Don’t Pay Extra: Buy a New iPhone or unlock your iPhone

There is a buzz around since a couple of months that the Apple’s iPhone 5 finally hits the market with tons of advanced features, which made the iPhone lovers more excited to get their hands on the new iPhone 5. According to a market survey by strategy analytics in 2011, 93 percent iPhone fans are selling their existing smart phone or iPhone and switching to iPhone 5.People having sufficient money can afford the new iPhone 5. But for the people who want to own an iPhone at a lower budget, this is the best time to buy an iPhone 4 or iPhone 4s, as most companies are offering their attractive services at a competitive package. 

Reason behind the network lock.

Many telecom service providers offer phones at a discount price to their subscribers, in return they want their customers to pay in contract for using their services for a specified time period, usually between a year and three.

It’s a marketing strategy by the company to reimburse the cost of the phone within the period of the contract. Suppose for an example, if a user signs up with T-Mobile for 2 years, it will provide an iPhone 4S for $100. If the Apple Iphone Unlocking, a user might get the iPhone at discounted price and stop paying the monthly bill (thus breaking the contract) and start using the phone with another service provider or even sell the phone for profit. So, the telecom operators lock the phone to restrict users doing such.

Things to consider before unlocking your iPhone

§  How the iPhone can be unlocked? – Apple Unlock using its IMEI number. Every phone has an IMEI number (dial *#06# to know your IMEI number) which is unique 15 to 17 digit number. IMEI number is used to identify locked and unlocked phone information which is stored in the Apple server.

§  Are jailbreak and SIM unlocking different? – Never confuse SIM unlock with jailbreak as jailbreak is only used to download additional unofficial applications, themes and extensions. Unofficial software is used for jailbreak which cannot unlock network lock and it’s free but voids warranty. Whereas SIM unlocking can be done by using official iTunes and does not void any warranty.

§  Does it void warranty? – When it comes to warranty, technically unofficial SIM unlocking like using Gevey SIM and jailbreaking the iPhone using some unauthorized software voids its warranty and won’t be able to get Apple support anymore. However official unlocking using iTunes will not void any warranty and would be able to upgrade iOS and get Apple support for lifetime.

Choosing a best iPhone unlocking service provider.

Once the warranty of your iPhone is void, you cannot get Apple’s support anymore. So choosing the factory unlocking services of a trusted company can be helpful to retain the warranty of your phone. There are various major companies providing unlocking service, but it is wiser to do some research and hunt online for a reputed company. A reliable company unlock iPhone 4 using Apple’s IMEI system and cover the firmware and baseband of iPhone.