[GTALUG] legasy cell phone repair in Toronto?

[Karen Lewellen]

Yes, in fact this is why I am going to get my money back from said eBay 
seller.
As I thought I shared, freedom mobile provided what they believe was the 
unlock code, only for the phone to indicate wind mobile when a sim code is 
added now.
  The corporate store staff at 10 dundase street east is frankly stumped by 
the   problem.



On Mon, 15 Jul 2024, James Knott wrote:

> Here's a link to places that unlock phones:
> https://www.google.com/search?q=toronto%20cell%20phone%20unlocking&ie=UTF-8
>
> However, my understanding is that Freedom/Wind is supposed to unlock their 
> phones.  Have you gone to one of their stores?
>
> Also, you mentioned it's the same model as yours.  In that case it may be 
> possible to move the circuit board over, though that would be a big job.  
> Just changing a battery was a fair bit of work and I'm someone with decades 
> of experience as a technician.
>
> On 7/15/24 15:00, Karen Lewellen wrote:
>>  well..that depends.
>>  This is an lg f4nr.
>>  The eBay ad from second life cellular in Maple Ontario claimed the phone
>>  was unlocked.  when I got it here having PC mobile put  the sim code
>>  from my currently  slightly damaged bell handset of the same phone into
>>  this new one,  it did not work.  When the mobile shop tried another
>>  code, it acted as if it were tied to freedom mobile instead.
>>  Freedom provided a code they believe is the unlock one, only for sim codes
>>  to claim  it is  wind mobile,  which freedom mobile bought some time
>>  back.
>>  The phone itself is functional, new one I mean.  The problem is actually
>>  unlocking the phone itself.
>>  Karen
>> 
>> 
>>
>>  On Mon, 15 Jul 2024, James Knott wrote:
>> 
>> >  On 7/15/24 14:34, Karen Lewellen wrote:
>> > >   I read about screen repairs all the time
>> > 
>> >  Screen repair is quite different from what you're describing.  I have 
>> >  replaced a battery (on an LG manufactured phone coincidentally).  That 
>> >  sort of thing can be replaced if you can find a replacement.  There are 
>> >  some people who offer unlocking service though.  Do you know what 
>> >  carrier the phone was with originally?
>> > 
>> > 
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