Unlocking my old iphone 4

[smpilling]

I am trying to unlock my old iphone 4 and iphone 5. I have received emails from vodafone asking me to insert non vodafone sim and follow instructions re icloud. I had no problems with the iphone 5 but  I am not getting any instructions on the iphone 4. Please can anybody help?   Regards Steve 

[BandOfBrothers]

Hi @smpilling

When you insert an activated Non Vodafone Sim card please can you hook up to iTunes. 

This is a known avenue to complete the unlocking process. 

The iPhone isn't actually unlocked at this stage the stage of Vodafone sending the confirmation email.

Apple then process the Networks request and occasionally this can take approximately up to 30 days sometimes to complete an unlock request made by a Network.

So Please Periodically insert an active Alternative Networks Sim Card in the iPhone and hooking up to iTunes is only typically needed if its an iPhone 4 or older.

When it's unlocked you should see a pop up message and the alternatives Networks name will show in the iPhone's status bar. From the iPhone 5 onwards there's not normally the need to hook up to iTunes to complete the process.