How do I unlock an iPhone 5 to any network?

Couldn't I just buy a code online to unlock the phone?

 

nope, those things are bs. You need factory unlock, if the phone was stolen, or not out of contract and swapped out you can't get factory unlock not can you get international unlock. You can try one of the online unlock companies... doubt it will work though.

 

Unlocking a phone is impossible, unless it came factory unlocked. When someone tells you that their phone is "unlocked" it generally means it is unlocked with a specific service provider.

Now there is some caveat to this - if it's on a GSM network, you MAY be able to find the service provider in your area and request that they look at it/activate it.

Also, iPhone 5 has SIM cards that you can remove (carefully) - SIM cards are what's used to activate the phone if I remember correctly...

Apparently Verizon's phones came unlocked without them having a plan on actually locking the phone to the provider. See here: http://www.macrumors.com/2012/09/24...s-required-by-fcc-network-access-regulations/

Anyways, I don't know much about this aside from the basics and what I can research from my computer.

 

take it to a phone shop they can do for sure, also if you google it there are some sites that do it online aswell they only ask for imei

 

Cdma models cannot be unlocked.
if not cdma take to local phone shop they will charge about $50 and do it

 

Jailbreaking is a legal act and can therefore be discussed on Sythe.