FS. Apple iPhone 5 16gb Black and Slate

[NeilP]

For sale is an iPhone 5 in black, selling due to upgrade.

Comes boxed with unused accessories (usb cable, headphones, and adaptor).

The phone has been deactivated from find my iPhone as well as being fully wiped and is unlocked (as it was purchased directly from Apple).

The serial number of the phone does not match that of the box as it was replaced by Apple. There is also no remaining warranty left on the phone.

Included with the phone will be a screen protector and a Power Support Air Jacket, which was purchased from Apple earlier this year.

Price is £150 ono. I can arrange delivery at buyer's cost and am happy to post if need be (collection preferred).

I'm near Watford but happy to meet up if local, please feel free to pm me.

Untitled by NeilllP, on Flickr

Untitled by NeilllP, on Flickr

 

[Z4M-2006]

Is that a screen protector or the screen itself?

 

[NeilP]

Is that a screen protector or the screen itself?

That's the current one in need of replacement.

Will supply a new one upon sale.

 

[Z4M-2006]

I take it this is just a 5.... not a 5c or 5s ?

 

[NeilP]

It is a 5 as described.

 

[Z4M-2006]

£150 delivered ?

 

[NeilP]

Bump.

 

[Z4M-2006]

Offer withdrawn

 

[pvr]

Just to clarify here - an Apple phone is locked to the network of the first SIM you insert. So has a SIM been inserted in this phone at all?

 

[pdk42]

Just to clarify here - an Apple phone is locked to the network of the first SIM you insert. So has a SIM been inserted in this phone at all?

I think that might be an urban myth.

 

[original guvnor]

Looks a bit optimistic to me for what might be politely described as a well-used phone. I'm assuming the photos don't do it justice though. Might have been better to have photographed it with a new screen protector on and done some close ups of the rear and sides as well. GLWTS.

 

[pvr]

Just to clarify here - an Apple phone is locked to the network of the first SIM you insert. So has a SIM been inserted in this phone at all?

I think that might be an urban myth.

Why do you say that? I have two Apple store bought phones, one I put an EE SIM in, one an O2.

I wanted to change the O2 sim to EE and could no as I had to unlock it. The Apple store Genie told me that, was not a problem but cost me £20 or so.

The EE phone I gave to my mother, and had to get that unlocked as well.

 

[Nelly Welly]

Defo not an urban myth I had mine unlocked and was told by both Apple and O2 that it will tether to whatever network I wanted and it would lock to the first sim it had installed.

 

[NeilP]

Update:

Just submitted an unlock request from o2 (which was the sim used with the device) so correct me if I'm wrong, but the new owner would just need to put their sim in and it will work.

Screen Shot 2015-01-22 at 22.06.53 by NeilllP, on Flickr

Price has also been updated.

Image below without the protector to show the condition of the screen (excuse the fingerprints).

Untitled by NeilllP, on Flickr

Hopefully this helps.

 

[markeg]

Just to clarify here - an Apple phone is locked to the network of the first SIM you insert. So has a SIM been inserted in this phone at all?

I think that might be an urban myth.

Why do you say that? I have two Apple store bought phones, one I put an EE SIM in, one an O2.

I wanted to change the O2 sim to EE and could no as I had to unlock it. The Apple store Genie told me that, was not a problem but cost me £20 or so.

The EE phone I gave to my mother, and had to get that unlocked as well.

That's interesting - I have an iphone 5S that was bought from apple, unlocked. Initially I used an EE SIM, and now use a Japanese (SoftBank) SIM in it. I change the two SIMs quite regularly with no issues (I've also used a dualSIM case with no connectivity issues; was a PITA to use though )?

 

[NeilP]

Update: now I'm incredibly confused. Phone was purchased from Apple, had an O2 sim in there the entire time. As per the comments made, I made a request for the phone to be unlatched. O2 came back saying it was already unlocked.

Not really sure where the phone locking itself to a network comes in here.

 

[pvr]

Unlocked is fine then, it will work for any network now.

 

[tim0409]

Just to clarify here - an Apple phone is locked to the network of the first SIM you insert. So has a SIM been inserted in this phone at all?

I think that might be an urban myth.

Why do you say that? I have two Apple store bought phones, one I put an EE SIM in, one an O2.

I wanted to change the O2 sim to EE and could no as I had to unlock it. The Apple store Genie told me that, was not a problem but cost me £20 or so.

The EE phone I gave to my mother, and had to get that unlocked as well.

Thats really odd as I have bought numerous unlocked phones (full price) from Apple Stores and they have always been (and remained) unlocked no matter how many SIM's I have installed - which is the reason I purchase unlocked phones from Apple in the first place.

This explains it - (taken from 3rd party website)

Which versions of the iPhone are sold unlocked?

The only place where you can buy an unlocked iPhone is directly through the Apple Store. If you purchased an iPhone from third-party retailers (for instance the Carphone Warehouse), you’ll normally find that the device locks itself after the first time it is used. This can be the case even when you’re sold a “SIM-free iPhone”.
* If you’d like to buy a factory unlocked iPhone, you’ll need to go directly to Apple. A SIM-free iPhone purchased from third-party retailers will automatically lock itself to the first mobile network used on the phone.

 

[sp3ctre]

Every iphone I have bought has been from the Apple Store and I have swapped SIM cards in and out without any trouble.

 

[BMWZ4MC]

I had my EE iPhone unlocked by them and I have no problems swapping between UK, Australian and New Zealand SIM cards - once unlocked it remained unlocked. Also, an Australian friend with an unlocked Telestra iPhone 6 had no problem using a UK-issued Vodaphone SIM when she was in the UK recently.