On many devices, the IMEI number can be retrieved by entering *#06# or is located in the battery compartment. Android : Settings --> About Phone iOS : Settings --> General --> About Sony Ericsson (New Devices) : Options --> status. Sony Ericsson (Old Devices): Dial * Right * Left Left * Left Blackberry : [...]
The IMEI (i.e. International Mobile Equipment Identity) number is used by a GSM network to recognize devices trying to connect to them and therefore may be used for stopping a stolen phone from accessing that network. It is only used for identifying the device and does not have any permanent [...]
An Unlock Code is a numeric string. When entered into a locked handset it releases the SIM lock restriction and allows the handset to be used on other GSM carriers.
Insert a SIM Card from a different carrier than the one your handset is using. When power up is complete the handset will display a message like those below if it SIM locked: Enter Subsidy Code, Enter Unlock Code, Incorrect Sim Card, Insert Correct Sim Card, Invalid Smart Chip, Phone Restricted, [...]
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, introduced an exemption on November 27, 2006, specifically allowing unlocking of mobile devices.
Unlocking your mobile phone has multiple advantages: It raises the resell value and marketability of your telephone by not limiting the phone to a certain carrier, it enables it to work globally, it removes roaming charges by letting you change to a local carrier in the local area.
For each IMEI unlock there is a different processing time that is specified in the product description (ex: For each IMEI unlock there is a different processing time that is specified in the product description (ex: Process time: 1-24 hours). For some IMEI unlocks rarely may be small delays, but please [...]
To be able to use discount codes you must be logged in, so if do not have an account please make a free account and log in and the code should be accepted. If you are logged in and the code is still not accepted, can be either because the [...]
Even if you do not have a PayPal account should be able to pay using a credit or debit card by selecting at checkout “PayPal and Credit Card Payments” and you will be redirected to the PayPal website from where you will select the second option “Don’t have a PayPal [...]
3 of the main reasons why is better to take 3 min and make a free account: You will be able to track your unlock process and see what stage is the unlock service, also as soon as the unlock code is ready will show in your account, at the [...]