NEW YORK -- This article will show you how to easily and cheaply remove the AT&T lock on an iPhone and successfully jailbreak and factory unlock your AT&T iPhone 5s/5c/5 step by step, explaining the concepts of factory unlocking and jailbreaking and outlining the benefits of unlocking an AT&T iPhone 5s/5c/5.
1. Why is my AT&T iPhone locked?
Wireless providers and carriers often lock handsets (mostly smartphones) to their networks, for several reasons, and AT&T is no exception. AT&T locks iPhones to their network, preventing non-AT&T SIM cards from being used on locked AT&T iPhones.
The main reason wireless providers lock phones to their network is monetary- the carriers (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint etc) subsidize the cost of a smartphone for the consumer, and carrier-lock their phones to prevent customers from switching to a competitor and taking the phone with them. AT&T makes the bulk of its money on exorbitant monthly plans and locked contracts.
Carriers also want you to pay rip-off roaming charges if you travel overseas, rather than just popping in an international GSM SIM card and using a local carrier’s network.
2. How do I unlock my AT&T iPhone 5s/5c so I can use it with T-Mobile or when I travel overseas ?
Since the launch of the Iphone 5s, AT&T has cracked down on unlocking AT&T iPhones, and options are fewer than they have ever been.
The only way to unlock an AT&T iPhone is through a legitimate third party cell phone unlocker, like Toasty Unlocks (https://www.toastyunlocks.com/).
Toasty Unlocks, the world's premier mobile unlocking and jailbreaking website and a direct AT&T factory unlock source, is one such an option- a reliable and established industry leader in jailbreak and unlock services.
Toasty Unlocks provides an AT&T iPhone 5s Factory Unlock service, as well AT&T iPhone 3G/3GS//4/4s/5 Factory Unlocks. All that’s needed is the IMEI number of the phone, found by pressing *#06# on the keypad.
IMEI numbers are then processed, and unlock codes retrieved.
4.What are the benefits of unlocking my AT&T iPhone ?
Official Apple iTunes unlock. Warranty remains valid.
Factory unlock for ANY baseband/firmware, permanently.
Permanent. Stays unlocked forever. Upgrade to the latest version of iOS with no hassle.
Easy and Simple instructions. Just connect to iTunes and your phone is unlocked.
Use your phone with any GSM network in the world- no more exorbitant roaming charges, just pop in a SIM card of a local operator and it works.
Unlock iPhone 5s/5s on most world carriers/networks.
5.What is jalbreaking, and what is a jailbroken iPhone ?
Jailbreaking is a software hack that lifts restrictions Apple places on its iOS software on iPhones, iPod Touch, and iPads. Sometimes there is a way for the device to be unlocked when it is jailbroken, but this requires staying on the same software version and baseband/firmware, which is diffuclt and time consuming for the average consumer.
Jailbroken iPhones allow the device to be used and non-Apple endorsed third part apps to be downloaded, custom skins and themes downloaded, and more customization and control over the iOS, which Apple doesn’t allow on its own controlled ecosystem.
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