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Migrating from O2 to O2 Online

Hi All,
Is it possible to buy an Exec from O2 online(Online 50, £19 per month, 12 months, set cost £139) and migrate from an O2 shop account and keep my old number?
I am currently on the lowest tariff and they have quoted me £329 for an straight upgrade.

You could port your number to a free orange PAYG sim and then port back again. I mean, what a pain, why do they make it so awkward?

I asked O2 for a PAC code to move to o2-online and the immediately dropped the price and gave me 3 months free contract
Chris

Can you move from an O2 pay-as-you-go SIM to a O2 online SIM?

You're lucky chrish01, I tried to upgrade and was told by the upgrades team there was no way I could get a deal anywhere near the online one. The guy I spoke to made no attempt to offer any kind of deal to keep me on my old contract on better terms. So I went ahead and ordered the online deal that terapixels was talking about. However when I went about trying to keep my old mobile number and asked for my old contract to be cancelled I was told that the number cannot be transferred to my new online contract as I had not requested the PAC after cancelling the 02 UK contract. They claimed I have to enter the PAC code while taking on the online contract to transfer my mobile number.
Bearing in mind I requested cancellation of my old mobile contract at the same time I requested transfer of my old mobile number to the new online contract, it is a bit rich to be told that O2 " no can do". At the end of the day I have two current mobile contracts on a single account with the same service provider. So of course they can do it if they want!
What I don't understand is why they are treating existing customers so appallingly. Most of my friends said that o2 had an c**p reputation. Now I understand why. I still haven't decided whether to cancel my new online contract during the 14 days cooling off period and then move completely across to Orange. I'm still hoping O2 will come back with some kind of final offer but I'm not not holding out too much hope!
Let's see what happens....... :evil: :evil: :evil:

Is the HD worth buying sim free?

I've been considering buying the HD for sometime now and have been considering buying it sim free for £500 (hopefully due to the proposed VAT drop on Monday) and taking out a sim only contract for either £20/£25 (T-Mobile/O2/Vodafone). I am not fussed by the data packages as I have wifi at work and at home so I can use that instead.
But I have recently seen deals on O2, Orange and vodafone which are tempting but I would have to transfer my number and how easy is that?
I have worked out that if I save £20 every month for two years on a sim only contract I would save £480.
Which would you recommend? Sim Free or contract?

I'm not a big fan of the branding the phone companies do; I really hated the pinky-purple t-mobile slapped on my last phone.
I go my HD from Expansys. So I can choose the contract and company I want (I went again with t-mobile cos I like their data prices) and still get an unbranded HD, whichever provider you go for

Logically, you are better off buying it through contract. However, i bought mine for £500 just because I was impatient. My Polaris was overdue and since the HD was not available directly through O2 and I did not want to wait any longer on missed promises from mobiles.co.uk, I made this move. I wanted to remain on O2 because I like hem and I am a Select customer (don't if it is worth it, but I get 25% discount on accessories). However, I had recently switched my contract to SIM only (700 min + 500 SMS + Web) for only 20. Because I purchased my through third-party, my insurance was deemed null against my new handset, so I cancelled it.
You should not worry about transferring your number; if you buy through mobiles.co.uk, they will deliver the device on whichever SIM is on it. You will then have to obtain the Porting Authorisation Code from your existing provider and the process is straightforward.
To summarise, if you can afford it, I would recommend SIM free; personally, I do not want to be tied up for 18 months. If available, I rather take a 12-month contract and pay the extra rather than a year and half; many handsets can be released during that time and I am waiting for the Omni – it may be the next bigger release for O2 with WM 7.

One thing I like about Orange (after having made sure I got a data bundle), is the fact that if the handset is faulty, they get a new one out to you next day. The courier will come either between 9am-1pm, 1-5pm or 6-10pm. Really good service.

Well if you feel SIM free is too expensive, the trick then is to buy the original HTC handset at a subsidised price with a mobile contract through Expansys. Do this and you can always 'renegotiate' the terms of the contract/tariff with the mobile network directly following delivery of your handset. I did this 6 months ago with an original HTC Diamond, then called T Mobile direct who put me on a combi 30 with free web n walk for £30 to match Oranges data deals at the time. Remember you have a 14 day grace period, use that to your advantage to secure the best deal, but in terms of tariff negotiation, do NOT deal with expansys but the mobile network directly.

Thanks for the advice. What I could do is try and work out a deal with T-Mobile first for a sim only and try and blag a good deal and buy the phone sim free because at the moment I am paying over the odds on my contract.
But carola your O2 sim only deal would be perfect and one thing I notice is that O2 offer the free data blot on with a £20 plan which I think if I talk to T-Mobile might be able to blag a similar deal.

Price @ T-Mobile! Really want to buy! Your opinion please...

Hey everyone, I hope this is useful for anyone else looking for the HD2 and are currently in a long term contract.
On T-mobile's tariff list, there is the HTC HD2 on a 18 month contract @ £13.50 (plus the phone cost of £195.73)
£13.50 x 18 = £243
£243 + £195.73 = £438.73
Currently that is cheaper than buying it SIM Free, and I can pay a good half of it, over 18 months. Does this sound good, or am I missing something here?
I am currently on a 24 month Orange Contract with a HTC Touch HD (Blackstone), it only started in January and it is my main contract with 800 Minutes, Internet, etc, etc, So i won't be using the T-Mobile SIM.
1. Is this worth doing? Or is it too much hassle and I am better of getting it SIM free?
2. Will the Phone from T-Mobile be Unlocked? (Apparently O2's HD2 are), if not, Can it be unlocked?
3. Will I enjoy this phone? I use a Touch HD, with a custom ROM, can't fault it, love the phone, love the keyboard, I am a long time WinMo user.
Thanks very much.
Any assistance will be much appreciated!

T-Mobile phones are nearly always locked and various reports here from people who've got one directly from T-Mobile have said that the HD2 from them is locked.
The ones supplied by O2 are also locked.
Both are very lightly branded by software. Externally there is no operator branding.
So you must factor in the price of unlocking the handset (around €22) as well as the fact that you'll have a HD2 with a CID of a branded phone.
I'm sure it's possible to buy one sim-free and unbranded from various places for around the same price of £460 (price of T-Mobile inc. contract + unlock fee), but I suppose the 'interest-free' way of doing it may appeal to you.

I've also heard that the o2 ones are locked but o2 will happily unlock it for you,they even have a link on their site for doing so apparently..

I really appreciate your comments, its been really helpful.
I will keep looking around for a HD2 SIM Free.
Any unlocking solutions? Like the one you have referred to as being 22 euros?
I had a look at o2's website, I can't seem to find the HD2 on their website, even then, they are not tariffs which look like they will be cheaper in the long run, oh well.
Thanks very much again.

terrytpot said:
I've also heard that the o2 ones are locked but o2 will happily unlock it for you,they even have a link on their site for doing so apparently..
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The problem is no one has actually had their HD2 unlocked by O2 for free so far. There's been no report of it happening on this forum at all. Someone from here said that they rang O2 and they said that they would unlock, but they'd have to wait 28 days and pay £15. Until it's been verified by a member on here that O2 will unlock via that link (and maybe even for free) it's just hearsay.
The link to get a HD2 unlocked for €22 is:
http://www.unlock-phone-htc.com/unlocking-htc-hd2.html
Some members here have used this service so should be good/safe to use.

kai_ said:
T-Mobile phones are nearly always locked and various reports here from people who've got one directly from T-Mobile have said that the HD2 from them is locked.
The ones supplied by O2 are also locked.
Both are very lightly branded by software. Externally there is no operator branding.
So you must factor in the price of unlocking the handset (around €22) as well as the fact that you'll have a HD2 with a CID of a branded phone.
I'm sure it's possible to buy one sim-free and unbranded from various places for around the same price of £460 (price of T-Mobile inc. contract + unlock fee), but I suppose the 'interest-free' way of doing it may appeal to you.
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HD2 from Mobiles,co.uk are all unbranded and unlocked as far as I am aware. I got mine from them on Vodaphone, no branding , am using Orange sim in it at the moment......

I bought mine from http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/
Same price as from tmobile but unlocked and stock ROM. also 3 months free insurance.

kjt57 said:
HD2 from Mobiles,co.uk are all unbranded and unlocked as far as I am aware. I got mine from them on Vodaphone, no branding , am using Orange sim in it at the moment......
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that is exactly my story too lol, had mine delivered from mobiles.co.uk on monday on a voda contract, 30 quid a month and half price for 6 months, but using my orange sim as got 8 months left on the contract!

I had this thought the other day about buying with a contract, if it was about the same price, as a way of cheap financing (no interest!). But, I am in the U.S. I'm thinking they would probably flag this somehow when the billing address shows up as being in the U.S.? ... What do y'all think?

ugarhino said:
I had this thought the other day about buying with a contract, if it was about the same price, as a way of cheap financing (no interest!). But, I am in the U.S. I'm thinking they would probably flag this somehow when the billing address shows up as being in the U.S.? ... What do y'all think?
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You can only get a contract with a carrier in your country of residence! They'd have a hard time recovering debt if you decided not to pay 3000 miles away lol

kai_ said:
The problem is no one has actually had their HD2 unlocked by O2 for free so far. There's been no report of it happening on this forum at all. Someone from here said that they rang O2 and they said that they would unlock, but they'd have to wait 28 days and pay £15. Until it's been verified by a member on here that O2 will unlock via that link (and maybe even for free) it's just hearsay.
The link to get a HD2 unlocked for €22 is:
http://www.unlock-phone-htc.com/unlocking-htc-hd2.html
Some members here have used this service so should be good/safe to use.
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I work for O2 and we had an internal announcement saying that they would unlock contract phones for free, although as everyone has been told it can take 28 days to receive the instructions. They should only be charging you £15 if you want to unlock a pay as you go phone. If you don't mind the wait then it's probably worth doing it through the link. That said it's a service they only launched a few weeks ago, so i wouldn't be surprised if there are a few issues initially.
Getting back on topic i'd say you would be better off getting it from T-Mobile rather than O2 if you are looking for the cheapest deal.

I Got mine from www.onestopphoneshop.co.uk It is sim unlocked and a choice of networks. Best of all they pick up the phone when you try to contact them! unlike mobiles.co.uk and mobile phone direct. I Dont like 18 month contracts as new phones are released to often. My 12 month contract with vodafone cost £540 total.

mndl632 said:
I work for O2 and we had an internal announcement saying that they would unlock contract phones for free, although as everyone has been told it can take 28 days to receive the instructions. They should only be charging you £15 if you want to unlock a pay as you go phone. If you don't mind the wait then it's probably worth doing it through the link. That said it's a service they only launched a few weeks ago, so i wouldn't be surprised if there are a few issues initially.
Getting back on topic i'd say you would be better off getting it from T-Mobile rather than O2 if you are looking for the cheapest deal.
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Generally O2 phones purchased on contract are unlocked from the off. The only exception to this was the iPhone (until recently anyway).
I know some people on the O2 Simplicity (sim only rolling contract) tarriff who managed to buy the HD2 'outright' but they came locked to O2. How does that work for unlocking purposes - will O2 still unlock for free? I mean it's entirely possible that they can leave almost immediately after obtaining the unlock code.

you're correct pretty much all o2 phones on contract are unlocked apart from the iphone and palm pre. Not sure about those who got the HD2 outright from O2, i'd assume they would still unlock it for free as these people have paid to get the phone outright.

Ah this has been most helpful!
I can't wait to order now, I am about to soon put my Touch HD on ebay, shove my Orange SIM card in an old 8310 lol until the T-mobile HD2 arrives! Can't wait!
Thanks a lot everyone for your input! I hope I can get it unlocked soon after it arrives too.

Unbranded HD2 from mobiles.co.uk or mobilephonesdirect.co.uk?

Hi,
I'm thinking of ordering this phone either from mobiles.co.uk or mobilephonesdirect.co.uk and I would like to know if people in the UK that have recently got their phones on UK contract through either of these companies have received unlocked and unbranded generic HTC phones with all the standard software and accessories.
Also if you believe that your phone is unbranded have you been able to use the serial number to download a ROM from the HTC website?
Now that O2 and T-Mobile are also supplying the phones directly I am worried that these vendors may start supplying branded units from the networks.
Thanks.

Unlocked, unbranded stock bought directly from HTC.

I bought a HD2 on contract from mobilephonesdirect (instore though) and it was unbranded and I was able to flash the ROM with the upgrade from the HTC website.
If you buy the phone direct from the network provider you will probably find that it is locked down and branded.

Just had mine delivered from mobilephonesdirect.co.uk, on t-mobile contract (ordered Monday pm delivered Wednesday)
Phone is unbranded. The serial number let me download the latest 1.48 ROM from HTC (already installed on the phone when it was delivered anyway).
Just put my old O2 sim card in. Connected straight away, so it's sim unlocked.

bought mine from mobiles.co.uk with a vodafone contract.
unbranded and unlocked, as are all their handsets!

amazon
I bought mine from inkino in london for 519 pounds at the beginning of Dec.
Today I bought another one for my friend and I asked for the price they said 539 pounds, so we end up buying from amazon.co.uk for 513pounds.

I bought mine on a t-mobile contract a few weeks ago from mobiles.co.uk
I haven't tried entering the serial for a rom upgrade yet (just gonna wait for 1.61) but as near as i can tell (is there a way to check for sure? like a code in the rom version?) it's unbranded/unlocked. Youtube app is still there, no branding anywhere in phone etc.

_tangent said:
I bought mine on a t-mobile contract a few weeks ago from mobiles.co.uk
I haven't tried entering the serial for a rom upgrade yet (just gonna wait for 1.61) but as near as i can tell (is there a way to check for sure? like a code in the rom version?) it's unbranded/unlocked. Youtube app is still there, no branding anywhere in phone etc.
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As i mentioned in the previous post, all handsets from mobiles.co.uk are sim free versions, that is why you got your sim card in a little white envelope instead of in the box with the phone.

I've just bought an O2 HD2 from the shops. The case itself is a stock HTC HD2, not branded. The software has an O2 splash screen and a few wallpapers, along with CoPilot trial.
So the case is fine, and a custom rom later down the line will make it look like a standard HD2.

lancemate said:
As i mentioned in the previous post, all handsets from mobiles.co.uk are sim free versions, that is why you got your sim card in a little white envelope instead of in the box with the phone.
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Definitely good to know, since otherwise a sim free handset with a stock rom would cost a fortune.

You might want to take a look at the list of vendors/sellers in the wiki.
Right now Handtec are the cheapest (without a contract) in the UK with a price of UK£ 486.40 (€538)

Word of warning; not all handsets are unlocked/unbranded.
Look for the "Unlocked" green tick on product pages.

If you buy from Mobiles .co.uk and order through Quidco you get £50 cashback!! (£5 to join). Got my cashback into my Quidco account to be paid in January.....

I Looked at both of these company's but the lack of contact number on one and the fact the other never picked up the phone worried me.
I Ordered mine from The www.onestopphoneshop.co.uk. They picked up the call in a couple of rings, So i could check availability. It was then delivered the next day. They are part of the car phone warehouse, so hopefully any possible future problems should be resolved quickly. They are also offering 12 month contracts that i have not seen from the likes of vf,t-mob etc. My total contract price is less than the RRP of a sim free HD2. Great!!
Its Also unlocked

I eventually got my HD2 through mobilephonesdirect after about 2-3 months of phoning up, emails and complaints. The website form wouldnt work with my address and they refused to admit there was anything wrong or help with the problem. My flatmate is trying to order the same but still has had no luck. I only managed to get an order through with them when i managed to speak to the one decent guy in the call centre. I think his name was 'adam', he'd be worth asking for if you need to phone up. He took 10 mins out to process my order over the phone and completed it without a problem - the site form hadn't worked with the exact same information.
The staff promised many times to give me a call back to take a phone order but i never recieved one. Often they were rude or had an attitude.
I'd really advise anyone to avoid them, however they did have the best monthly deal (tmobile web n walk 30 package - 700 mins, unlimited texts, unlimited web [and the highest fair usage cap per month compared to vodafone's 500mb monthly usage]).
Another note: instore staff are far more polite than the people i've spoken to on the phone.

Dont order from mobilephonesdirect!!!
hi just trying to save you alot of hasle. do not order from mobilephonesdirect website. i ordered my phone from them it didnt arrive after a week so i cancled my order. about an hour after canceling i had an email saying that my order has been dispatched (AFTER I CANCLED) not only that all my emails where not answered correctly. i then had my second caclelation email answered by 1 that said i would not recieve my phone for another month at the time i had already recieved bills from o2 and they couldnt cancle my new contract as mobilephonesdirect had set it up and they refused to refund me my money till they got the phone(WHICH I TOLD THEM NOT TO SEND) back and i didnt even recieve that. had to get trading standards involved and i started a contract with tmobile but still no refund for the bills that i payed.
# oh yeah also when i ordered they advertised garanteed next day delivery and also said the phone was in stock... only after a week and atempting to cancle i found out that they didnt have it in stock at all.

My thanks to everyone who took the time to respond to my query.

mobiles.co.uk
Bought my hd2 from mobiles.co.uk.
Communication 7/10. Delivery 9/10.
Phone 9/10. Phone unlocked and unbranded I,ve put my Orange sim in it, came on a vodafone contract.
Ditched the gadget help line. not sure on the insurance. £8 month

DuoM said:
Hi,
I'm thinking of ordering this phone either from mobiles.co.uk or mobilephonesdirect.co.uk and I would like to know if people in the UK that have recently got their phones on UK contract through either of these companies have received unlocked and unbranded generic HTC phones with all the standard software and accessories.
Also if you believe that your phone is unbranded have you been able to use the serial number to download a ROM from the HTC website?
Now that O2 and T-Mobile are also supplying the phones directly I am worried that these vendors may start supplying branded units from the networks.
Thanks.
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Me too mate i got it from mobiles.co.uk and the phone HD2 was unlocked and i did checked on 4 other network simcards and work perfect with updates

Guys,
MobilePhonesDirect worked very well for me.
I ordered my HD2 yesterday morning, in afternoon i got email that my order has been dispatched and this morning 10:00 AM i got it......

How to sim unlock galaxy s5?

How to....

BUMP.... Same question?
NOTE: this is a legal and legitimate question
I travel A LOT and have a box of 20 different (ACTIVE) sim cards, most places don't support AT&T (my US carrier) plus I want to keep the same foreign number that I had for the past 5 years. Anyway, I have a legitimate need and as such the carrier will unlock but their rules have apparently gotten really strict. [I flew to Canada when I bought my iPhone4 so as not to deal with this.]
T-Mobile requires 40 days of service or will unlock for military after the grace period (14 days) is over
AT&T requires 5 months of service
It just not right! Especially when I paid $720 for my phone -- the no contract price from TMobile ($660) plus 10% California tax.
I even paid this service (http://www.unlock-code-world.com) to unlock my phone and they came back after 2 days and said they couldn't do it. So, don't go to them for S5 although their price was REALLY good ($5.99).
So, what's a guy to do?
My plan is to return my phone to TMobile today and rebuy an AT&T one and try their customer service because I got no where with TMobile, even after requesting a supervisor.

I'd actually like to know this myself.
I don't want to root or flash any firmware, which is why I'd like to buy from the UK (as I've always had their firmware previously)
Happy to pay for an unlock code if that's the way to go, but are they reputable?

If you buy the phone from a online store (not a service provider) it will be unlocked. If you buy it under contract then it will be locked to the Network, at least Vodafone is.
I have tried to get an unlock code but the IMEI numbers are not in the databases yet. Most places online selling these are reputable and you get the code pretty quickly via e-mail, well if they can provide it that is.
For my phone, even Vodafone did not have the unlock code so have had to go back to Samsung for it.

alex_tytn said:
NOTE: this is a legal and legitimate question
I travel A LOT and have a box of 20 different (ACTIVE) sim cards, most places don't support AT&T (my US carrier) plus I want to keep the same foreign number that I had for the past 5 years. Anyway, I have a legitimate need and as such the carrier will unlock but their rules have apparently gotten really strict. [I flew to Canada when I bought my iPhone4 so as not to deal with this.]
T-Mobile requires 40 days of service or will unlock for military after the grace period (14 days) is over
AT&T requires 5 months of service
It just not right! Especially when I paid $720 for my phone -- the no contract price from TMobile ($660) plus 10% California tax.
I even paid this service (http://www.unlock-code-world.com) to unlock my phone and they came back after 2 days and said they couldn't do it. So, don't go to them for S5 although their price was REALLY good ($5.99).
So, what's a guy to do?
My plan is to return my phone to TMobile today and rebuy an AT&T one and try their customer service because I got no where with TMobile, even after requesting a supervisor.
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If you paid full price call customer care and tell them that you need a sim unlock code for your phone I had my note 3 for a week not paid in full but on the EIP and I've been a long time customer I told them what I needed and they took my IMEI and emailed me back with an unlock code within 24 hours, they will do it for you easily since your phone is paid for trust me.
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Personal rant. ;|
dawgboy1783 said:
If you paid full price call customer care and tell them that you need a sim unlock code for your phone I had my note 3 for a week not paid in full but on the EIP and I've been a long time customer I told them what I needed and they took my IMEI and emailed me back with an unlock code within 24 hours, they will do it for you easily since your phone is paid for trust me.
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Not TMobile -- I called multiple times and even waited for a supervisor. PLUS multiple visits to the store.
I bought another one from AT&T yesterday and can hopefully get my money back from T-Mobile without a restocking fee (which I just learned about).
My whole S5 purchase has been quite a nightmare but the phone is cool.
Recapping...
Pre-ordered from Radio Shack to save $50 but their price was $100 more than AT&T so that was not good -- also forced to buy a $50 nonrefundable gift card in order to get the coupon. Then, they tell me later that the $50 coupon was only for people who bought plans but I clearly said that I wanted to pay full price and have no contract. [ Going back to talk to manager there to try and get them to give me my $50 deposit back. ]
Bought a phone from TMo for $720 (with tax) and they salesman told me it was unlocked. Multiple calls to TMobile, etc. no luck. [Going back to return that phone today.]
Bought the phone from AT&T yesterday only to find that I can't root it -- yes, they have a $35 restocking fee. Unlocking from them requires all these things but I'm hopeful that I can at least have that part.
TMo version (G900T) could be rooted -- and mine was so I'm hoping they miss that when I return it. AT&T version (G900A) has a locked bootloader so my understanding is that it will not ever be unlocked by the simple Chainfire method.

alex_tytn said:
Not TMobile -- I called multiple times and even waited for a supervisor. PLUS multiple visits to the store.
I bought another one from AT&T yesterday and can hopefully get my money back from T-Mobile without a restocking fee (which I just learned about).
My whole S5 purchase has been quite a nightmare but the phone is cool.
Recapping...
Pre-ordered from Radio Shack to save $50 but their price was $100 more than AT&T so that was not good -- also forced to buy a $50 nonrefundable gift card in order to get the coupon. Then, they tell me later that the $50 coupon was only for people who bought plans but I clearly said that I wanted to pay full price and have no contract. [ Going back to talk to manager there to try and get them to give me my $50 deposit back. ]
Bought a phone from TMo for $720 (with tax) and they salesman told me it was unlocked. Multiple calls to TMobile, etc. no luck. [Going back to return that phone today.]
Bought the phone from AT&T yesterday only to find that I can't root it -- yes, they have a $35 restocking fee. Unlocking from them requires all these things but I'm hopeful that I can at least have that part.
TMo version (G900T) could be rooted -- and mine was so I'm hoping they miss that when I return it. AT&T version (G900A) has a locked bootloader so my understanding is that it will not ever be unlocked by the simple Chainfire method.
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Wow man I cant beleive they wont give you an unlock code, they had no problem giving me mine and I have only made one payment on it so far, what exactly are you telling them and are you currently a tmobile customer?.
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dawgboy1783 said:
Wow man I cant beleive they wont give you an unlock code, they had no problem giving me mine and I have only made one payment on it so far, what exactly are you telling them and are you currently a tmobile customer?
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They said they'd unlock but I had to be a customer for 40 days -- no, I wasn't previously a customer. 40 days won't work for me because I have an AT&T GoPhone plan while in the US and I'm leaving this weekend. Besides, I didn't want to subscribe to the TMobile one which is waaaaay more expensive.
I spent $40 for two phones for 5 months while in the US. My wife and I don't talk/text a lot and I use Skype out for all my voice calls. It also seems that I always have Wifi in SoCal -- especially since I get my home internet from Time Warner and they give free wifi coverage.
$0.10 per minute and $0.20 per SMS and only when you use it. :good:
Sorry to hijack this thread.
I really want the same answer.
HOW TO SIM UNLOCK THE S5?

alex_tytn said:
They said they'd unlock but I had to be a customer for 40 days -- no, I wasn't previously a customer. 40 days won't work for me because I have an AT&T GoPhone plan while in the US and I'm leaving this weekend. Besides, I didn't want to subscribe to the TMobile one which is waaaaay more expensive.
I spent $40 for two phones for 5 months while in the US. My wife and I don't talk/text a lot and I use Skype out for all my voice calls. It also seems that I always have Wifi in SoCal -- especially since I get my home internet from Time Warner and they give free wifi coverage.
$0.10 per minute and $0.20 per SMS and only when you use it. :good:
Sorry to hijack this thread.
I really want the same answer.
HOW TO SIM UNLOCK THE S5?
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I think they are afraid that if they give you an unlock code and you unlock the phone then you will sell it, I think that was included in my conversation with customer support when I requested my unlock code but I assured them that was not my intentions, also being a customer for at least 40 days would makes sense, because I believe that I did read that in the support section for unlocking prerequisites, I wish I could help you but it seems the only method would be to buy an unlock code which I hear is a fast process and I've seen them advertized pretty cheap under $30.00 US, wich is not bad because if you ever decide to sell it, unlocked device's are always worth more.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60EsHfH6eVw

hemander said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60EsHfH6eVw
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That's about the only way for now.
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hemander said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60EsHfH6eVw
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Thanks!
Worked for me UK Vodafone handset.
Either all IMEI unlock codes have now been released to all databases or these are the only guys that have them at the moment. I tried a couple of online places last week and they did not have the unlock codes.

chippyuk said:
Thanks!
Worked for me UK Vodafone handset.
Either all IMEI unlock codes have now been released to all databases or these are the only guys that have them at the moment. I tried a couple of online places last week and they did not have the unlock codes.
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I have on my web site mobileunlock24.com access to unlock galaxy s5 from All European networks unlocking code is ready up to 1 hour.

Would this somehow work on sprint?

goodboynyc said:
Would this somehow work on sprint?
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Should do! Try it, if they cannot provide an unlock code they will refund you straight away.

I usually use this site: http://unlockphonenetwork.com/
They always when i had a phone to unlock they did it flawlessly.
I had a AT&T phone and needed to get it unlocked, found it cheaper then anywhere else.
Cellunlocker.net sells it for 29.99$
Unlockthaphone.com 34.99$
and they sell it for 24.99$ which is awesome!
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVkhvWMQe08&list=UUxk75HVldBdY7jgRFlyfIcw
Hope ti helps you guys!
Cheers!