How to Unlock iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPad 2 – iOS 5.1 and iOS 5.0
How to Unlock iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPad 2 – iOS 5.1 and iOS 5.0
Easiest Way to Unlock iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPad 2 on iOS 5.1 and iOS 5.0 Without Paying a Dime
Have a look at the below steps and YouTube video on how to unlock:Pre-requisites for Unlocking iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPad 2
1. You need your iPhone or iPad to be jailbroken before you can attempt to unlock it. If your iPhone or iPad is not jailbroken yet – here is how to jailbreak your iPhone or iPad.2. Latest version of iTunes.
Steps to Unlock iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPad 2
1. Go to Cydia -> Manage -> Sources. Press Edit and Add repo.bingner.com as one of your app repositories. A bunch of Matrix like code will be installed and once finished without any error message, press Bingner and then press SAM package and install it.2. Exit Cydia and locate the SAMPrefs icon in your home screen.
3. Inside SAMPrefs, go to Utilities -> Select De-Activate iPhone. Now go to More Information and make sure your iPhone’s or iPad’s activation state is Deactivated.
4. Take out your SIM (which is unlocked) and replace it with the New SIM.
5. Go to Method and change it to “By Country and Carrier”. Come out to SAM home-screen and change Country and Carrier of your new SIM.
6. Click on More Information again. Copy your IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) in SAM Details.
7. Click on Spoof Real SIM to SAM.
8. Go to the main SAM menu and change the Method to manual. Paste the IMSI in the field.
9. Connect the iPhone to iTunes. It might reactivate your iPhone.
10. Disconnect your iPhone when done and quit iTunes.
11. Disable SAM in the SAMPrefs app.
12. Connect your iPhone to the computer. iTunes will start up and tell you it can’t activate the iPhone. Close iTunes and open it again.
13. This time, iTunes will activate your iPhone and it will be unlocked! You can now use your phone in whichever way you want. Just remember not to upgrade your iPhone or iPad to the next iOS release as soon as it is out.
If your push notifications stop working, go to SAM again and click on Clear Push then connect to iTunes again.
Important notes:
- This is a SIM unlock procedure and not a factory unlock procedure.
- If you change your SIM card for whatever reason, you will have to repeat the above procedure with every new SIM card you use.
Known Issues:
- Activation rejected: you must select the original carrier SIMID of your Phone
- The SIM card inserted in this iPhone does not appear to be supported
Both the above errors are related and they can be solved easily.
1.Ensure that the cellular network information entered is correct.
2. Ensure that you’ve installed correct version of SAM. Go to
Settings -> SAM -> Utilities and tap on “Revert Lockdown to Stock”
button. Your screen will appear to be hung. Some text will appear
showing stockification success. This notification means you have got the
right version. If a failure notification pop ups, you need to install
SAM from original source.
3. Go to SAM preferences and tap on “Method” now
select “By Bundle Name”. Now head back and tap on Bundle menu and select
your carrier that you are locked to.
4. Now head over to SIM ID and select your SIM ID, if not sure just select the first one.
5. Now go to More Information and you will see ActivationState as Unactivated.
6. Plugin your iPhone or iPad to your computer. Once you’ve plugged it in, you will notice that your ActivationState has changed to WildCardActivated or Activated.
Now you should have your iPhone unlocked and use it anywhere on the planet!
Let us know if you had any issues or were able to unlock it successfully!
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