What is unlocking?
Is mobile phone unlocking legal?
Will unlocking my phone affect my contract?
How do I find my phones IMEI number?
What are the advantages of unlocking my phone?
How do you unlock my phone?
What information do I need to give you?
Do I need the original SIM card to unlock my phone?
Do I require technical knowledge?
What do I do with the unlock codes?
How will I know if my phone is locked?
Will the unlock codes damage my phone?
Can I get a discount if I have more than one phone to unlock?
Which Blackberry Models can you unlock?
What is
unlocking?
By
using our unlocking service you'll
be able to use any network providers
SIM card in your phone. Typically
this involves unlock codes which are
a series of numbers which can be
entered into your mobile phone via
the phones key pad to remove the
network restriction and allow the
use of other SIM cards. There are
also other solutions which involve
software and other ways to unlock
your phone, so check that you are
ordering the right solution for you.
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Is
mobile phone unlocking legal?
We
would like to assure all of our
website visitors that we would never
provide an illegal service. Before
starting our service, extensive
research was carried out into the
current international laws regarding
mobile devices.
Unlocking a mobile phone so that it
will accept alternative network SIM
cards is legal. All mobile
phones are manufactured to accept
any SIM card. It is consumers legal
right to have their phone unlocked!
Please see this
notice from the UK police (this site
is based in the UK):
http://www.met.police.uk/../unlocking.htm
In
the USA, a recent recommendation by
the commission set up to monitor and
update the DMCA exempts the reverse
engineering of firmware for
unlocking purposes from the
stringent copyright language of the
DMCA. This has effectively made
unlocking software completely legal
in the USA for a duration of 3
years, after which the decision will
be reviewed. The DMCA's report
exempting unlock software can be
found at this document from the US
Copyright Office:
http://www.copyright.gov/../..tion.pdf
The
networks have to provide you with an
unlock code if you request it, but
they do charge approximately £35!
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Will
unlocking my phone affect my
contract?
If you obtained
your phone on a contract, you should
consider that the phone remains the
property of the network until you
have completed your 12 month
contract. Unlocking your phone while
under contract may be a breach of
your contract. You may wish to check
with your contract supplier to see
if unlocking is prohibited before
purchasing unlock codes from Mr.
Unlock.
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How
do I find my phones IMEI number?
The IMEI number is
the International Mobile Equipment
Identifier, this is a 15 digit
number that uniquely identifies your
phone.
You simply enter *#06# (star hash
zero six hash) into your phones key
pad and then a 15 digit number will
be displayed on the screen. You can
also find your phones IMEI number on
a label on the back of your phone,
underneath the battery.
The unlock code will be generated
from the IMEI number so it is very
important you provide us with the
correct IMEI number. If we do not
have the correct IMEI number then we
cannot generate the correct unlock
code.
You may also find it
in Option Menu --> Status
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What
are the advantages of unlocking my
phone?
With your phone
unlocked you can swap SIM cards at
different times to get the best
value of the different tariffs from
the providers, you can choose which
network and which tariff you want at
various times.
Mobile phones which are unlocked
tend to have a greater second hand
value, the value of your handset
could be increased. Many people will
unlock their mobiles so they can use
a local prepaid SIM card when in a
different country instead of using
the costly 'roaming' feature
provided by their current network
provider.
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How do you unlock my
phone?
You provide us
with easy to find details of your
phone 1.e. the IMEI number, country
and the network that supplied the
phone. This information is then used
to generate the unlock for your
phone. We generate unlock codes
ourselves and at times take the help
of the large reliable vendors we
have contacts with. We provide you
with the unlock code, instructions,
video instructions on how to use the
code to unlock your phone easily and
quickly.
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What
information do I need to give you?
This varies
depending on the solution. Typically
you need to provide the model, the
15 digit IMEI number of the phone
and the country / network it is
locked to. Usually this is enough
but this does vary for each handset
and solution. Either which way we
provide you with full easy to follow
instructions to unlock your phone.
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Do
I need the original SIM card to
unlock my phone?
The
unlock codes we supply for most
handsets will be entered without any
SIM card inserted. However, certain
handsets do require either an
alternative SIM card, or the
original SIM card to be inserted in
order for the unlock codes to work.
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Do
I require technical knowledge?
None
at all, for Pro Unlock solutions we
provide full and easy instructions
for unlocking your phone. Often it
can be as simple as entering an
unlock code using the phone's
keypad. If there is a problem
unlocking your phone using the codes
we provide then we will endeavor to
solve the problem to the best of our
ability.
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What
do I do with the unlock codes?
Once
you receive the codes, follow our
detailed instructions and enter the
codes into your phone by using the
phone keypad. It is simple and
straight forward and will
immediately unlock your phone.
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How
will I know if my phone is locked?
To find out if
your phone is locked, simply place a
different SIM card in the phone and
turn the phone on. Ensure you use a
different SIM and not the SIM that
the phone was supplied with. If the
phone does not allow you to view the
menu and displays an error message
such as "SIM not valid", "Phone
Restricted", "SIM not accepted" then
your phone is most likely to be
locked. If the phone does allow you
to view the menu then it implies
that the phone is unlocked.
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Will
the unlock codes damage my phone?
Removing the
network restriction on your mobile
phone with unlock codes is the
safest form of unlocking available.
You simply enter the necessary codes
directly into your phone via the
keypad to remove the network
restriction.
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Can
I get a discount if I have more than
one phone to unlock?
Sure. Bulk orders
are always welcome and we offer
special discounts for multiple
orders.
Which Blackberry Models
can you unlock?
We unlock all
Blackberry models locked to any network, any
country!
BlackBerry 7xx
Series:
7100t, 7100v, 7100x, 7130c,
7130g, 7130v, 7210, 7220, 7230, 7280, 7290,
7730, 7780.
BlackBerry 8xx
Series:
8100 pearl, 8110 pearl, 8120
pearl, 8130 pearl, 8220 pearl flip, 8230 pearl
flip, 8300 curve, 8310 curve, 8320 curve, 8520
curve, 8700c, 8700f, 8700g, 8700r, 8707g, 8707v,
8800, 8820, 8830 world edition, 8900 curve.
BlackBerry 7xx
Series:
7100t, 7100v, 7100x, 7130c,
7130g, 7130v, 7210, 7220, 7230, 7280, 7290,
7730, 7780.
BlackBerry 9xx
Series:
9000 bold, 9500 storm, 9530
storm, 9520 storm2, 9550
storm2, 9630 Tour, 9700 bold.
Verizon and CDMA Series: Tour
9630, Storm 9530, 8830 World Edition.
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