How to Unlock Your Phone

In this article, i will be considering how to unlock your phone. Before you purchase a mobile phone, there are a number of things you need to consider. We have somewhere discussed the 7 Things You Must Consider Before Purchasing a Mobile Phone. However, we failed to make mention of the fact that buying an unlocked phone could be as bad (or maybe, good) as putting the cart before the horse. It does not mater however if you know How to Best use your Giant Smartphone with one Hand, what matters most at this point is your capability to unlock your phone.

The simple understanding of unlocking your phone is that the phone is made to access the use of other network sim card. A situation where you cannot use any other Sim card on the phone you bought other than the sim cards of the network provider where you bought the phone simply tells you that the phone is locked and therefore needs to be unlocked.

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The benefit includes getting a cheaper tariff from other networks, promotional deals, better value and freedom to roam. There are three methods to unlocking the phone. This include unlocking it remotely, using a code, using a clip or cable

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A. Unlocking Remotely

This means some smartphones such as i-Phones can be unlocked by their network provider remotely. But if the phone was bought second hand or fairly used, some companies may require the request of the account holder, otherwise a third – party unlocker should be considered

B. Use of Code

This involves the use of Network Unlock Code. Practically one needs to get it and enter it in the phone. Every functional unlocking code should indicate its brand/model number, network and the IMEI Code.

The brand and model number is usually found on the phone, its inbox or the accompanying documents attached to the phone when it was bought. The network is the current network provider the phone is locked to. While the IMEI Code is the International Mobile Equipment Identity unique number

The code is gotten from the dedicated website to phone unlocking. The site will provide the code based on the information inserted into the phone.

To unlock the phone, remove the sim card out of the phone and insert a different sim from another network and then enter the code in.

Once the correct codes have been entered a message will be received showing restriction off or any similar message. Care should be taken to ensure that the correct code is entered. Once you have unlocked your phone, you may even begin learning How to Make Serious Money Doing Phone Charging Business in Nigeria

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However if the original network provider approves the unlocking of the phone, the use of code may or may not be used depending g on the nature of the phone. But for i-phones you may have to follow the screen instructions to setup the new sim when it is inserted.

It Is very important to note that if the iPhone is jail broken, the jail break has to be removed and all other linked applications from the phone in order for the official unlock to work.

It is also important to take advantage of third party phone unlockers if the network provider company is not available to unlock the phone. This is usually cheaper when compare to the service charge for phone unlocking services offered by the network provider company. You could also make use of the services of high street Check phone shops, markets and even some newsagents

It’s unlikely you’ll be able to find a third-party retailer to unlock your phone for less than what the network will do it for (though there’s no harm in checking), but if it won’t because you’ve got a second-hand phone or you’re not yet far enough through your contract, then it’s worth looking elsewhere.

Ii is also possible to secure unlocking services on –line but extra care need be taken to ensure not to fall into the hands of fraudsters. Ensure you get exact what you want and then follow the instruction to enter the code into the phone.

Finding free codes for older phones is possible on line. Some website lists this free code for older phones on-line. For newer phones it is unlike there wouldn’t be any listed free codes on –line.

The network

This is simply the network the phone’s currently locked to, not the one you want to get on

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C. Use of Clip(s)

The use of clips applies to a limited number of phones and it involves using specific data cable and software to unlock the phone. This can be done by phone unlockers or for most smart phones by the network provider.

Many local phone unlockers do have upper hand as a result of high patronage for unlocking of phones through the use of cables. It is advisable to make comparison to get useful information before patronizing a local phone unlocker to get best bargain and deal.

With smaller quantity of handsets you can try the cable service of phone unlocking. It is also possible to use online phone unlockers using the cable method but this is rather more expensive than the use of local phone unlockers.

However, if you are technologically experienced you can download a good number of video clips’ of the procedure for unlocking phones online. But this can be rather complicated and risky.

So be sure that you have done a very thorough research on the procedure before carrying out the procedure yourself. You can also buy cable on eBay or via websites and download the free software to carry out the unlocking yourself if you are sure of your technology capability of doing it.

Different video clips for different brands of phones do exist so make the right decision and choice for the right cable video clip to download. It is possible to resell your clips on eBay to recover the cost after unlocking your phone if it was just for the unlocking of only one phone.

It is believed that the reason why mobile companies lock their phones is that they feel the phones are already heavily subsidized to encourage patronage hence the need to cover up for the shortfalls by ensuring that the customers patronize the network services that follow. However, some networks providers have had unlock phones sold to in and outside customers.

Some misconception exist as to whether unlocking of phones is illegal. This is totally legal as it is just making the phone work with other sim cards.

It is the Unblocking that is illegal as it is practice of making the phone working again with genuine authorization for that. Often such phones were blocked as a result of it being stolen or reported as being lost. You might want to consider 5 Great Hacks for Malfunctioning Phones or take a look at 10 Good Smartphones You Can Get For Less Than N20,000 in Nigeria

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