Benefits of unlocking a phone:
If you have a cell phone that is
locked to a particular network, there could be several reasons for you to
unlock your phone. Here are a few reasons:
- Use your phone with any GSM network around the world. This is particularly helpful if you are traveling and buying a local GSM Sim can be cheaper and easier to use.
- Sign up for a
different network in your country to avail better offers.
- If you have a smartphone and you don't use 3G or 4G services, you can sign up on a new
network and only buy phone and SMS services.
- Increase value of your phone. If you ever wanted to sell your phone, you would fetch a higher value for it if the
phone is unlocked.
- If you
phone is blocked or blacklisted by your carrier, then the only way you can use it again is to have it
unlocked.
Difference between unlocking iPhone and other phones:
There are many
websites on the internet where you can buy
unlocking services for your phone.
Unlocking for iPhone works a little different than other phones.
iPhone unlock works with iTunes and are connected to Apple servers that keep records of
all iPhones based on IMEI numbers. When you buy an
unlock for your iPhone, the process is executed on Apple servers and in due time, the
unlock request is performed. Time to unlock and iPhone depends on the
Model and Network that your phone is locked with.
Non iPhones work with unlock codes. When you buy a service to
unlock your phone, the unlock code is calculated based on the
phone Model and Network that its locked to. The unlock code can be anywhere from 6 digits for 24 digits. The unlock code, once calculated is emailed to you which you enter into
your phone to unlock it.
Check out this page to see instructions on how to perform the
last step of unlocking process. This article discusses unlocking for all major phone makes and models.
Where to buy Unlock Codes for your phone?
When you search on Google and other search engines for
websites/suppliers that can unlock your phone, you will find that there are many websites that offer such services. But you must select carefully. There are people running these sites that will take your funds and may not provide the service that is promised to you. Also note that they may not have any method of contacting them if there are issues with
your unlock code. If there is a contact method like email or "
contact us" form, they may not respond to inquiries that you put there.
If they list a
unlock service on their website does not automatically mean that the service is currently working. In the
unlocking business services go on and off with short notice and website owners may not update the services accordingly. So its best to ask and make sure that the service is available before you buy
unlocking service.
For example, as of this writing,
all Nokia Lumia models can only be unlocked if they are clean IMEI. Most websites will fail to mention this fact. As a result when you place an order and your IEMI is "not clean", it may take 15 days for you to find out that your
phone cannot be unlocked with that service. Then you have to go through the hassle of trying to get your funds back from the supplier. This can be a frustrating process. So its best to check before you buy this service only if its
currently working.
How to pay for unlocking service?
Once you have ascertained the website with
which you want to buy your phone unlocking service from, do make sure that they accept payment methods with which you have some recourse to dispute the transaction if your service is not delivered. Many sites will accept Western Union or Bank Transfer. Most of the time, this is a one way transaction. If your
unlock service fails for whatever reason, they will not refund your money.
You should pay with
PayPal or Credit Card. You will have proper record of your transaction with the payment processing company and a recourse to undo the transaction, should service not be provided.
Here are 2 sites that we recommend for buying unlocking service:
Here you can find that all major phone Makes and Models are supported, including latest models.
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