How to check if an iPhone is locked before buying it?
Posted on 2nd Jul 2022 10:02:23 in Samsung, iCloud, General, Apple

We've seen it a lot. You go to Facebook Marketplace and you try and find a cheap iPhone. When you finally meet someone, they tell you the iPhone just ran out of charge but it's fully functional. What do you do? Do you buy it and hope that the person is telling the truth? Is there any other way for you to check before buying it? The answer is yes!

You can use our free database checker to find out if an Apple device (iPhone, iPad, iWatch, etc) is still registered to someone's iCloud account or not. It doesn't matter if the phone is out of charge or completely smashed up.

All you need to do is get their serial number or IMEI number. Where do you find out this information? You can find it from the back of their iPhone or iPad or under the SIM tray. You can also find it through settings, the dialer, and one other place. See all the pics here for the different models and where you can find the serial or IMEI.

Now, once you know the IMEI or Serial number, simply go to www.networkfreedom.co.uk and check instantly to see if that iDevice is still registered or not.

No more taking risks. Checking is free, so why not do it?

If you want to see if an iPhone is blacklisted or not, here's a cheap way to check, costing only .99p. It'll tell you if someone bought a phone from a network and stopped paying the bills. A blacklisted iPhone will not work on any networks in the UK. So always be diligent and check before buying.