I’ve got an old iphone SE 2 second hand, pretty sure the seller is dead at this point. I’d like to use a new sim card, but the carrier is locked (I think Tmobile)?

Glancing online, it seems like the retailer will want proof of purchase. Is there anyway to do this easily from home, or should I start looking at jailbreaking it? (This is for a friend; I’d rather keep this as simple as possible)

Follow up for any future wanderers: This worked, but only because the seller was indeed dead. They asked me to pay the balance on the account, took a credit card payment, and then unlocked it ~5 min later. Not too painful.

  • can@sh.itjust.works
    2·
    10 months ago

    If you happen to be in canada a law has passed and the carrier isn’t allowed to be uncooperative as long as the phone was paid off.

    There used to be sites online you could pay like $10 to do it for you but I don’t know if that’s still possible since it hasn’t been necessary here anymore.

    • Artisian@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      I saw a website offering this, but it looked very sketch to me… Hence asking strangers on the internet, which everyone knows is much safer.

      • can@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        10 months ago

        Years years ago I used those sites probably five times. The sites didn’t look great but they didn’t need to. If you don’t want to call the carrier and rather pay just research the specific sites you’re thinking of trying.