Let me just cut straight to the chase.
My humble and loyal assistant and servant, "Mr iPhone", has temporarily been compromised by His Superior.
A lot of people work from their smartphones, tablets and laptops. I almost always work from the small screen of my iPhone 5, typing so carefully the coding and content with intense focus and intent precision. Well, those are the days of the past. I am at half capacity for capability.
Apple has now graciously and generously locked my device (catch the sarcasm?) and I'll need to pay to get it unlocked from the Carrier Sim requirement as I am no longer in the USA.
I had actually bought the iPhone 5 16GB white smartphone from a crackhead/ drug dealer who happened to walk into my old job area during a graveyard shift I was working from midnight to 8am in a troubled area of San Francisco. He was super happy to make the deal.
I actually had needed a new smartphone and the one he presented me was brand new, unlocked, no pin code password attached, and didn't have any information connected to it, not even an iCloud or iTunes association set up.
This was back in 2013, and I got that device for a smooth 150 USD, plus a portable condenser mic he threw in to seal the deal, which I had sold for 80$ later. I was thoroughly happy with the transaction and have been using the device without a Sim card the entire 3 years and 4-5 months. Randomly yesterday, while scrolling through some apps and bypassing the update notification stating I should update my iOS software, the phone just locked me out and I had to go through the verification process. Once I typed in my apple ID and password, I now need a SIM card from AT&T to use the phone.
Which of course I understand, seeing as the phone was initially issued by mobile carrier company AT&T, however, I´ve been in Hamburg, Germany for over two and half years now and never had this problem, I´ve also had the phone over 3 years no issues. I always used it as purely a Wifi device without a Sim card and when I had bought the device from the man, it didn't have a Sim card in it, so I don´t see the issue now why I cant even access any aspect of my device. Is this a glitch or are they trying to control my growth on Steemit?
Well, that's the update. I want to unlock it online, but I don´t know which companies to trust, therefore I´ll look for a walk-in location to see if they can make my device universal and carrier free without me having to leave my phone in their possession. I´d rather do it online and just give my IMEI number, that also makes no sense why people need to keep your phone to unlock and make it accessible in the country you´re in, unless all the success stories in the review sections of online customers who do it online are just fraudulent claims. Well, if you have any suggestions, let me know, if not, I´ll keep it moving and post some poems, story chapters, articles, blogs, and songs very soon. Thanks for letting me update you on my situation :)
Thank you for reading this post in its entirety. Hope this doesn´t slow me down one bit!
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