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Changing my iPhone 5 to an English carrier?
« on: November 03, 2013, 08:36:47 PM »
I have an iPhone 5 and my carrier is AT&T.  My renewal for phone/plan update is September 2014.

How do I get set up with an English carrier?  Do I need to wait until my update date is up?  Get it "unlocked"? 

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Re: Changing my iPhone 5 to an English carrier?
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2013, 03:14:01 AM »
You have to get it unlocked. AT&T will do it for you, but Apple will not release the code even one minute prior to your contract being up.

Once your phone is unlocked, you can go to any carrier that allows iPhones and get a SIM card so you can use the phone on their network.
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Re: Changing my iPhone 5 to an English carrier?
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2013, 01:22:49 PM »
thanks Gwen!
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Re: Changing my iPhone 5 to an English carrier?
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2013, 02:23:14 PM »
If you get a sympathetic customer service representative at AT&T they may release you from your contract and provide the PAC code. Otherwise take a look at your contract to find out how much you will pay for early termination.
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