VIP PRICE POLICY Loading Why should I unlock my phone? Unlocking your cell phone has multiple benefits : It increases the resell value and marketability of your phone by not restricting the resell to a specific carrier, it allows the handset to work worldwide ( See What networks are compatible with my phone? it eliminates roaming charges by allowing you to switch to a local carrier in the local region. Is it Legal to unlock my phone? The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, introduced an exemption on November 27, 2006 specifically permitting unlocking of cellular devices. The exemption was scheduled to expire on October 27, 2009, but was extended on an interim basis, because the Register of Copyrights had not yet completed its triennial review of DMCA exemptions. In July 2010, the Librarian of Congress extended the DMCA exemption for another 3 years. Why is my phone locked? When the purchase price of the mobile phone to the consumer is subsidized with revenue from subscriptions, operators must recoup this investment before a subscriber terminates service. In order to secure their investments, GSM network providers implements a software feature called SIM Lock on the handset to prevent usage outside their network. Such subsidies are worth more than several hundred US dollars and in that's why carriers also charge an early termination fee; another form to recoup the subsidy investment. How do I know my phone is locked? Insert a SIM Card from a different carrier than the one your handset is using. When power up is complete the handset will display a message like those below if it SIM locked : - Enter Subsidy Code - Enter Unlock Code - Incorrect Sim Card - Insert Correct Sim Card - Invalid Smart Chip - Phone Restricted - Sim Network Unlock Code - Sim Network Unlock Pin - Special Code Required - Wrong Sim Card - Network Lock Control Key - Sim Password - Incompatible.
There use to be free unlocking calculators for the old phone models. But it seems that it's impossible to unlock a modern phone for free. What I don't understand is how it works nowadays. You have to send the IMEI to a reseller, then wait for days (1 to 5) to get your code back. I thought that smart hackers were profiting from their own unlocking calculators, created by themselves, but it seems that the delay getting the code is because some databases have to be accessed. And depending of the company that locked the phone that could be harder and more expensive to do. So, how does it really work? Who are the original sellers and unlocking code creators? Thanks! 29th January 2011, 07:43 AM | 2 Wish I could help. I'm also having to wait for my unlock code tio be sent.all I did was call up t mobile and asked about unlocking.have them the imei.they sent it to samsung and now I'm waiting for the code for my vibrant.it was all free. Sent from my SGH- T959 using XDA App 29th January 2011, 06:34 PM | 3 quot;: Originally Posted by saw01 Wish I could help. I'm also having to wait for my unlock code tio be sent.all I did was call up t mobile and asked about unlocking.have them the imei.they sent it to samsung and now I'm waiting for the code for my vibrant.it was all free. Sent from my SGH- T959 using XDA App What do you mean they sent it to Samsumg? Is there a way to cheat companies to unlock their own phones? 2nd February 2011, 12:49 PM | 4 Phones are simlocked to inibith usage of other sim cards different from the one of the operator that gave you the phone: on this we all agree BUT in all the countries it's possible to unlock the mobile after a definied time, in italy for example is 9 months under payment and 18 months for free after purchase just going to your operator: many people don't know this really simple mechanism. Here is the function of giving them your IMEI.
Guide on how to find IMEI in any phone.
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