stevodurbs
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Hi guys,
Bought an iPhone 7 Plus from a mutual friend, someone who I trust(ed) to not sell me stolen goods. Phone came all neat in the box, all accessories there, serial checked out fine and there’s no issues with iCloud. He even showed me the proof of purchase slip (1 yr old phone, for the record).
But......
It shows “No Service” when an MTN or Vodacom SIM are used, but works perfectly with Cell C and Telkom SIM’s
My first thought was network lock. Went to Telkom and they claim no network lock (apparently hasn’t been a thing since iPhone 5). Went to MTN and Vodacom and they claim there is no blacklisting evident for my IMEI on their systems.
I have also tried the following with no luck:
1. Reset network settings
2. Reset all content and settings (factory reset)
3. Settings > Carrier > turned off Automatic and selected manually MTN / Vodacom
4. Updated carrier settings to latest
5. Updated iOS to latest
6. Hard reset phone between SIM card changes (hold down lock button and volume down until Apple logo appears)
My first question is how do I verify for certain whether there is an IMEI blacklisting in place?
Second question is if there is blacklisting on this phone and there is no valid reason for it being blacklisted (i.e. I can show proof of purchase, etc), is there any legitimate way to remove the blacklisting?
Any useful advice or experience with this sort of issue would be appreciated!
Bought an iPhone 7 Plus from a mutual friend, someone who I trust(ed) to not sell me stolen goods. Phone came all neat in the box, all accessories there, serial checked out fine and there’s no issues with iCloud. He even showed me the proof of purchase slip (1 yr old phone, for the record).
But......
It shows “No Service” when an MTN or Vodacom SIM are used, but works perfectly with Cell C and Telkom SIM’s
My first thought was network lock. Went to Telkom and they claim no network lock (apparently hasn’t been a thing since iPhone 5). Went to MTN and Vodacom and they claim there is no blacklisting evident for my IMEI on their systems.
I have also tried the following with no luck:
1. Reset network settings
2. Reset all content and settings (factory reset)
3. Settings > Carrier > turned off Automatic and selected manually MTN / Vodacom
4. Updated carrier settings to latest
5. Updated iOS to latest
6. Hard reset phone between SIM card changes (hold down lock button and volume down until Apple logo appears)
My first question is how do I verify for certain whether there is an IMEI blacklisting in place?
Second question is if there is blacklisting on this phone and there is no valid reason for it being blacklisted (i.e. I can show proof of purchase, etc), is there any legitimate way to remove the blacklisting?
Any useful advice or experience with this sort of issue would be appreciated!
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