What are the major differences and advantages between the factory, world wide n chip unlock iphones..


For one, I noticed that the factory unlock is always significantly more expensive while the chip unlock is always at the cheaper end.

So taking the prices into consideration, is there any real benefit of picking the factory unlock models over others..

Your contributions are welcome

Factory or WWU unlocked iPhone can be used with any Sim card any where in the world, while chip is usually activated using on the the sim that will be used in phone.
You can only change the sim when you reactivate chip with another sim.

latiephwald:
Factory or WWU unlocked iPhone can be used with any Sim card any where in the world, while chip is usually activated using on the the sim that will be used in phone.
You can only change the sim when you reactivate chip with another sim.

Thanks for the comments Bruh...
Though i also heard that u can't factory reset a WW unlock phone..
How true bro

Kanoski:

Thanks for the comments Bruh...
Though i also heard that u can't factory reset a WW unlock phone..
How true bro

You can wipe WWU iphone (fully unlocked) but can't wipe some FU iphone if on contract.

latiephwald:


You can wipe WWU iphone (fully unlocked) but can't wipe some FU iphone if on contract.

Okay you just made everything so confusing..
Pls i need more explanation

latiephwald:


You can wipe WWU iphone (fully unlocked) but can't wipe some FU iphone if on contract.

Lmfao this is so wrong. You don't know what you're saying bros. Stop abeg lol

Jung:


Lmfao this is so wrong. You don't know what you're saying bros. Stop abeg lol

My brother abeg can u explain better?

Kanoski:

My brother abeg can u explain better?

Chip unlocking uses a special chip to bypass the network lock on iPhones. This is because the phones are under contract, and only full payment of the contract will remove the network restrictions. The chip allows you to bypass all that, but you can only use one network per chip.

World wide unlock enables you use any sim with the phone, but you must never ever factory reset the phone, as doing this will lock the phone back to the previous network and you cannot use your Nigerian sim anymore.

Factory unlocked means you can use any sim at anytime

Jung:

Chip unlocking uses a special chip to bypass the network lock on iPhones. This is because the phones are under contract, and only full payment of the contract will remove the network restrictions. The chip allows you to bypass all that, but you can only use one network per chip.

World wide unlock enables you use any sim with the phone, but you must never ever factory reset the phone, as doing this will lock the phone back to the previous network and you cannot use your Nigerian sim anymore.

Factory unlocked means you can use any sim at anytime

Thanks for the eye opener bro..

I appreciate..

Please can you explain how to do the WWU by ourselves ?

Jung:

Chip unlocking uses a special chip to bypass the network lock on iPhones. This is because the phones are under contract, and only full payment of the contract will remove the network restrictions. The chip allows you to bypass all that, but you can only use one network per chip.

World wide unlock enables you use any sim with the phone, but you must never ever factory reset the phone, as doing this will lock the phone back to the previous network and you cannot use your Nigerian sim anymore.

Factory unlocked means you can use any sim at anytime

Jung:

Chip unlocking uses a special chip to bypass the network lock on iPhones. This is because the phones are under contract, and only full payment of the contract will remove the network restrictions. The chip allows you to bypass all that, but you can only use one network per chip.

World wide unlock enables you use any sim with the phone, but you must never ever factory reset the phone, as doing this will lock the phone back to the previous network and you cannot use your Nigerian sim anymore.

Factory unlocked means you can use any sim at anytime

I mistakenly restored a wwu iPhone due to ignorance now it won’t activate how can I go about it

But how can one differentiate or identify these three is one wants to purchase an iphone.

Jung:

Chip unlocking uses a special chip to bypass the network lock on iPhones. This is because the phones are under contract, and only full payment of the contract will remove the network restrictions. The chip allows you to bypass all that, but you can only use one network per chip.

World wide unlock enables you use any sim with the phone, but you must never ever factory reset the phone, as doing this will lock the phone back to the previous network and you cannot use your Nigerian sim anymore.

Factory unlocked means you can use any sim at anytime

Hormor14:


I mistakenly restored a wwu iPhone due to ignorance now it won’t activate how can I go about it

Have u been able to unlock it
And how did u go about it

ojehmario1969:


Have u been able to unlock it
And how did u go about it

No

Hormor14:

No

Iphone what

jaido007:
But how can one differentiate or identify these three is one wants to purchase an iphone.

Before buying the phone, make sure you flash it, if it works fine after then you know you are getting a Factory unlocked phone( the best variant).
Once you are even about to flash it the person selling would open up to you

Jung:

Chip unlocking uses a special chip to bypass the network lock on iPhones. This is because the phones are under contract, and only full payment of the contract will remove the network restrictions. The chip allows you to bypass all that, but you can only use one network per chip.

World wide unlock enables you use any sim with the phone, but you must never ever factory reset the phone, as doing this will lock the phone back to the previous network and you cannot use your Nigerian sim anymore.

Factory unlocked means you can use any sim at anytime

Wwu will lock the phone back when factory reseted. Please I want to know if there's is anything that can be done so I can start using again. Or is the phone gone forever from using Nigeria SIM ?. Please someone help me explain this. Thanks

Prince3:


Wwu will lock the phone back when factory reseted. Please I want to know if there's is anything that can be done so I can start using again. Or is the phone gone forever from using Nigeria SIM ?. Please someone help me explain this. Thanks

You'll have to wwu it again if you reset it.

Elxandre:

You'll have to wwu it again if you reset it.

Ok, thanks so much. I appreciate

This happen to me, I FU the phone because WWU wasn't available then

Prince3:


Wwu will lock the phone back when factory reseted. Please I want to know if there's is anything that can be done so I can start using again. Or is the phone gone forever from using Nigeria SIM ?. Please someone help me explain this. Thanks