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How to unlock O2 handsets

I will update this first post with details on how to unlock.
Method 1
Contract only.
Unlock via their website.
https://www.o2.co.uk/apps/help/help?qid=1&q1=2&route=unlocking
Apparently a one month waiting period, but no one has tried this yet.
Method 2
Contract only.
Unlock request via O2 customer service over phone. which department do you need to speak to? Can anyone help?
Is there still a one month waiting period?
Method 3
For contract or Pay as You Go.
http://www.mobileunlocked.co.uk/
Cost - £15.
Verified as working here
The one verified unlock via this method that we've seen took 11 minutes.
Thanks,
James

Link for contract unlock:
https://www.o2.co.uk/apps/help/help?qid=1&q1=2&route=unlocking

Thanks Saquib,
Anyone got any info on how to call them to ask for your phone to be unlocked?
Thanks,
James

do these handsets have any carrier bloatware on them because they are locked? Also if and when any updates happen are they likely to be delayed due to them being previously locked by O2?

Requested my contract unlock via Web Chat earlier - was told it would be approx 7 days
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Arent most unlocked? My handset only from O2 is.
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StuRoid said:
do these handsets have any carrier bloatware on them because they are locked? Also if and when any updates happen are they likely to be delayed due to them being previously locked by O2?
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They have the O2 wallpaper and splash screen. Thats it. Just flash the stock Rom thats on samfirmware if it delays updates.
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Hopefully, yes.
But this will help those that aren't....
James

Will this O2 version work on USA att?
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Is that URL right? Shouldn't it be unlockED.co.uk?

Thanks, fixed.

For those that might still be unsure, I just received my unlock code from mobileunlocked.co.uk - took about 4 hours but worked perfectly with very clear instructions.
thanks mobileunlocked!

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Just a quick tip for those who may have received this and it was locked to O2, managed to unlock mine a few days ago in about 5mins or so. just needed to root the phone which took a few minutes following the steps from this site http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056334, was pretty simple and easy even for someone like myself who had never done it before then all you need to do is download an app from the market called ' Galaxy S2 Sim Unlock ' by chainfire which finds the code for you. I didn't think it was going to work at first but to my surprise when i popped in my voda sim and entered the code... Baamm their it was an unlocked S2 in no time lol.
Hope this helps others, tried posting it on a few other threads were people where asking but couldn't as i only registered today. spread the word if you wish

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I did the exact same thing and it worked for mine.

I need to get mine unlocked somehow, should probably just root it but worried ill brick it or i won't be able to get it back to normal for the warranty. Does anone know how much o2 charge for the code, and yes they do delay the updates.
Cheers
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Just Purchased A R800A But I Have T-Mobile USA....Will It Work? If Not How?

Just got a brand new xperia play online for a sweet price. Noticed it says R800a in the listing. Did some google searches and it says ATT bands. I have T-Mobile i know i will get edge but can i just pop my sim in when i get the phone or do i need to find a way to unlock it. The phone is unopened. I saw other listings online that says unlocked. But the listing i won just said BRAND NEW SONY XPERIA PLAY R800a.
Any help i receive i will be grateful.

charlieb620 said:
Just got a brand new xperia play online for a sweet price. Noticed it says R800a in the listing. Did some google searches and it says ATT bands. I have T-Mobile i know i will get edge but can i just pop my sim in when i get the phone or do i need to find a way to unlock it. The phone is unopened. I saw other listings online that says unlocked. But the listing i won just said BRAND NEW SONY XPERIA PLAY R800a.
Any help i receive i will be grateful.
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If it's sim free you t-mobile sim will work, but i doubt you will get 3G/HSDPA. either way you can alway get it unlocked

AndroHero said:
If it's sim free you t-mobile sim will work, but i doubt you will get 3G/HSDPA. either way you can alway get it unlocked
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i just watched a review of the r800a on youtube and the guy said its unbranded and unlocked. i guess the next thing i just need to do is root it and the bootloader.

charlieb620 said:
i just watched a review of the r800a on youtube and the guy said its unbranded and unlocked. i guess the next thing i just need to do is root it and the bootloader.
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I doubt that very much I've also got an r800a and it wasn't debranded and unlocked i had to do it all myself
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thatsupnow said:
I doubt that very much I've also got an r800a and it wasn't debranded and unlocked i had to do it all myself
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did you get yours from a carrier or from the google io. i bought mine from someone that attended the event, and he says it was unbranded and unlocked. when he turned it on it just said sony ericcson and went to the home screen. is that branded? can you post pics of urs?

charlieb620 said:
did you get yours from a carrier or from the google io. i bought mine from someone that attended the event, and he says it was unbranded and unlocked. when he turned it on it just said sony ericcson and went to the home screen. is that branded? can you post pics of urs?
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No I bought mine from a sony store and it was apparently branded Rogers but I've debranded since with generic fw. But from everything I've read the r800a's were mostly carrier specific in those part of the world but maybe I'm wrong, and plus if you got it direct from a google io then I would hope it was debranded and unlocked cause Howe do they know what carrier you on?
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whered you buy it from

nazai123 said:
whered you buy it from
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Google io and its unlocked unbranded but I sold already
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Xperia PLAY Prototype on eBay...

Just bought it...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/121049115364?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Swag
Does that mean you can hook it up to a TV?
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Xperia Player said:
Swag
Does that mean you can hook it up to a TV?
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No... its just an early version of the AT&T model. Whats funny is my current R800x model build is 18th week of 2011, this AT&T model is 11th week of 2011, so despite AT&T coming out 4 months after VZ... this ones older then my current R800x.

ozzmanj1 said:
No... its just an early version of the AT&T model. Whats funny is my current R800x model build is 18th week of 2011, this AT&T model is 11th week of 2011, so despite AT&T coming out 4 months after VZ... this ones older then my current R800x.
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Maybe I'm thinking of developers model or something.

Looks the same, whats the difference?
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bhavei said:
Looks the same, whats the difference?
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For starters it doesn't have AT&T branding but is a preproduction model of AT&T. Bootloader is unlocked.
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ozzmanj1 said:
For starters it doesn't have AT&T branding but is a preproduction model of AT&T. Bootloader is unlocked.
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Nice catch I would love to not have ATT on the back (of the one I havent bought yet..)

Seller emailed m some photos, showing AT&T on the screen, boot up and so forth. So it does use AT&T but none of the AT&T branding (thank God) and best part... bootloader unlocked.

So the guy emailed me and said that he checked and the decice bootloader is locked. So I went to the SOny unlock site and typed in the phones IMEI and it gave me the unlock code.
It may be because this is a pre-production model but it is AT&T and Sony's site gave me an unlock code in my gmail... would anyone with an AT&T Xperia PLAY be willing to take a look at the sony unlock site and see if they are unlocking AT&T phones?
http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/unlocking-boot-loader

that's weird, a prototype phone is ALWAYS unlocked, for tests etc. it is needed.

nickholtus said:
that's weird, a prototype phone is ALWAYS unlocked, for tests etc. it is needed.
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Yeah well, the guy emailed me informing me he shipped it, but that he checked again and now he's not sure if its unlocked or not. The fact its a preproduction model should be unlocked. I will have it by Friday, so I will take a look. If it is locked I have the code now. I'll update this thread on whether its locked or unlocked when I get it.

Sony gives the unlock key, but if you can't enter fastboot mode, its not of any use.

eksasol said:
Sony gives the unlock key, but if you can't enter fastboot mode, its not of any use.
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Yes, I am aware that if fastboot mode is locked out the key is no good. However this is a very early model, manufactured 8th week of 2011 and it has no AT&T branding, despite having AT&T firmware. Plus as it is a prototype then it should be completely unlocked as it would need to be for beta testing.

Xperia Player said:
Swag
Does that mean you can hook it up to a TV?
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As I have received several emails asking if the prototype has HDMI out, from what I can gather of the pictures I uploaded (Post 8) it does not have HDMI... I will be recieving it tomorrow and will post my thoughts on it but again according to the photos, no HDMI.... and for the record I am not expecting it too....

Phone arrived today Bootloader was unlocked but it was not sim unlocked, guess AT&T didnt want beta testers using it on T-Mobile. Paid $7 to unlock sim and am now running NXT lite and I am amazed at how many choices/options GSM users have over CDMA users..... its nuts..
Now I just have to wait until my contract with VZ is done in 3 weeks.

What are the benefits over a GSM device to a CDMA one then? If you already had an Xperia Play why did you need a new one?
Gotta admit, that HDMI port would've been nice...

There is no HDMI port on this play. The reason I bought the new play is because I will be moving from Verizon to T-Mobile. And Verizon play wont work on tmo
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Hey I just bought an unlocked one off amazon,
Not sure if Im still going to have to unlock it using Sony site or what. If I have too Ill post back with my results.

sirkingchase said:
Hey I just bought an unlocked one off amazon,
Not sure if Im still going to have to unlock it using Sony site or what. If I have too Ill post back with my results.
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Do you mean the R800i unlocked or R800at unlocked. Either way they are sim unlocked only, not bootloader unlocked. You can't unlock the bootloader of the R800at from Sony website because it can't get into fastboot mode, however the R800i is possible.

PAYG Razr i from Three in the UK

Hi
I've just received one of the Razr I phones on offer from Three UK for £149 + £10 topup ordered online. People might like to know that the phone I received is an unbranded UK Retail model with 4.1.2 and UNLOCKED. I've tried it with Virgin, T-Mobile & Tesco SIMs and it works fine. Very pleased so far.
Cheers - Andy

Yea problem is you cant unlock the bootloaders try it yourself so no modding.

jutley said:
Yea problem is you cant unlock the bootloaders try it yourself so no modding.
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Yep, aware of that. Should have made clear that I meant it was not SIM locked. Modding always seems to bring me grief so I'm quite happy to keep it standard as a reliable phone/internet browser/navigation device. :fingers-crossed:
Cheers Andy

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Yea problem is you cant unlock the bootloaders try it yourself so no modding.
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Hi,
are you totally sure that ALL of the Three PAYG Motorola Razr i-s can NOT be unlocked considering their bootloader? Why?
I plan to purchase one, but I knew nothing about this... Would I miss anything important if it remains locked?

sxxorp said:
Hi,
are you totally sure that ALL of the Three PAYG Motorola Razr i-s can NOT be unlocked considering their bootloader? Why? How do you know that all of them are with unlockable bootloader?
That's why they're so cheap? I plan to purchase one, but I knew nothing about this...
Would I miss anything important if it remains locked?
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What was said above is not correct. See the bootloader thread.

rockmonkey1973 said:
What was said above is not correct. See the bootloader thread.
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Which thread? Can you give the link of the thread that confirms this, please?
I've only found one mostly with older posts: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32576654 I think this not the one you mentioned.

I have just unlocked my locked bootloader, having bought the phone like the op from 3.
The fault with generating the unlock code was with Moto.
Now mine is unlocked, rooted and CWM installed.
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Yes, I can see how this grow into rumour, this is the aforementioned thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2377175
Problem solved

vimesUK said:
I have just unlocked my locked bootloader, having bought the phone like the op from 3.
The fault with generating the unlock code was with Moto.
Now mine is unlocked, rooted and CWM installed.
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By the way: can everybody confirm that the 'Razr i' purchased from Three is SIM-Unlocked (without their official unlocking process)?
That would be great help if I could be sure

sxxorp said:
By the way: can everybody confirm that the 'Razr i' purchased from Three is SIM-Unlocked (without their official unlocking process)?
That would be great help if I could be sure
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Yep, I received mine yesterday and the label on the Box and About Phone page shows it to be a normal UK Retail version and mine definitely wasn't SIM locked as in OP. I'm currently using a Tesco (O2) PAYG SIM to use remaining credit before porting to 3. I've also tested with T-Mobile & Virgin and it works fine.
Cheers - Andy

Thanks for the details Andy!
Can anyone else confirm?

sxxorp said:
Thanks for the details Andy!
Can anyone else confirm?
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I can! Bought one a few weeks ago and tried a GiffGaff sim out of curiosity and it worked! Great!
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yeah mine is sim unlocked too. bought it from three in uk
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jonezy8873 said:
yeah mine is sim unlocked too. bought it from three in uk
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Thanks guys for the helpful (and fortunately positive) replies. Now I'm brave enough to turn the question by 180°:
is there anybody, whose device that has been bought from Three (especially Pay As You Go) was SIM-locked?
(I hope the thread's intensity becomes weaker).

funny enough yes. i bought one for my mrs today and after commenting only a few hours ago i thought i should try. so i put a giffgaff sim in it and it asked for unlock code??????
so i tryed with a EE sim and asked same again.
then i put the 3 sim back in got it all set up with google sync and apps etc and tryed again wigh sims and hey presto it worked????????
whats that all about?
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I must've missed out on that as they're showing as £249.99 now. Shame really as I'm thinking about moving from GG to Three.
Instead I've picked up one from the Orange ebay store (£169.99 with £20 credit included). Seems like unlock codes can be picked up cheaply enough too - here's hoping the Orange branding isn't overboard.

Biohead said:
I must've missed out on that as they're showing as £249.99 now. Shame really as I'm thinking about moving from GG to Three.
Instead I've picked up one from the Orange ebay store (£169.99 with £20 credit included). Seems like unlock codes can be picked up cheaply enough too - here's hoping the Orange branding isn't overboard.
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Hi, I had to do the same, because my UK contact was late by one day (she could go for the phone on 1st Aug 2013, offer ended at 31st July...), so I've ordered from Play.com with free Pillips BT speaker (http://www.play.com/stores/ChitterChatter/listing/828995144). +10Ł & Locked, but still satisfactory offer. When do you get yours? I've never thought of Orange branding... can it be disturbing?
And from where do you buy trustworthy unlock code? I'll need sth like that, too!

I bought mine from the "official" Orange UK eBay store - which is run by ChitterChatter, the same company in your play.com link. I'm hoping it gets delivered at some point this week.
There's quite a few sellers advertising an XT890 unlock on ebay for less than £10, so it seems pretty straight forward to get the handset unlocked.
Looking into people who bought the RAZR i last time Orange sold them for this price, the handsets themselves don't have any Orange branding. Usually, Orange really go over the top with their branding so it's nice to know these won't have that problem.

Three raised there price to £249.99 a day after I bought mine for £149.99 :') guess I was lucku
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sxxorp said:
And from where do you buy trustworthy unlock code? I'll need sth like that, too!
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Just received my code from: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160993247848?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
It took about 18 hours to receive and it worked first time

Optus Au is close to releasing

Walked into an Optus store today to check a few handsets out.
While there, delivery of their Z2 stock arrived.
Still waiting for demo to check it out but looks like they'll be on sale real soon.
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xchasa said:
Walked into an Optus store today to check a few handsets out.
While there, delivery of their Z2 stock arrived.
Still waiting for demo to check it out but looks like they'll be on sale real soon.
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Picked mine up this morning. There's pretty limited stock available though. Had to try 3 stores.

dilema said:
Picked mine up this morning. There's pretty limited stock available though. Had to try 3 stores.
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Hey, I was just wondering if the outright version of Z2 from Optus is sim unlocked & bootloader unlockable?

Not sure honestly, I doubt it would be sim unlocked. I'm sure you can unlock the bootloader, but I haven't tried

dilema said:
Not sure honestly, I doubt it would be sim unlocked. I'm sure you can unlock the bootloader, but I haven't tried
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Could you maybe please check the bootloader status to see whether it can be unlocked?
you can check it by opening the dialer and typing *#*#7378423#*#* the go into service info> configuration> and look at where it says "bootloader unlocked allowed:" whether it says yes or no. Sorry if I'm asking too much, I'm just trying to decide whether I should buy it from Optus or not.

tatit1011 said:
Could you maybe please check the bootloader status to see whether it can be unlocked?
you can check it by opening the dialer and typing *#*#7378423#*#* the go into service info> configuration> and look at where it says "bootloader unlocked allowed:" whether it says yes or no. Sorry if I'm asking too much, I'm just trying to decide whether I should buy it from Optus or not.
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Bootloader unlock allowed: Yes.
And i think i read right that it's not sim locked

dilema said:
Bootloader unlock allowed: Yes.
And i think i read right that it's not sim locked
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Thank you so much for your help

xchasa said:
Walked into an Optus store today to check a few handsets out.
While there, delivery of their Z2 stock arrived.
Still waiting for demo to check it out but looks like they'll be on sale real soon.
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Did you get the Adidas shoe promotion they are offering online worth $190. Just curious if its exclusive to online vs going into a store?
Ps Cant wait to get mine delivered tomorrow lol

Haven't decided to buy just yet mate. Holding out to see the user reviews a bit more.
Let us know what you think when you get it too.
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