[GTALUG] [OT] Unlocking Phone Samsung Galaxy S3

[Bob Jonkman]

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Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2015 21:55:39 -0400
Subject: Re: [GTALUG] [OT] Unlocking Phone Samsung Galaxy S3
From: Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com>
To: Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com>

(Not sure my reply will make it to the GTA list, so feel free to forward
it).

I never had a phone brick when unlocking it, though I did this 5 or 6
times in recent years.

The way it works is that the unlock company gets your IMEI, and they
send you an unlock code. When you insert your SIM and power on the
phone, it asks for an unlock code, and you just enter it, and that is it.

Sony phones (the brand I use most) costs $29.99 US, and they are among
the most costly to unlock. Other phones cost less.

On Cell Unlocker's web site, you can enter the make/model/carrier and
IMEI and they give you a quote, so you know ahead of time how much it
costs.

On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 9:47 PM, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:

> On the KWLUG mailing list we just had this discussion.
> 
> Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
> 
>> If you own the phone (e.g. you bought it outright, or got it
>> used from Kijiji), you can unlock it for anywhere between $10 to
>> $30 depending on the model and carrier it is locked to.
> 
>> I have had good service from http://www.cellunlocker.net/ You
>> can get a quote from them by entering your phone info (including 
>> IMEI).
> 
> http://kwlug.org/pipermail/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org/2015-June/028135.html
>
>
> 
- --Bob.
> 
> 
> On 15/06/15 08:58 PM, Amos H. Weatherill wrote:
>> Hello Stephen,
> 
>> I would pay Bell the $50 because if they brick it, there is a 
>> chance that they will replace the phone.
> 
>> Read the Terms and Conditions associated with the unlocking and 
>> ask them questions first, however.
> 
>> Cheers, Amos
> 
>> Sent from my android device.
> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Stephen <stephen-d at rogers.com> 
>> To: GTALUG Talk <talk at gtalug.org> Sent: Mon, 15 Jun 2015 20:49 
>> Subject: [GTALUG] [OT] Unlocking Phone Samsung Galaxy S3
> 
>> Well Android is kinda Linux based ....
> 
>> Now that I can walk from my Bell Mobility contract I am looking
>> to unlock my phone.
> 
>> Free tutorials do not work on my current Android OS version.
>> 4.4.2
> 
>> I see a number of web sites offering unlocking that cost about 
>> $50. That is what Bell charges.
> 
>> I went to a computer outlet store and they quoted $35. Not sure
>> if I get a guarantee, so Bell at $50 is still a consideration.
> 
>> Any and all comments and suggestion most welcome!
> 
> 
> 
>> --- Talk Mailing List talk at gtalug.org 
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> 
> 

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