Having problems getting your iPhone 5 series unlocked?

Today I’m going to tell you the best methods of unlocking an iPhone 5, 5s or 5c that will allow you to use a different SIM-card on your iPhone.
A quick online search will give you hundreds if not thousands of unlocking methods however the majority of these are simply scams designed to get your money without offering anything worthwhile. An authentic unlock should be straightforward, easy and, most of all, inexpensive.
I’m going to look at the ‘bad’ methods of unlocking your phone and explain why you shouldn’t use them while also letting you know the ‘good’ method to unlock an iPhone 5 series and why it works so well.

 Software Unlock – 100% scam

Software unlocks to unlock iPhone 5/5s/5c are a commonly advertised method of unlocking an iPhone 5 series. The truth is that they never actually work and every single piece of software is a scam that has the sole aim of getting your credit card details. Don’t expect a refund from these guys either when you do figure out that it doesn’t work. Make sure and learn from my mistakes: there is no software you can download which will unlock your iPhone 5 series.

Hardware Unlock – will invalidate your warranty and take weeks to perform

A method and a solution on how to unlock iPhone 5 that does work is altering the hardware on the iPhone 5 series. This involves ordering alternative SIM card trays from China, inserting them into your iPhone and then putting in a new SIM card. While this does work there are major drawbacks. One is that it takes weeks to get the tray and if you aren’t adept at technology then it can be difficult to insert the new tray yourself. Secondly the tray can get jammed rendering the iPhone useless. Try taking it to an Apple store and see what they say because you have just voided your warranty.

 Network Unlock or IMEI Unlock – Easy, permanent and really fast

Ok, so we have the ‘bad’ ways to unlock an iPhone 5 series, what about the ‘good’? A Network Unlock which is also known as an IMEI Unlock is incredibly simple and easy to do and will unlock your iPhone. You pay someone with the know-how to access Apple’s global database containing all the iPhone registration numbers (IMEI) and they then transfer your iPhone number to the ‘whitelist’ meaning that you can use that phone on ANY NETWORK you want.
When the unlocking is complete you get a nice email to confirm that you can now use your iPhone on any network and your iTunes greets you with this message when you connect your phone:

 So, once you see this message your iPhone is officially unlocked, for good. Also, a big bonus of this method is that your warranty is still intact.

1.   iUnlock Pro (10/10 – pick of the bunch)

For me these are the best guys around.
They offer complete iPhone 5 series unlocks at a cheap price and have great customer service into the bargain as well. Also, their delivery was really fast and they are a service that does provide a way to unlock iPhone 5.

 You can find more information about them here: iUnlock Pro

2. IMEI Unlocking (OK service, 7/10) 

I would use this service as backup to iUnlock Pro. The guys that run it seem to be good at what they do however I found that their customer service was lacking somewhat.

3. IMEI Codes (Puzzling website with average service, 6/10) 

These guys are OK was well although they suffer from many of the same issues as IMEI unlocking but they do unlock iPhone 5c and other models.
Again, not terrible but certainly not the best and should only be used if the other services such as iUnlock Pro aren’t available.

I hope all this information wasn’t a bit of an overload.
I’ll sum up real quickly for you…

1. Software unlocking does not work. Period. Stay well away if you don’t want to be scammed.
2. Hardware unlocking does work but it is drawn out and will void your iPhone warranty.
3. IMEI unlocks are, as I have shown you, the safest and most reliable method to have your iPhone 5 series unlocked.

 TUTOR> UDEZE MACDONALD