Iphone 5 locked to AT & T, anyway to unlock it for NZ carriers without paying?

I have an Iphone 5 given to me by a friend in USA when I was over there but when i put my telecom sim card into it I get a message saying it is locked to AT&T is there any free software or way to unlock it to be used in NZ carriers.

That is something AT&T would have to do. I would call customer care.

Nope. Either your friend would have to request AT&T unlock it (assuming it is paid off for/off contract) or you would have to go through sites like Chronic Unlocks for it to work.

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