I got an iPhone that was later blacklisted on att. Will I be able to use this on T-Mobile if I use r-sim to unlock it. Please don’t comment if you don’t understand r-sim. I forget if the networks share blacklist or not.
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h0va4life OP t1_j99a872 wrote
Yeah I thought the networks didn’t share the blacklist, I’ll probably give to a friend internationally otherwise after I try it.
Brilliant_Elk_1531 t1_j99p9g1 wrote
I know you asked for no replies from people who do not understand Rsim.
But are you not encouraging iPhone theft by buying black listed phones?
Who ever sold you that phone should be punished one way or the other. If phone is black listed by mistake, get it fixed.
h0va4life OP t1_j9adku8 wrote
Just because it’s blacklisted doesn’t mean it was stolen - there isn’t an iCloud lock on it and everyone knows how to use that by now. What most likely happened is that the original owner stopped paying their bill to att and sold their iPhone for quick cash or potentially insurance fraud. Att will get their money as the original owner is still dented to them, so no I’m not encouraging theft.
Brilliant_Elk_1531 t1_j9aj4ie wrote
If that is the case surely you can get Att to un-black list it then
appletrades t1_j9avihw wrote
Incorrect. No company will not lift a blacklist until any debt associated with the device is satisfied.
h0va4life OP t1_j9anyll wrote
Doubt it most likely the OO went the insurance route so they can cash out and get a phone back. There’s no way for the carrier to undo it then.
FireFighterExpress29 t1_j9zijfb wrote
Any good/reliable vendors to buy rsim from?
h0va4life OP t1_j9zn6xf wrote
Just check ebay - any that have a good amount of ratings and also ship from USA (assuming your location). There are other sim types as well - a few on Amazon- probably not a bad option since you can easily return if doesn't work for you.
I'm using a mint sim and can get everything working, BUT MMS - I think something is blocking the iPhone from getting the MMS settings that mint pushes to your iPhone. And there's no option to manually input the settings either.
RedditAnoymous t1_j9crwdw wrote
Maybe..
Up to August 5, 2022 at least it was possible by using an R-SIM and changing the ICCID.. I don’t know if that exploit has been plugged yet..
.. but think of following:
it’s not a permanent unlocking solution. You’ll need to repeat the steps above if the device is restarted.
To update to the newest iOS, you have to manually enter the ICCID code for you to update the software.
Apple keeps on changing the operation of its activation algorithm blocking all the devices using the R-Sim adapters. This makes all devices using the R-Sim chip dead and you have to wait for the newest version of R-Sim to unlock your device.
Incorrect operation of the chip can lead to problems with the SIM card tray, errors when installing software patches, network errors, or internet problems.
R-Sim drains the battery faster due to the increased power consumption of the iPhone device.
Carrier updates will often pop up on your screen from time to time prompting you to update the patches which can have issues with your unlock code
Scammers: Getting a trusted dealer to buy the chip may be difficult. You need to be very careful when getting the R-Sim chip to avoid being scammed.
And yes, at least in Europe the ops shares the blacklist..
infinityandbeyond75 t1_j998icl wrote
As far as I understand, it can be used to unlock for another country but it won’t help with the blacklist in the same country where the blacklist occurred. I would double check with the site where you buy the RSIM.