it home. He said I would need to get it opened up when I get home to my network as these are locked to the US carrier Straight Talk Mobile.

I took the plunge and bought one only for it failing to activate in the UK. I get a message telling me that the sim is locked to a carrier and the sim is not supported?

Have I bought an expensive brick or if I wait for the 9.3.1 jailbreak, will this solve my issue?
 
Unless you can contact the Straight Talk Mobile carrier in the U.S. And ask if they'll unlock the iPhone for you and they agree, you're unfortunately got an expensive paperweight. Jailbreaking an iPhone will not help unlock it. BTW, in order to jailbreak an iPhone in the first place it has to be activated first. There are third party unlocking services but a fair number are scammers and it can be hard to find a reliable one.
 
Top