UNLOCK IPHONE 4S - but continue with FIDO once back in Canada??

**smiles-one** · 07-08-2012, 09:17 AM

Hi, I am leaving Canada to Brazil for 6 weeks and want to get a local SIM card for my iphone 4S for - which is currently locked to Fido in Canada. Can I unlock the phone and use abroad, then simply re-insert my FIDO SIM card when I return to Canada and continue as before? If not, what happens? Any info is much appreciated, thanks!

**Noob1ee** · 07-08-2012, 10:08 AM

Yes, you can unlock it and use it abroad, given that the service provider abroad supports GSM frequencies.

**dkvby** · 07-08-2012, 02:28 PM

How r u going to unlock it? gevey sim? Fido?

**Noob1ee** · 07-08-2012, 03:46 PM

Fido/Rogers can unlock the iPhone for $50 if there's no agreement tied to the phone.

**Lirathal** · 07-08-2012, 04:50 PM

I don't know how many times it has to be said...

Fido will only unlock a phone if one of the following conditions is met

1) if it is bought at full price and used on the network for 30 days

2) if the phone is taken under subsidy the term has to have passed. If you bought a "ImaginaryPhone" in 2012, on a 3 year term, it wouldn't be available for unlock until 201

Edit: also the phone had to be on the original contracted line. Eg: if you buy a 5 year old phone that is locked to Fido you won't be able to unlock it because it's not on it's original account.

If you meet one of those criteria and have $50 then Fido will unlock your phone.

For the OP: If you bought your iPhone on contract... You won't be able to use it in Brazil with a local SIM Card

**dkvby** · 07-08-2012, 08:48 PM

Originally Posted by Lirathal

I don't know how many times it has to be said...

Fido will only unlock a phone if one of the following conditions is met

1) if it is bought at full price and used on the network for 30 days

2) if the phone is taken under subsidy the term has to have passed. If you bought a "ImaginaryPhone" in 2012, on a 3 year term, it wouldn't be available for unlock until 201

Edit: also the phone had to be on the original contracted line. Eg: if you buy a 5 year old phone that is locked to Fido you won't be able to unlock it because it's not on it's original account.

If you meet one of those criteria and have $50 then Fido will unlock your phone.

Dont really care how many times u said, but did OP ask how to unlock the 4S?

For the OP: If you bought your iPhone on contract... You won't be able to use it in Brazil with a local SIM Card

He can use gevey sim to unlock the phone and use it in Brazil with local sim card

**cute** · 07-10-2012, 01:42 PM

Be aware however that if you get a phone, the agreement expires, but during that time you had to get the phone replaced by the manufacturer (apple) under warranty, you're screwed. Fido won't help because it's not the original phone they sent out. Apple won't help because they don't deal with unlocking issues.

Crap is what it is!

**Bad Liar** · 07-10-2012, 05:57 PM

Originally Posted by cute

Be aware however that if you get a phone, the agreement expires, but during that time you had to get the phone replaced by the manufacturer (apple) under warranty, you're screwed. Fido won't help because it's not the original phone they sent out. Apple won't help because they don't deal with unlocking issues.

Crap is what it is!

This isn't the case at all. Customers who have had warranty replaced phones can still get them unlocked, assuming the rest of the criteria is met.

**WorldIRC** · 07-10-2012, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by Bad Liar

This isn't the case at all. Customers who have had warranty replaced phones can still get them unlocked, assuming the rest of the criteria is met.

Are your unlocking teams aware of this; there tends to be huge inconsistencies.

**Bad Liar** · 07-10-2012, 06:48 PM

Originally Posted by WorldIRC

Are your unlocking teams aware of this; there tends to be huge inconsistencies.

I've never once had a problem with it, and I've had the issue come up several times. I just tell the unlocking team rep that the original IMEI got exchanged for the new one, give the date when the CX started using it, and they've always taken the call and unlocked the handset.

**cute** · 07-11-2012, 09:42 AM

I was at Apple yesterday, and the rep told me that this is a non issue. I just have to get Fido to unlock the ORIGINAL imei given out by fido, and apple keeps track of warrantee exchanges and will unlock the actual phone that I have.

This sounds wonderful. A bit too wonderful actually.

Any experience?

**facehugger** · 07-13-2012, 11:53 AM

Good luck with that. Most likely you are in a contract and will be asked to pay your ECF/DECF which could be $490 or more and then $50 unlock fee on top of that.

**Stately Automat** · 07-13-2012, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by facehugger

Good luck with that. Most likely you are in a contract and will be asked to pay your ECF/DECF which could be $490 or more and then $50 unlock fee on top of that.

If the phone was unlocked before, presumably there is no contract/subsidy for that phone or any subsequent exchanged models. Fido makes no promises as to whether the exchanged phone is unlocked, but if that's Apple's policy, awesome.

Sent from my HTC EVO 3D X515m