You bought a blacklisted T-Mobile USA iPhone? Don’t worry. Consider yourself lucky because here is the fastest blacklisted T-Mobile iPhone fix and unlock you’ll ever need.
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This article showed up on Google because you found out that you purchased a blacklisted or bad IMEI T-Mobile iPhone and you’re looking a way to fix this mess.
The reason why we’re saying you’re “lucky” is because some other carriers such as from Sprint or AT&T won’t be so favorable to get them fixed. As long as your device is blacklisted by TMobile USA, it’s still possible to fix it.
Firstly, you’ll need to verify and to confirm whether your iPhone has a blocked IMEI, blacklisted or blocked by the carrier.
Open the following link which is the official checker for T-Mobile:
Then enter the 15-digit of your iPhone IMEI inside the IMEI STATUS CHECK box.
You’ll get four possible results:
1. Lost or Stolen Status
WARNING! Our records show that this device has been reported stolen. Unless the status changes, this device will not work on our network or on most other networks around the world.
2. Blocked Status
“Your device is blocked and will not work on T-Mobile’s network. If you think this is an error, please call Customer Care at 1-877-453-1304.”
3. Outstanding Balance or Financed (Unpaid Bills)
This device has an outstanding balance that must be paid or it may not be able to be used on T-Mobile network. For more information or assistance, please call Customer Care at 1-844-353-1260.
4. Clean Status
“Congratulations! Your device is ready for use. Select one of the SIM cards on the previous page to get started.”
The first three status are considered as blacklisted IMEI. Don’t worry if you get any of the above. Even if it’s blocked, reported lost stolen and financed, you can still get to use your iPhone later.
Next is to get your iPhone removed from the blacklisted T-Mobile USA network.
This is done remotely on the T-Mobile database and will take a few hours to a few days depending on the service type you choose.
Go to this link for T-Mobile iPhone Blacklist Removal and place your order by entering your 15-digit IMEI. The service is also known as bad IMEI cleaning service which aims to remove the blacklisted status.
We’ll notify you once it’s done via email which will be marked as shipped or delivered. In other words, the blocked IMEI is officially removed.
Please ensure that you enter your e-mail address correctly or check your spam or junk folder for confirmation.
Then go to the same procedure above by checking the status of your iPhone’s IMEI.
You’ll get either one of the following messages:
“Congratulations! Your device is ready for use. Select one of the SIM cards on the previous page to get started.”
or
“This device has an outstanding balance that must be paid or it may not be able to be used on T-Mobile network. For more information or assistance, please call Customer Care at 1-844-353-1260.”
Your iPhone has been unblacklisted from T-Mobile USA network and no longer has a bad IMEI.
At this point in time, it’s really up to you whether you would like to proceed with the T-Mobile unlock or not. The service supports will unlock iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus and all other models of iPhones such as iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 7 and iPhone 13, too.
We do recommend that you go for the T-Mobile unlock because it will mitigate any risk of the blacklist being applied to your iPhone again by T-Mobile.
Once you’ve decided to unlock it, go to this link to permanently unlock your T-Mobile USA iPhone. This service also support MetroPCS iPhone and can be considered as premium unlock because it supports bad IMEI.
There’s no need to ship your iPhone as well, all we need is the 15-digit IMEI of your device. The service takes around 1-3 work days depending on the server load.
An email notification will be sent to you once the unlock has been completed. Follow the unlocking instructions stated in the email.
Finally, simply swap with a different SIM card and you’ll be able to use it without any issue.
The services above support for international use. Therefore, even if you’re no longer in the USA, the same steps described above can be used to get your iPhone’s blacklist removed and unlocked.
We highly recommend that you get an iPhone blacklisted by T-Mobile USA if you plan to use either in the USA or overseas, instead of from Sprint or AT&T.
In short, a T-Mobile USA Apple iPhone is worth buying as at the summer of 2018, and still applicable in 2020 and beyond.
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