unlock G1 / simlock G1 - G1 General

Hello,
I´am from Austria and i have a rooted G1.
I have a contract with T-Mobile Austria and i can use the phone only with a sim card from them.
I want to know, if it is possible that i can unlock my G1 for all other provider?

slekk said:
Hello,
I´am from Austria and i have a rooted G1.
I have a contract with T-Mobile Austria and i can use the phone only with a sim card from them.
I want to know, if it is possible that i can unlock my G1 for all other provider?
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yes you can. either call t-mobile up or go thru one of the providers on ebay.

Ok and is there also any way, without some costs?

slekk said:
Ok and is there also any way, without some costs?
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In the US you can call T-mobile as long as your account has been active for 90 days and in good standings and they will give you the code for free. I dont know how it is where you are.

i fought my fight trying to unlock my G1 without any costs and it didn't work out, finally i settled for an online sim unlock code order.
i got mine from http://www.gsmliberty.net/shop/
extremely fast delivery and worked like a charm

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How to unlock the blackstone?

Hello anyone knows how to unlock the Blackstone?
many thanks
HTC Touch HD
Me too, how to unlock the HTC Touch HD locked to Oange?
TA
there this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=430048
HTC Touch HD
XeonSX said:
there this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=430048
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I meant a cheap unlocking!
IF you mean free then I dont know but theres a link to 22$ unlocking service, not too much.
zmalach said:
I meant a cheap unlocking!
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thats the cheapest so far ... unless you ask your carrier for the sim unlock code. I know in US your carrier has to give it to you after 3 months of service don't know about UK regulations.
thesire said:
thats the cheapest so far ... unless you ask your carrier for the sim unlock code. I know in US your carrier has to give it to you after 3 months of service don't know about UK regulations.
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Only here they are alllowed to charge you for it, 20 pounds for orange unlock code but thats not even posssible as the phone is only a month old in the UK I think
XeonSX said:
Only here they are alllowed to charge you for it, 20 pounds for orange unlock code but thats not even posssible as the phone is only a month old in the UK I think
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aah that sucks ... sorry .. That was a suggestion for op as he didn't want to pay the 50 (wait it out another 2 months ).
UK providers
UK phone providers Orange - will ask for the full value of the contract to unlock it - ie if you have 12 months left at £30 then £360 for the code + unlock fee £20 quidish.
Not sure about T-Mo - but i believe at the end of the contract they will give it for free, but dont say your going to another network, as they'll charge you for the privilidge.
Been there done that... htccode.com appear to be the cheapest at present at £15.
Reviews of service appear to be very positive!
crystal_clear said:
UK phone providers Orange - will ask for the full value of the contract to unlock it - ie if you have 12 months left at £30 then £360 for the code + unlock fee £20 quidish.
Not sure about T-Mo - but i believe at the end of the contract they will give it for free, but dont say your going to another network, as they'll charge you for the privilidge.
Been there done that... htccode.com appear to be the cheapest at present at £15.
Reviews of service appear to be very positive!
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Found this Forum whilst looking for quick way to unlock HTC Touch HD - follwed this recommendation and it's unlocked From sending Paypal payment to getting code took about 5 mins - made contact via MSN and they are really good - if anyone is going to do this, saves asking them the same question as I did - when you enter the unlock code it'll say it's accepted but will then say it's locked again - enter the code once more - that'll do it
hi
i need help i recently got a HTC Touch HD on a orange UK contract 18th of december to be precise from buymobilephones.net. The problem is i cannot unlock it i have tried (unlock-HTC.com0 and (htccode.com) both of them gave me the same code for my phone and it didnt work i have attempted it 7 times now and my phone has a long time out in order to try again please is anything i am doing wrong or do i have install something before inserting a sim locked card i am in the process with htccode to see if they can do anything for me or is it a case that the unlocking code isnt available i prepared to pay a donation or what ever it is to get it unlocked thanks.
HT
devioust said:
hi
i need help i recently got a HTC Touch HD on a orange UK contract 18th of december to be precise from buymobilephones.net. The problem is i cannot unlock it i have tried (unlock-HTC.com0 and (htccode.com) both of them gave me the same code for my phone and it didnt work i have attempted it 7 times now and my phone has a long time out in order to try again please is anything i am doing wrong or do i have install something before inserting a sim locked card i am in the process with htccode to see if they can do anything for me or is it a case that the unlocking code isnt available i prepared to pay a donation or what ever it is to get it unlocked thanks.
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I have the owner of HTC Code on my MSN Messenger contacts - I will quiz him about this and then get back to you mate... hang on. I intended to use HTCCODE as well upon delivery of my handset.
HTC Code
devioust said:
hi
i need help i recently got a HTC Touch HD on a orange UK contract 18th of december to be precise from buymobilephones.net. The problem is i cannot unlock it i have tried (unlock-HTC.com0 and (htccode.com) both of them gave me the same code for my phone and it didnt work i have attempted it 7 times now and my phone has a long time out in order to try again please is anything i am doing wrong or do i have install something before inserting a sim locked card i am in the process with htccode to see if they can do anything for me or is it a case that the unlocking code isnt available i prepared to pay a donation or what ever it is to get it unlocked thanks.
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I have the owner of HTC Code on my MSN Messenger contacts - I will quiz him about this and then get back to you mate... hang on. I intended to use HTCCODE as well upon delivery of my handset.
What's funny, I bought my HD at Bouygues Telecom in Paris. They claimed it's locked to them. Once I came to the hotel and inserted my SIM card - it worked with no problems. They lied! Actually, I think the same thing was at Fnac. They had two versions of the phone - locked to one of French providers for EUR 589 and unlocked for EUR 699. I guess it was the same phone. I bought my one for 549, flashed to WWE and it works like a charm!
its illegal
In france, its against the law to sell phones that are locked
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In france, its against the law to sell phones that are locked
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huh????? I get plenty of phones LOCKED to french networks from visitors here in Canada! what r u talking about?

Unlocking the Samsung Galaxy S I9000

This thread had to appear at somepoint.
I will soon have a phone from A1 Austria, so..
Anyone had success unlocking the phone already?
There are unlocking code sites, but not one of them offers a straight code for A1 of Austria for example. I guess you could get a code for unlocking a T-Mobile or Orange phone.
rkantos said:
This thread had to appear at somepoint.
I will soon have a phone from A1 Austria, so..
Anyone had success unlocking the phone already?
There are unlocking code sites, but not one of them offers a straight code for A1 of Austria for example. I guess you could get a code for unlocking a T-Mobile or Orange phone.
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you can just pay the operator a fee to unlock, otherwise it has to be rooted first.
Got mine on Monday, from Vodafone and popped my old orange sim in while waiting for my number to port and it worked so the 16gb from Vodafone is unlocked or I got extremely lucky
Lamatrast said:
Got mine on Monday, from Vodafone and popped my old orange sim in while waiting for my number to port and it worked so the 16gb from Vodafone is unlocked or I got extremely lucky
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Yea, some of them have never been locked by the operator. But the rest of them have.
For example Saunalahti here in Finland doesn't lock their HTC phones. They say it saves them money.
sundip said:
you can just pay the operator a fee to unlock, otherwise it has to be rooted first.
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What you mean by rooting first? Could the phone be unlocked if rooted?
Lamatrast said:
Got mine on Monday, from Vodafone and popped my old orange sim in while waiting for my number to port and it worked so the 16gb from Vodafone is unlocked or I got extremely lucky
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Does it have the Vodafone start up animation & any other voda crap on it. Thanks
zen123 said:
Does it have the Vodafone start up animation & any other voda crap on it. Thanks
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None at all, no external badging and no internal ROM changes.
damianarnold said:
None at all, no external badging and no internal ROM changes.
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So its basically an unlocked vanilla handset
rkantos, any news on the A1 locked version of the Galaxy s?
zen123 said:
So its basically an unlocked vanilla handset
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Mine's the same, so unless Lamatrast got it from the Reading Oracle Vodafone shop and they randomly had a batch of unlocked ones, Voda don't seem to be branding or locking them at all. Have tested with Voda, T-Mob and O2 sims and they all work fine.
Hiya
Is buying an unlock code the only way to unlock the phone? Or is there a more reliable way? Even if it's more complicated
Hey its not just Vodafone
Got my new Galaxy S from Orange, FREE on a £15 a month contract, (think they messed up). Tried to get a code to unlock it, and the guy said the "number" wasn't in their database.
Saw this thread, and thought hey what the hell, tried my 3 card in it and it's not locked either! strange thing is though, it has the specific orange apps (including Orange Maps) pre-loaded.
There is a GOD after all.
Just bought a brand new virgin contract card off ebay and put my orange sim in it, its not locked either, nice surprise Now to compare it to my desire!
keeping my fingers crossed for the Bell Vibrant (SGS i9000 850), hoping it is unlocked out of the box
so Bell's Samsung Galaxy S is not unlocked. Does anyone know how I can get it unlocked?
thanks.
via turbo sim / isim and other alikes, until some one can complete the software unlock
What would be the turbo sim / isim?
What about those apps on the market, like Galaxy_S Unlock?
I have to admit I am a little skeptic about them, but they have decent reviews and I am a noobie, so...
Just install and run Galaxy_S Unlock from the market. Worked for me on Gingerbread 2.3.4 and 3UK. I can use any sim now.

Unlock Motorola Droid Pro

Hello everybody,
I'm currently thinking about to import the Pro to Germany. But the phone is only available at Verizon. Those phones are locked. If I am right, the lock is for SIM cards, because Verizon operates w/o SIM cards, correct?! I found some unlock companies over the net, but noone is able to unlock the Pro from Verizon.
How is the lock removalble? This is not software based, so that rooting the phone and flashing a custom ROM will not help?! Only the method by entering the correct code?! So I have to check for unlocked phones, which are really expensive... Or is that SIM lock only for US Networks and in Germany it would work?!
Thanks for help.
You simply call Verizon and tell them you're going to spend some extended time in Europe and you want the ability to unlock the phone and change out the SIM card so you can use the phone as a local phone without all the charges, etc. They'll then tell you that you won't have the Verizon guarantee of service, etc., if you remove the SIM card while overseas. But the cost savings is definitely worth it.
Interestingly, I didn't actually "unlock" my phone as I've done with Blackberries in the past. They gave me a code to use when and if I ever insert a foreign SIM card in the phone. At that time, it will prompt me for the unlock code.
I've been using mine for 2 weeks now in Portugal, I bought it on eBay and I believe that the seller got the code straight from Verizon. No issues so far, although the coverage is poor IMO. Other than that, I wish the battery could last a bit longer, but I'm already used to having to charge it every night.
I am living in Germany and would like to import this phone too, but I dont know where to buy it? I dont want to buy anything on eBay!
Thanks in advance
i have my droid pro since 5 days. From ebay.com
Unlock costs 8 usd and now my o2 germany sim works
pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/greddy7/MotorolaDroidPro
greddy said:
i have my droid pro since 5 days. From ebay.com
Unlock costs 8 usd and now my o2 germany sim works
pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/greddy7/MotorolaDroidPro
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So can you provide the site that got it unlocked for you?
Unlocking / subsidy code
Yes, please let us know where you got the unlock code. I'll buy you a beer next time I'm in Munich
this man can do it
wrote to [email protected]
What is the process for entering the unlock code? Do I need a non-Verizon SIM card in there?
yes, you need a non-Verizon SIM card
greddy said:
this man can do it
wrote to [email protected]
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I personally recommend this guy SwiftUnlock for your Motorola Droid Pro. He got me the unlock code in no time. Now everything is working perfectly on my Motorola Droid Pro. Using it in Mumbai, India on GSM + EDGE
Jibreil said:
I personally recommend this guy SwiftUnlock for your Motorola Droid Pro. He got me the unlock code in no time. Now everything is working perfectly on my Motorola Droid Pro. Using it in Mumbai, India on GSM + EDGE
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Why EDGE only? Are you not getting 3G speeds?
rafeee2 said:
Why EDGE only? Are you not getting 3G speeds?
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My service provider has yet not started 3G services here. Its in the pipeline and should be ON anytime before 31st
Ohh OK. No worries, I hope you get it soon.
Jibreil said:
I personally recommend this guy SwiftUnlock for your Motorola Droid Pro. He got me the unlock code in no time. Now everything is working perfectly on my Motorola Droid Pro. Using it in Mumbai, India on GSM + EDGE
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Hey man. Can you tell me the format of the unlock code? I don't need the unlock code itself, just its length, numerals only or alphanumeric, etc...
rafeee2 said:
Hey man. Can you tell me the format of the unlock code? I don't need the unlock code itself, just its length, numerals only or alphanumeric, etc...
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8 digit numerical code.
Jibreil said:
8 digit numerical code.
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Exactly what I needed, thanks man
rafeee2 said:
Exactly what I needed, thanks man
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Are you creating an app that generates unlock codes for Verizon Droid Pro?
Jibreil said:
Are you creating an app that generates unlock codes for Verizon Droid Pro?
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I wish! No, I'm getting a Pro off eBay and the seller has already mailed me what he claims is the unlock code. I wanted to make sure he did not just send me a bogus number.
Using it on Sprint network in the US?
I have been desperately wanting to get my hands on an android based physical keyboard candy bar phone for a long time. I finally found this amazing phone and am wondering if this can be used with sprint in the US. I am not willing to change carriers and if that is the case I will just have to wait for another one of the same type to be available on sprint. Sad is the case! Please let me know if using this phone on sprint is possible.
Thanks
Ted

[Q] Unlocking The HD2?

How would you accomplish this when T-Mobile denies to give you a unlock code?
And Would it keep the SIM unlock while switching between different OSes?
Simple as using this service to source code direct from HTC.
Use these guys as have always been quick & have given us good support ...
Codes supplied fully unlock & once unlocked you are perminantly unlocked & switching OSes will not relock device
Will this work in the US?
Sent from my HTC HD2 using xda premium
Yes, unlocked a few HD2 Tmous US handsets with them ... Even handled south korean HTC handsets that no one else would touch ...
I'll try, thank you for your time
Sent from my HTC HD2 using xda premium
Ebay had them a few weeks ago for only $5. If you have a account with T-Mobile there is no reason why they shouldn't give you the code. I would call up and speak to someone else. I can't tell you how many times i've not heard something i wanted to hear from someone at T-Mobile and hung up, then called back and got the responce i was looking for. If they still wont you can still end up trying ebay. There are several online ones too that would be cheaper then going through HTC.
htccraze said:
Ebay had them a few weeks ago for only $5. If you have a account with T-Mobile there is no reason why they shouldn't give you the code. I would call up and speak to someone else. I can't tell you how many times i've not heard something i wanted to hear from someone at T-Mobile and hung up, then called back and got the responce i was looking for. If they still wont you can still end up trying ebay. There are several online ones too that would be cheaper then going through HTC.
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I don't have an account on T-Mobile is why they didn't.
vidupakalena said:
To Unlock HTC HD2 use Unlock code...Visit the site Theunlockarena.com/htc/rs13wp8/ get the unlock code and unlock it easily.Then use with any gsm network sim card.
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Not at those prices !!! 37USD & up :-O
Either look on eBay or use PDAMagician Unlocking
Its in Euro..?
Mister B said:
Not at those prices !!! 37USD & up :-O
Either look on eBay or use PDAMagician Unlocking
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At PDAMagician unlocking, its in euro, does this work on USD credit cards?
$$$$
KShion619 said:
At PDAMagician unlocking, its in euro, does this work on USD credit cards?
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Sure it does, don't worry!:highfive:
KShion619 said:
At PDAMagician unlocking, its in euro, does this work on USD credit cards?
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I assume it works on almost all credit & debit cards worldwide, we do work devices by them & pay via Thai Baht debit card & conversion is all handled during the payment stage so very simple & easy. Always had working codes from these people too & good delivery times, if you supply a mobile number with correct international dialling code they sms you the code too.

[Q] Where to get cheap SIM card so I can unlock phone????

Hi,
I am not technically inclined. I need to get my Samsung Galaxy SGHI1337 unlocked.
I am ready to pay for the unlocking service. But all my friends and families are on AT&T network like I am.
Where can I get a non-AT&T SIM card cheap to get my phone unlocked via cellunlocker.net? I only have access to an old, never-activated AT&T SIM card.
I know cellunlocker gives you 3 options, but I heard inserting a non-AT&T SIM card is the most successful route.
Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friend, co-worker / friend, classmate.
go to a store and tell them you want to unlock it because your contract is up in a couple months and you want to make sure you can use their service, they prob have one in the store thats even activated for testing purposes.
just a few thoughts off top of my head.
Thanks!
MoodSwinger said:
Friend, co-worker / friend, classmate.
go to a store and tell them you want to unlock it because your contract is up in a couple months and you want to make sure you can use their service, they prob have one in the store thats even activated for testing purposes.
just a few thoughts off top of my head.
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All my friends and families are at this point are on AT&T network. It really sucks. Asked some friends' friends....they are scared of loaning me the SIM.
But thanks for the idea of going to a store instead!! I have not even thought of that one.
Another Quick Question
MoodSwinger said:
Friend, co-worker / friend, classmate.
go to a store and tell them you want to unlock it because your contract is up in a couple months and you want to make sure you can use their service, they prob have one in the store thats even activated for testing purposes.
just a few thoughts off top of my head.
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I called TMobile. They said they sell a SIM card for $10.00 at the store. After that, I will need to activate the service at the store.
The problem is I am fine with AT&T since I get special discount through relatives working for AT&T. I just want to get phone unlocked so I can take it with me to Europe.
But does the SIM have to be activated for the unlocking purpose? If not, I can just buy a TMobile SIM and unlock, right?
Thanks a lot in advance!
confused2014 said:
I called TMobile. They said they sell a SIM card for $10.00 at the store. After that, I will need to activate the service at the store.
The problem is I am fine with AT&T since I get special discount through relatives working for AT&T. I just want to get phone unlocked so I can take it with me to Europe.
But does the SIM have to be activated for the unlocking purpose? If not, I can just buy a TMobile SIM and unlock, right?
Thanks a lot in advance!
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Go to a mall or T-mobile kiosk and get a $10 prepaid sim. They should activate it where you buy it.
Yeah like ^^he said^^, I was more thinking walk into a place, a kiosk is a good idea too, when they see you face to face and you deal with a "person" they do things a bit different than give the "company response" over the phone.
Not sure of where you live, but I heard they sell Straight Talk sims at Walmart now...don't know myself. but I think they are like $7.
Also maybe an easier time walking into a MVNO, like Boost or Metro PCS or one of those where you can Bring Your Own Phone and just tell them you want to unlock it and see if it will work with their service before your contract is up. But you have better luck going in and standing in front of the person IMO.
Good Luck.
I stopped at a T-Mobile store and said I was looking to change to them from AT&T and they gave me a sim to unlock the phones with. I guess it depends on who you talk to.
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If your on att you can order a prepaid sim off eBay for $0.99 just make sure its one compatible with tmo for example and not att and it will work for phone unlocking. For example http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-SPOT-MO...MOBILE-4G-UNLIMITED-iPhone-4-4S-/190892268791 good luck
wickedninjalo said:
If your on att you can order a prepaid sim off eBay for $0.99 just make sure its one compatible with tmo for example and not att and it will work for phone unlocking. For example http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-SPOT-MO...MOBILE-4G-UNLIMITED-iPhone-4-4S-/190892268791 good luck
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Do I need to actually activate any plan on the simcard? Or it will connect to network out of the box, if unlock was successful?
darshakk said:
Do I need to actually activate any plan on the simcard? Or it will connect to network out of the box, if unlock was successful?
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Nah you shouldn't need to activate it. Just pop it in and it should recognize that it's a SIM that isn't supported (tmo based) by the network your locked to (att) and it should ask for the unlock code and you can proceed with whatever unlocking procedure your using.
I've done this on a gs1, Infuse, and a gs3. For selling purposes. An unlocked device is alot easier to sell, that's why I did it. Haven't done it to my gs4... Yet. But it should work just the same.
wickedninjalo said:
Nah you shouldn't need to activate it. Just pop it in and it should recognize that it's a SIM that isn't supported (tmo based) by the network your locked to (att) and it should ask for the unlock code and you can proceed with whatever unlocking procedure your using.
I've done this on a gs1, Infuse, and a gs3. For selling purposes. An unlocked device is alot easier to sell, that's why I did it. Haven't done it to my gs4... Yet. But it should work just the same.
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Awesome, that's exactly what I was searching for this whole morning. I'll order one and unlock it. Thanks
darshakk said:
Awesome, that's exactly what I was searching for this whole morning. I'll order one and unlock it. Thanks
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Glad to help
Straight talk has like a kit and they send you the sim cards from the various carriers, my mom recently tried to switch from at&t on her iphone (crapple) to straight talk because it would be cheaper, then the week before she was going to cancel her at&t plan, her at&t work discount went from 19% to 50% off her bill so... but yeah came with a sim kit and all, just not the unlock code
mejakola said:
Straight talk has like a kit and they send you the sim cards from the various carriers, my mom recently tried to switch from at&t on her iphone (crapple) to straight talk because it would be cheaper, then the week before she was going to cancel her at&t plan, her at&t work discount went from 19% to 50% off her bill so... but yeah came with a sim kit and all, just not the unlock code
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Once your contact is up they might just give it to you if you ask. Those kits would never coming to unlock code. The first reason each code is different for each device. Second I'm sure they would have a lawsuit on their hands if they did. You can always just tell them you're going out of the country and need the unlock code to use the cell phone over there.
but in the end it's so much more fun in hacking to get to device unlocked on your own. But again that's my own opinion.
99 cents for several different ones at http://pickyoursim.com/
I had Verizon at one point and I wanted a new sim card so I just went to the closest Verizon retail store and asked for another one. They asked me why and I told them that I was having network problems so they gave me a free one.
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