Unlock instruction:
6 months (180 days) of undisrupted service with Cricket required. One Cricket line can only unlock one phone at a time. Any days you take the sim card out will not count towards the 180 days requirement.
Free unlock status check [sickw.com] (Choose FREE - IPHONE CARRIER option. If you don't see the free option, come back later and check again.)
Other ways to "soft unlock" your phone:
There are 3 unlock methods: ICCID, IMSI, TMSI
Since Dec 24, 2020, using ICCID method to unlock only requires you to insert the unlock chip once. After that, you can take the sim chip out and use any SIM card.
IMSI and TMSI unlock methods require you to always have the unlock chip attached to your SIM card.
Once soft unlocked with the ICCID method, your phone will stay unlocked until you wipe the phone. Future iOS upgrades should not alter your phone's unlock status, but there is no guarantee what Apple will do with iOS updates in the future, so there is no guarantee your phone will stay unlocked with future iOS upgrades.
Some products such as the Heicard and R-SIM have all 3 unlock logics built in. So if the ICCID method gets blocked by Apple, these type of sim chip will still be usable under IMSI or TMSI mode when used as an overlay to your sim card.
There are also newer version of unlock cards in a regular nano sim format and comes preprogrammed with the ICCID and it is as simple as plug and play. Once inserted into a carrier-locked device it will go through the activation process on its own and right after that the SIM status on your device will change to "No SIM restrictions". Once unlocked you can take the unlock sim card out and use any of your own sim card. If the ICCID changes in the future (it happens when Apple blocks an ICCID), some types of card can automatically update the ICCID over the air while others will let you edit and reprogram the ICCID when inserted to an unlocked phone. This type of card works best if you don't feel comfortable using an unlock chip the wraps around or goes under your regular sim card. However, if Apple somehow blocks this entire ICCID unlock method in the future, this kind of unlock card will become unusable and you cannot change back to IMSI and TMSI as they are just a regular-sized nano sim card and cannot be used as an overlay to a sim card like the Heicard or R-SIM.
How to use a Heicard or R-SIM:
Heicard V1.31-V1.39 ICCID unlock instruction [heicard.com] - Note: do not buy older versions of Heicard as the new ICCID unlock method is not supported
R-SIM 16 ICCID unlock instruction [rsim5.com] - Note: unsure if older RSIM supports new ICCID unlock method
How to use the new type of plug-and-play nano unlock sim card:
1. Buy a reusable 2021 version unlock SIM - usually comes in a regular nano SIM format in a white card and goes for ~$10 on eBay from USA seller, or ~$2 on eBay from Chinese seller (takes 30+ days to arrive)
Tip: Use search term such as "2021 SIM Card Unlock", "2021 unlock sim chip" or "2021 New SIM Card Sticker" on eBay
2. Update to the latest iOS. If your phone is brand new, it may not be preloaded with iOS 14+ which is required for this unlock method to work, in which case you'll need to pop in the Cricket SIM card and activate the phone for the very first time in order to update iOS.
3. Insert the nano unlock SIM card into your phone and it will start to activate on its own. You can also do this right after iOS update is finished when it shows "Hello" on the screen.
4. And just like that it's unlocked and phone will show "No SIM restrictions" under settings
5. Remove the SIM and use any SIM card you like, just like how you would with an unlocked phone
Note:
- Wiping your phone will require you to insert the SIM again to unlock
- Only one SIM chip needed to unlock multiple iPhones
- ESIM will not be unlocked no matter which method you use, but can be transferred from another truly carrier-unlocked iPhone (tested on T-Mobile) (see post #297)
- If you decide to go with Heicard or R-SIM which has multiple unlock methods built in, make sure you choose the ICCID unlock method. If you unlock the phone with other methods, you will need to wipe the phone in order to switch to ICCID method.
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