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Paul KaterWTF iphone?I looked at my work <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/iphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iphone</a> this morning and it said: "Sim card locked". AGAIN? The other one had that and I thought it was broken. Is this some joke from Apple? And does anyone know how to stop that thing from doing this crap? This can prevent me from hearing standby calls.<a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/iphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iphone</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/simlock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#simlock</a>

Mark StosbergI’m trying to check if an old phone running <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/LineageOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LineageOS</a> in the US is network locked. It currently doesn’t have a SIM card in it, but I could put in inactive SIM in it if that would help.I tried several online IMEI checkers. Besides being covered in ads, none of them showed the lock status.Suggestions? Thanks!<a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/SimLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SimLock</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/NetLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NetLock</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@bob_zim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bob_zim</a> yeah. Seen it. in the writeup by <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@micahflee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@micahflee</a> ...I just hope to find any that ain't <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NetLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NetLock</a>'d / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SimLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SimLock</a>'d to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Verizon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Verizon</a> and that these support more than <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LTE</a> bands... <ul><li>Not shure if it needs a valid <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SIM</a> or just an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ICCID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ICCID</a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Ki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ki</a> on a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SIM</a> to get going (cuz in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Germany</a> it's hard [imported <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SIM</a>] to illegal [domestic SIMs] to get an anonymous SIM since 07/2017.</li></ul>I just wish <a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@eff</a> wouldn't expect everyone to use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#centralized</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleVendor</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleProvider</a> services like <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> in the age of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CloudAct</a>, cuz neither I nor anyone I'd trust would submit <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PII</a> to them like a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhoneNumer</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114234551915193036" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">as a matter of principle!</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@ajsadauskas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ajsadauskas</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@JessTheUnstill" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@JessTheUnstill</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/@tomiahonen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tomiahonen</a> yes, and to add insult to injury <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mozilla</a> didn't even wanted to sell people like <a href="https://oxytodon.com/@fuchsiii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@fuchsiii</a> or me a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirefoxOS</a> device, with the only one being "launched" in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> being a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SimLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SimLock</a>'d & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NetLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NetLock</a>'d <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/prepaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prepaid</a> phone in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spain</a> one could only attain in-store with all the "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KYC</a>" nonsense they had, demanding a legal address in Spain back then.<ul><li>So whilst Firefox OS had the most "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/accessible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessible</a>" <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Development</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tools</a> (literally using <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Firefox</a> for it and having every <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/App" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#App</a> as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WebView" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WebView</a>|s / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HTML5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HTML5</a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JS5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JS5</a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CSS3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CSS3</a> files in a container), they didn't even sold us said devices, making it a worse flop than <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UbuntuTouch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UbuntuTouch</a> which at least still gets some devices made that support it...</li></ul>And <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/nerds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nerds</a> like myself are far from the "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/consoomer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#consoomer</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Normies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Normies</a>" for whom stuff that isn't on shelves at Staturn/MediaMarkt, BestBuy, Walmart, ... doesn't exist. I'm used to importing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> that I want!<ul><li>Feels even more <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DSGq9FQKU4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">half-assed</a> than <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MobileCoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MobileCoin</a> in hindsight…</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://infosec.space/@quasigod" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@quasigod</a> there's a reason <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SimLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SimLock</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NetLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NetLock</a> died in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Europe</a> over a decade ago.<ul><li>People don't like getting shafted - espechally on expensive devices.</li></ul>That being said even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Prepaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Prepaid</a> providers don't lock their devices anymore but instead they just sell people devices at cost with a tiny margin and make their €€€ longterm bunding a free <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SIM</a> with every purchase.<ul><li>But yeah, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Telco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Telco</a>|s are shit!</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@usaryan1" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@usaryan1</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@jon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jon</a> +9001%<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RIP</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirefoxOS</a>, cuz <a href="https://mastodon.social/@mozillaofficial" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mozillaofficial</a> refusing to sell <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/develooers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#develooers</a> devices made it a stillborn!<ul><li>Seriously, the only Firefox OS phone in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> was some spanish <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NetLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NetLock</a>'d & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SimLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SimLock</a>'d device that one could only get by ID'ing in-store in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spain</a> and go through <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KYC</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SecurityTheater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SecurityTheater</a> cuz it was sold only in a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Prepaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Prepaid</a> bundle!</li></ul>

SoyaCincauDoes Maxis SIM-lock their iPhones after device contract is over? Here’s what you need to know <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitallife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#digitallife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/featured" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#featured</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maxis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#maxis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maxiszerolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#maxiszerolution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/simlock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#simlock</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/telco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#telco</a><a href="https://soyacincau.com/2025/01/03/user-claims-maxis-sim-locked-his-iphone-after-contract-ended-iphone-13-pro/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://soyacincau.com/2025/01/03/user-claims-maxis-sim-locked-his-iphone-after-contract-ended-iphone-13-pro/</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://hessen.social/@ustralien" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ustralien</a> yeah, <a href="https://ubuntu.social/@ubuntu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ubuntu</a> bitched that one as well, abeit unlike <a href="https://mozilla.social/@mozilla" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mozilla</a> there actually was a.distribotir selling some in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Germany</a> without <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NetLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NetLock</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SimLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SimLock</a>...

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://chaos.social/@frumble" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@frumble</a> <a href="https://mozilla.social/@mozilla" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mozilla</a> Und ja, alle <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WebDevs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WebDevs</a> die ich kenne waren begeistert wo <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirefoxOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirefoxOS</a> vorgestellt wurde weil dann ist <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apps</a> programmieren umso einfacher und ohne Bullshit möglich...<ul><li>Doof nur dass weder ich noch <a href="https://oxytodon.com/@fuchsiii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@fuchsiii</a> noch sonstwer den ich kannte je ein <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Firefox</a>-OS - Gerät kaufen konnten, egal wieviel es gekostet hätte.</li></ul>Die einzigen FirefoxOS-Geräte in der <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> waren <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SimLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SimLock</a>'d / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NetLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NetLock</a>'d <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Prepaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Prepaid</a>-Handys die nur in Spanien bei Telefonica nur als Bundle mit SIM in Shops verkauft wurden!

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://wetdry.world/@ohanamatsumae" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ohanamatsumae</a> <a href="https://fuzzies.wtf/@micr0" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@micr0</a> yikes.<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NetLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NetLock</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SimLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SimLock</a> is still a thing in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a>?<ul><li>Cuz that shit died out in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Germany</a> over a decade ago and wasn't a thing outside of subsidized <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/prepaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prepaid</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#phones</a> in the pre-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/smartphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#smartphone</a> era...</li></ul>

istarsoftHere is a handy guide for those who wonder how to remove the SIM lock on iPhone, with several different ways to remove your device's SIM lock easily. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SIMlock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SIMlock</a> <a href="https://fone.tips/how-to-remove-sim-lock-iphone/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fone.tips/how-to-remove-sim-lock-iphone/</a>

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