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How can you tell if your device is locked to a carrier.

BEER
Town Hero / Héro de la Ville

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Will this work? http://www.unlockit.co.nz/unlockit/

 

Or phone Apple. 

BEER
Town Hero / Héro de la Ville

@LurganIeUk wrote:

@BEER wrote:

@LurganIeUk wrote:

Does iPad have APN settings to reset?

 

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT201699


Yes - have tried. sp.mb.com but it also has lines for username and password. 


Did you try isp.mb.com?

 

There is a website that makes the correct APN for iPhones may work for iPads too! Once done you have to install the file. 


Yup just did and again it momentarily connects to the internet and then again to "COULD NOT ACTIVATE CELLULAR DATA NETWORK ". What a bummer!


@BEER wrote:

@LurganIeUk wrote:

Does iPad have APN settings to reset?

 

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT201699


Yes - have tried. sp.mb.com but it also has lines for username and password. 


Did you try isp.mb.com?

 

There is a website that makes the correct APN for iPhones may work for iPads too! Once done you have to install the file. 

BEER
Town Hero / Héro de la Ville

@LurganIeUk wrote:

Does iPad have APN settings to reset?

 

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT201699


Yes - have tried. sp.mb.com but it also has lines for username and password. I just filled up my PM account username and password and for a moment or two I thought it worked . It connected to google and let me do a search and then back to NO SERVICE. 😣

Does iPad have APN settings to reset?

 

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT201699

If it was purchased at Apple store .......they sell all as unlocked. 

BEER
Town Hero / Héro de la Ville

@gpixel wrote:

@BEER if the iPad is unlocked then do a factory reset to remove all of bells settings stored on the iPad. backup your important files


Thanks - have done this but it still doesn't connect by PM data -- and it defaults to "manage Telus account". The strange thing is when borrow and install my wifes Bell Sim it works fine and it automatically updates to Bell Account. Have gone through this in the past with my personal iPad and it did randomly only work for a few minutes at a time. I have since sold it on Kijiji.

gpixel
Mayor / Maire

@BEER if the iPad is unlocked then do a factory reset to remove all of bells settings stored on the iPad. backup your important files

 

The strange thing is when borrow and install my wifes Bell Sim it works fine and it automatically updates to Bell Account

 

maybe it's a good idea to call bell and make sure it's unlocked before troubleshooting

BEER
Town Hero / Héro de la Ville

@popping wrote:

@BEER 

Restart your iPad.

Is Public Mobile showing on the notification bar?

 

You can  also call Apple store to check whether it is locked or not.  If it is locked, ask Apple store to unlocked it.


Yes it shows PM full bars - and correction to my post ---it connects to the internet by WIFi but not by PM Data. Please refer to my post updates.

RossN
Mayor / Maire

@BEER wrote:

Before I get bombarded with members telling me that I should know this -- I will pre-respond to them and say I just wan't to make sure.

Have just setup a new PM Sim account because of the ($30 total kick-back) and tried to use it in one of our never really used since brand new older model iPad2 bought from Bell.  The Sim shows full bars and connects to our WIFI but won't connect to the internet. In the iPad's settings it defaults to Bell so I'm assuming that it may be locked to Bell but don't know how to unlock it. Any suggestions?


@BEER hi have you tried a network reset

Triguy
Mayor / Maire

If it is locked to Bell then you would need to contact them to unlock it.

popping
Retired Oracle / Oracle Retraité

@BEER 

Restart your iPad.

Is Public Mobile showing on the notification bar?

 

You can  also call Apple store to check whether it is locked or not.  If it is locked, ask Apple store to unlocked it.

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