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Has anyone unlocked a dumb phone (keypad phone) ? (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 1 year ago by ROMMMELLL@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Dear Technology

I have a 10 year old dumb phone (keypad phone).

Has anyone unlocked their dumb phone ?

If so, could you tell me how you did it please ?

Yours sincerely ROMMMELLL

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[โ€“] simon574@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sorry I can't help you, I don't have any experience with Samsung phones. It could be that unlock codes don't even work with this type of phone and you would have to connect it to a PC with a cable. But I don't know. About your first question, the lock is usually put in place by the carrier, e.g. you get a "free" phone with a 2-year contract and they want to make sure you can't use it with a different SIM. When the contract expires they want you to trade in your phone for a newer model, and renew your contract. It's usually possible to have them unlock your phone at the end of the contract, sometimes for an additional fee. So it looks like you ended up with a phone that is still locked to a certain carrier and you can only use SIM cards of that carrier.

[โ€“] ROMMMELLL@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks S.

I understand.

In my case, I got the phone new in one country, where I used the 1st SIM card I put into it. I wasn't aware of any requirement to use any particular SIM card, or to use it for any particular time.

Some time later I was in another country. I wanted to put my 2nd SIM card in, but the phone wouldn't accept it.

I took it to a phone shop and had it unlocked.

I have been using this 2nd SIM card for years. This SIM card is in no way connected to the phone seller or phone maker, and it is from a different country.

BUT now I find that this 2nd SIM card is the ONLY SIM card the phone will accept.

How do you interpret this data ?

How would this lock be activated on an unlocked phone ?

Yours sincerely ROMMMELLL