How to Verify That Your iPhone is SIM Unlocked

The web is filled with instructions on how to activate your newly unlocked iPhone to verify its unlocked status. Unfortunately, most methods say that you must backup your iPhone using iTunes on a computer and then restore it to get the unlocking activated. That process, frankly, is a pain. As it turns out, most of the information on that process is outdated anyway. Fortunately Apple states in a support article that all you need to do is insert the SIM card of another wireless carrier in your iPhone to activate the unlocked status. However, this method is not well-documented. Apple's instructions only shows two steps! I found virtually no corroborating documentation elsewhere. So I created a video of the process, and wrote a blog article you can read here: iphonecheapskate.com/how-to-verify-that-your-ip…