“- - - Overall - - -
Avoid this company like the plague. I'm my opinion, this company enforce deceptive practices to obscure pricing information, with additional fees being requested to unlock your device after paying £17.99. This is not a claim of truth, as to avoid the company from reporting another review like you can see across the whole of this page.
- - - Experience - - -
Initially, I found iphoneapprovedunlock.com from a simple Google Search for iPhone Unlock. I submitted the IMEI number and was presented with the only option available; Pre-Order Service.
Note that as of 18/01/2020, this is the description of the product:
- 24-72 hrs Delivery
- Direct Whitelisting on Apple's Database
- Permanent Factory Unlock
- Up to 30% Saving
Here's the things you get from this product from spending £17.99:
- 24-72 hrs Delivery
- An additional charge for £76.79 (inc VAT)
- No unlock if you do not pay £76.79
- No refund once you discover that the unlock is not included, which is put in their terms and conditions.
- An email confirming your phone is locked, and the carrier it's locked to.
- - - Contacting Support - - -
I contacted support immediately after reading reviews online about this company, requesting a full refund. At the time, the order status was at 20%, so therefore not fulfilled.
I got what seemed to me to be a canned response, which at the end stated "We are sorry if you have misunderstood our pre-order service. Prices for both service are stated on the price list on our website and explained in our terms of service which were agreed to at the point of purchase. This is an automated service so once the order is submitted a refund can not be issued for the pre-order."
They passed the issue over to me saying that I misunderstood their pre-order service, but looking through reviews online, you can see that it's an EXTREMELY common 'misunderstanding', which in my experience and my honest view, points again to deceptive practices.
I will happily remove this review upon a full refund being issued. My name is on this review, so you should know who this is.”
“scam, told one price to begin with that needed to pay only to be them told a much higher price. I decided to just take a loss instead of giving them all the xtra money. thanks for nothing”
“Paid 23 pound total fee then got an email 24 hours later saying they want an extra 74 pound absolute scam! Emailed them and they didn’t care atall sent a link to pay the 74!! Rubbish website horrible people scamming money off people”
“This isn’t to label this company bad . But they take money without nothing and ask for more continuously , it’s extortion ! I decided to take refund still to no avail no response from their so called customer care unit . Now I had to go to a expert Hackbyharley @ gmail com who helped me you can use him too .”
“Asked to adjust my review with veiled threat of legal action regarding my use of the word scam.
So it’s not a scam. Absolutely 100 percent not a scam.
Just to be clear, this isn’t a scam. They have my money, I don’t have an unlocked phone. But it’s not a scam.
The total cost isn't made clear at the point of contract, and they request further extortionate funds to complete the unlocking.”
“Scam
Scam! Absolutely shocking I paid £24.99 First to get my phone unlocked then the day after they said in order to receive my unlock code it’s a further £60. I explained that I couldn’t afford that and they didn’t care, very rude customer service. Noticed that bad reviews get blocked also I will be writing to watch dog about this one!!! It’s costs £20 if u take it to the shop so why they charge these ridiculous prices is beyond me”
“I know most of us might have been facing a lot in relationships about cheating partner and infidelity. Actually, I needed to make findings about my husband since i was feeling insecured then my friend from work introduced me to this private professional investigator named ‘Rafael’ and how he helped him with his findings and getting information in his relationship... I hired him and I was able to track, spy and get my husband’s location successfully without his knowledge, having full access to everything on his device, his text messages, listen to his calls and gaining access to his social media activities (both WhatsApp and Facebook).
I have no regrets in giving this recommendation as it worked for me and I strongly believe it might benefit anyone who needs it. You can contact Rafael on his mail with ‘Premiumspyglobal@ gmail. com’
He’s very effective and trusted.”
“Absolute scam! Ordered an unlock service for £23.99 and the next day they email and say they want an extra £130 to release the code. DO NOT ORDER FROM THESE SCAMMERS!”
“If I could, I would give no stars! STAY AWAY! DO NOT USE THIS SITE! The website requests a $39.99 pre-order fee. Their Terms and Conditions state that they may ask for a larger sum once their scan of the phone is complete. What they do not share is that the extra fee may be upwards of an additional $330, more that 900% of the Pre-Order amount. I tried to unlock an iPhone 5 and was expected to pay a total of $366 to complete the iCloud unlock. Not even a carrier unlock! Mind you the iPhone 5 is worth less than $100. I have now wasted $40 because I will not pay an extra $327 on a phone worth less than $100 and they refuse to refund even though an increase of 900% of the original fee was never mentioned in the Terms and Conditions. In my opinion, this website is a huge SCAM.”
“Hmm. Marriage is a sweet thing Infact the sweetest but when the problems arises it becomes the most difficult and disgusting thing and you detest your whole life especially when it comes to cheating . You can’t imagine your partner seeing a mistress at your back but gives you room to be suspicious at home , you start to guess indefinitely . You seem not to be able to get your mind off thinking about it or feeling very curious about what’s going on. The next question you should ask yourself is what is going on , is this true or am I imagining things ? That is the question I ask myself and I told you myself I’ll clear this things up my head . I made that my mission and I went for it . Thanks to Hackbyharley (@) Gmail com for the perfect service he rendered to me , I couldn’t believe it could be that detailed , even to the extent of retrieving pictures and videos from gallery and social media platforms , I got so excited and I got to clear my doubts . This is a great impact now on my decision making . Sometimes you really need to take bold steps , only you can do it no one will help you do it . Take the step and have faith . Thanks again Hackbyharley @ gmailcom”
“It’s good to know the truth about your partner’s sincerity. When I had a suspicion on my cheating ex, I spoke to premiumspyglobal@ Gmail com through email who helped me remotely access his phone to see the Call logs and Text messages, Imessage, GPS Tracking iOS and Andriod. I was able to know i have been living with a cheater all along, there is no need to stay with a cheater so I had to quit. If you need similar help contact Premium Spy Global”
“Unlock your iPhone for £19:99 it then adds vat and says it should take around 24Hrs . Email came back congratulations your iPhone is ready to unlock just another £58.79 to pay to complete . After lots of emails to and fro i gave in , lesson learnt its in the small print 🤬 . Read the small print everyone . I ended up getting it unlocked for nothing with a little help from the previous owner . Avoid !!!”
“Unlock your iPhone for £19:99 it then adds vat and says it should take around 24Hrs . Email came back congratulations your iPhone is ready to unlock just another £58.79 to pay to complete . After lots of emails to and fro i gave in , lesson learnt its in the small print 🤬 . Read the small print everyone . I ended up getting it unlocked for nothing with a little help from the previous owner . Avoid !!!”
“Picked Iphone approved unlock because of the good reviews and paid my £17.99 which I thought was fair. Now they want a further £52.79 to give me the unlock this was never stated and i will not be recommending or paying.”
“Like for many customers it seems, iphoneapprovedunlock.com has not been unlocked anything. They keep asking for more payments, they keep sending me weekly updates stating that their team are working hard, that my unlock will be ready in 7 days... But nothing. They are constantly "experiencing a high level of calls" so I have not been able to talk to anyone. This clearly "smell" like a scam... I have now asked for a full refund. I have also started legal action against the company. It my cost me far more than unlocking but it now is a matter of principle!”
“BEWARE Of What You Might Be Getting Into
I merely wanted an unlock on an old iPad 3. I paid the $18 initial fee, then an additional $40 to actually start the process. Over 9 months (from late November 2018), I got nothing except empty reassurances that my order would be completed "soon".
I finally got their attention when I posted a review on this site. I requested that they either unlock the iPad, or refund my payments, as outlined in their Terms & Conditions (not lost, stolen, blacklisted, serial number checked out with Apple, etc.).
Well, they wouldn't unlock the iPad because "the system crashed when the iCloud infrastructure was remodeled due to a worldwide server outage throughout last year and the beginning of this year."
They also said that they couldn't unlock because of the "new model and costs" for unlock activation. This was the response to my question of whether I was going to have pay any kind of 'final fee'.
So, they said that they would refund my $58 within 3-7 days. Well, I didn't get that either. So, I'm reposting a review and have notified them that I will not take it down until I receive my refund.
They did seem to be especially concerned about my review, as they requested it's removal in almost every reply.
I won't say "Don't Use..." because I'm sure it works for some people. I was not one of them. But BEWARE of what you might be getting into.”
“BEWARE Of What You Might Be Getting Into
I merely wanted an unlock on an old iPad 3. I paid the $18 initial fee, then an additional $40 to actually start the process. Over 9 months (from late November 2018), I got nothing except empty reassurances that my order would be completed "soon".
I finally got their attention when I posted a review on this site. I requested that they either unlock the iPad, or refund my payments, as outlined in their Terms & Conditions (not lost, stolen, blacklisted, serial number checked out with Apple, etc.).
Well, they wouldn't unlock the iPad because "the system crashed when the iCloud infrastructure was remodeled due to a worldwide server outage throughout last year and the beginning of this year."
They also said that they couldn't unlock because of the "new model and costs" for unlock activation. This was the response to my question of whether I was going to have pay any kind of 'final fee'.
So, they said that they would refund my $58 within 3-7 days. Well, I didn't get that either. So, I'm reposting a review and have notified them that I will not take it down until I receive my refund.
They did seem to be especially concerned about my review, as they requested it's removal in almost every reply.
I won't say "Don't Use..." because I'm sure it works for some people. I was not one of them. But BEWARE of what you might be getting into.”
